Caleb Navale
- Thread starter TheSoaringEagle2023
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He's in! He's in!
Yay!!
To mark the occasion, sing 'Navale, oh oh' to this tune
Yay!!
To mark the occasion, sing 'Navale, oh oh' to this tune
BirdMan4ever
Reserve Grader
i would be eating weetbix and bananas from today if i were Navale... we want him to push the human pillow (wadell) out of first grade
Ron E. Gibbs
First Grader
Great to see him named this week. But I would also like to see him get actual time on the field. Note to Seibold: Sitting him on the bench to make up the numbers and giving him 10 minutes at the end of the game won't show anybody anything. If you're going to pick him in the side, use him.
Agree. Minimum 40 - 50 minutes. If he gets the usual 10 - 15 mins then no way of knowing what his overall impact could be e.g. aerobic capacity, particularly after 15 - 20 mins.
Nordburg
First Grader
I’d suggest that if he’s getting 10-15 minutes,we get a fair understanding of his aerobic capacity
Cliffycomeback
Reserve Grader
His aerobic capacity certainly looked good during international games and in NSW CUP.
double hoops
First Grader
The pace of NRL might be where he has struggled. A 30 minute stint would be good for him. Especially if the team do well.
HK_Eagle
First Grader
He has barely been able to keep up with line speed in those 10-15 minutes he’s been given.
HK_Eagle
First Grader
FFS, the guy is not at the aerobic capacity of a basic first grader YET. Stop glorifying him and expect a patchy short term stint, and anything above that will be bonus. I still remember when he “stopped” that try on the goal line early in the season, but was only a try situation because he couldn’t get back in the defensive line in time.
He played 30 minutes against the Knights last year, and 29 minutes against Souths. His stats for those games were 23 tackles/1 missed and 21 tackles/1 missed.
I don't think there's any plausible way he could've lost 20 NRL minutes worth of fitness, despite having a better overall NSW Cup season this year.
manlyfan76
Them / They
F**K I'm glad I'm not a glass fully empty type.
Cliffycomeback
Reserve Grader
Why did Seibs take him off so early and bring him on so late? Easily looked to be our most impactful middle.
JakeyB789
Bencher
Someone is just going to tell you he lacks fitness even though he’s regularly been playing 80 minutes in reserves every week
PONTIAN SEA EAGLE
Bencher
The kid comes on livens things up then taken off wtf’s going on.
I thought this at the start of the year, when I watched him live. I watched him live again today. He's massively improved in this department, and you could easily tell.
Meanwhile, Lodge is unfit as hell. There's really no logic going on here.
TheSoaringEagle2023
Bencher
Probably being shopped around to other clubs, so it was just a cameo.
bcos Seibs can't coach 4 schiit.
Cliffycomeback
Reserve Grader
I don't get it at all.
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