LIVE GAME Trial 1 vs. Warriors

[Leck]

First goal achieved and a great defensive effort by the boys away from home.

 

[SeanT]

Sezer challenges the line at more speed then Hastings IMO.

Yeah different players.

Sezar will be good for a year..his kicking game is on point.

 

[Tom Shines]

it’s just Hastings all over again. For some reason we got rid of him and then buy a very similar player who hasn’t been in as good form

You want Wakeham back?

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Sezer looked pretty good if you ask me, and maybe he’s a better guy to have in sheds. Many people say Hastings is self-obsessed and not great to the young players.

I agree, thought he coordinated the attack well and provided a bit of spark!

 

[Mighty Mouse]

You want Wakeham back?

No, no not at all! I just think it’s interesting how we’ve come full circle. I like sezer and thought he played well today.

 

[Vicious]

Sezer looked pretty good if you ask me, and maybe he’s a better guy to have in sheds. Many people say Hastings is self-obsessed and not great to the young players.

I had massive doubts about Sezer’s ability to add value to us, but today showed he still has a spring in his step which was great to see.

 

[Vicious]

It's his running style. David Peachey like. Looks like he is cruising when he is actually flat out.

Today his work rate was down, I'm confident that will rise. That didn't disappoint me, what did disappoint is that it looks like Benji hasn't included Bula in our backline sweeping movements. Did he chime in out the back once? I don't recall if he did.

Do you really think Benji is telling him not to inject himself into the backline ?
I think he lacks confidence knowing he’s very limited with his passing game and has no kicking game, so chooses to stay out of the way.

 

[Tom Shines]

I had massive doubts about Sezer’s ability to add value to us, but today showed he still has a spring in his step which was great to see.

lucky they got him on the cheap … so it can offset the $500k they are paying our player of the year Bula this year

 

[Vicious]

lucky they got him on the cheap … so it can offset the $500k they are paying our player of the year Bula this year

I thought we were paying him 700k ?
550k too much.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

First goal achieved and a great defensive effort by the boys away from home.

against 12 men ... ordinary

 

[king_sirro]

Do you really think Benji is telling him not to inject himself into the backline ?
I think he lacks confidence knowing he’s very limited with his passing game and has no kicking game, so chooses to stay out of the way.

I don't necessarily think Benji has told him to stay out of the backline, but I also believe Bula would do what he is told. So if they have been doing a lot of work on that then we would have seen it at least once.

Your being way too hard on Bula.

 

[Stevec]

Game of 2 halves. First half looked impressive with our 1st grade regulars Steph ,Klemm, Api ,IPaps combining with Sezer and Sullivan..Seyfarth ok also but Asu and wingers no thanks
2nd half a bit like all our reggies trying to impress but not many stood out considering our extra man. Lobb and Willett impressed however

 

[Tom Shines]

I thought we were paying him 700k ?
550k too much.

I was of the understanding the $700k kicks in the later years ..Might be wrong

 

[Vicious]

I don't necessarily think Benji has told him to stay out of the backline, but I also believe Bula would do what he is told. So if they have been doing a lot of work on that then we would have seen it at least once.

Your being way too hard on Bula.

I hope you are right, because we run 17th again if he doesn’t improve.

 

[Leck]

against 12 men ... ordinary

A win is a win. The goal is keeping a team 18 points or under, we did that.

 

[Tom Shines]

I hope you are right, because we run 17th again if he doesn’t improve.

Cmon man … he could win the player of the year like last year and still run last ..

 

[Vicious]

I was of the understanding the $700k kicks in the later years ..Might be wrong

And to think the likes of Tristan Sailor and Joash Papali’i would only be on the bare minimum contract 🤷‍♂️

 

[weststigers]

Faataape did well today.

Lobb looks good under the high ball. Not as sure of his ability to do the dirty hitups out of our end. Defensively looks sound. Would like to see him get time with proper players around him.

Fainu boys looked strong in both attack and defence. Some lack of discipline at times.

Halves looked pretty sharp. Good short kicking.

Mason looks a prospect.

Stef and Seyfarth looked strong. Particularly Stef.

Da Silva played big minutes in a lazy defensive unit and looked pretty gassed.

Simpkin. Meh...

Willett. Next...

Staines was quiet, but didn't have much opportunity. Bula pretty quiet too, but game plan seemed to be centred around the forwards.

Trials are hard...it's one of the most disruptive games to play because of all the changes. I'm not looking too much into the result, but there are clear standouts for NRL.

 

[Tom Shines]

And to think the likes of Tristan Sailor and Joash Papali’i would only be on the bare minimum contract 🤷‍♂️

so? Bula was on $120k last year and outplayed it

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Sezer looked pretty good if you ask me, and maybe he’s a better guy to have in sheds. Many people say Hastings is self-obsessed and not great to the young players.

End of day it’s who we have now.
Lets hope he delivers us more than 4 wins in a season.