Zac Cini

[happy_tiger]

Great Debut for this young man… If he is not there next week we clearly have something wrong.

If he got a special exemption to play this week, doesn't mean he can't play if Jimmy is fit next week?

Why wouldn't he be able to play?

"The Tigers needed to get an exemption for Cini from the NRL as the 20 year-old is on a development contract but their outside back options are limited."

I believe those exemptions are week by week. Like how Brooks got an exemption to make his debut, but couldn't plat any further games that year.

I thought that rule only applied if both sides were mathematically out of Top 8 contention or you had no further replacements

They would have just told us to pick MCK and then shift someone to the wing

To be honest I was surprised we got the exemption for him the play this week.

Could we have said we were prepared to pay for Level 2 salary cap breach ????

It isn't really about breeching the cap as he is top 30. The rule is you need an exemption to play if you are not named on the Tuesday. Exemptions can be given but it is usually because a player is out and there is no replacement in the 21 named. We could have easily covered Roberts being out from the 21 players named. The NRL seems to be fairly lenient on this.

Another case of the NRL favouring some clubs. Like bending the rules to allow player loaning last year.
I'm getting sick of it.

Yep ...I wish we never ever saw Cini ...can't he be made to wear a hair net

 

[cochise]

Great Debut for this young man… If he is not there next week we clearly have something wrong.

If he got a special exemption to play this week, doesn't mean he can't play if Jimmy is fit next week?

Why wouldn't he be able to play?

"The Tigers needed to get an exemption for Cini from the NRL as the 20 year-old is on a development contract but their outside back options are limited."

I believe those exemptions are week by week. Like how Brooks got an exemption to make his debut, but couldn't plat any further games that year.

I thought that rule only applied if both sides were mathematically out of Top 8 contention or you had no further replacements

They would have just told us to pick MCK and then shift someone to the wing

To be honest I was surprised we got the exemption for him the play this week.

The way I understand it as Cini is Top 30 he was replacing like for like in Roberts as Mbye was already in the team as a utility...Had Cini been development they would have had to play Chee-Kam as the replacement as Roberts injury worsened..

Really though it could have been easily argued that we could have played Mbye centre and MCK as the utility as both were named in the 21. I guess we got it through as that would have been a double change and not a direct swap.

 

[cochise]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

 

[Geo]

Great Debut for this young man… If he is not there next week we clearly have something wrong.

If he got a special exemption to play this week, doesn't mean he can't play if Jimmy is fit next week?

Why wouldn't he be able to play?

"The Tigers needed to get an exemption for Cini from the NRL as the 20 year-old is on a development contract but their outside back options are limited."

I believe those exemptions are week by week. Like how Brooks got an exemption to make his debut, but couldn't plat any further games that year.

I thought that rule only applied if both sides were mathematically out of Top 8 contention or you had no further replacements

They would have just told us to pick MCK and then shift someone to the wing

To be honest I was surprised we got the exemption for him the play this week.

The way I understand it as Cini is Top 30 he was replacing like for like in Roberts as Mbye was already in the team as a utility...Had Cini been development they would have had to play Chee-Kam as the replacement as Roberts injury worsened..

Really though it could have been easily argued that we could have played Mbye centre and MCK as the utility as both were named in the 21. I guess we got it through as that would have been a double change and not a direct swap.

Not if it disadvantages the team..

 

[voice_of_reason]

Nuffie will struggle to hold his spot very ineffective.

He had limited opportunities but still had third highest run metres behind Cini and Laurie and highest post contact metres. I disagree that's 'very ineffective'.

 

[BAGNF05]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

 

[cochise]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

 

[BAGNF05]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

On zero tackle you just over run a pass. It’s the basics.

 

[cochise]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

On zero tackle you just over run a pass. It’s the basics.

Yeah, you can't throw those passes either, they were both at fault.

 

[cochise]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

 

[happy_tiger]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

On zero tackle you just over run a pass. It’s the basics.

Yeah, you can't throw those passes either, they were both at fault.

Especially when you play flat like we do ...not as if blokes are coming off the back fence and getting their timing wrong

 

[BAGNF05]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

On zero tackle you just over run a pass. It’s the basics.

Yeah, you can't throw those passes either, they were both at fault.

I’m more forgiving of the young guy playing his 3rd or 4th game

 

[cochise]

I think the best part for me was how the players were almost as excited as Cinis mates. It gives you an insight of the sort of bloke he is off the field, and we really need players like that.

They looked like a team compared to looking like strangers last week.

Agreed, saw that when they all got around Laurie after he somehow got out of the in goal. They really appreciated his effort and gave him a big Pat on the back

Play of the game. Although I think we were an ounce lucky. But about time we had some luck!!

I think that penalty made up for the one when Noffa was thrown over the sideline as I thought that should have been a penalty.

Possibly but that was just two bone heads doing bone head things. Wish them two would learn to play smarter.

Wasn't it dumb football lol, I think that is why the refs let it go. We deserved to be bundled out.

Three of our errors in the first half were just not acceptable from professionals. Until we can get rid of those we will always languish.

The forward passes were killing me and has been an issue all year.

On zero tackle you just over run a pass. It’s the basics.

Yeah, you can't throw those passes either, they were both at fault.

I’m more forgiving of the young guy playing his 3rd or 4th game

Yeah, but its an execution error across the squad, Liddle had the same problem when he was in 1st grade.

 

[BAGNF05]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Yep, and we need to work over defenders rather than shift it one way to shift it back the other. It’s clunky as.

 

[the_third]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Wasn’t that madges half time comment?

 

[cochise]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Yep, and we need to work over defenders rather than shift it one way to shift it back the other. It’s clunky as.

We are not going through the middle enough, but when you look at the 1st 20 today we were not gaining any ground up the middle.

 

[cochise]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Wasn’t that madges half time comment?

Was it? Its been a huge issue all year so thought it must have been the plan.

 

[happy_tiger]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Wasn’t that madges half time comment?

Yeah ..but when you are playing from your 10 metre line it's isn't easy to get deep in attack lol

 

[hobbo1]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Yep, and we need to work over defenders rather than shift it one way to shift it back the other. It’s clunky as.

We are not going through the middle enough, but when you look at the 1st 20 today we were not gaining any ground up the middle.

Tamou went off ..
The tide turned

 

[cochise]

Its off topic but was are still playing way to flat in attack, we looked much better today on the few occasions we played with a little depth.

Yep, and we need to work over defenders rather than shift it one way to shift it back the other. It’s clunky as.

We are not going through the middle enough, but when you look at the 1st 20 today we were not gaining any ground up the middle.

Tamou went off ..
The tide turned

Mikele and Stefano were very strong today