Congrats all our rep players! Tolu, Haumole, Christian etc

[40 nil]

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Just no injuries please.

Doesn't really matter any more. The one player we desperately prayed would not be injured got injured, all the others can mix and match or whatever.

 

[40 nil]

For Samoa, Schuster is selected at second row, Marty at prop, Aloiai at lock & Sipley as a reserve. Samoa, Tonga, Fiji & NZ all have strong teams.

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[skeagle]

Tuipulotu into the starting side for Tonga.

 

[40 nil]

Tonga.

Tonga has a great side. Maybe the experience of the NZ side will prove the difference.

Overall, an entertaining few days of footie coming up.

 

[davohan123]

Tonga has a great side. Maybe the experience of the NZ side will prove the difference.

Overall, an entertaining few days of footie coming up.

And no DCE lead manly playing this weekend
A stress free weekend

 

[davohan123]

 

[damiennp90]

Koula and Christian playing really well so far

 

[Volley]

CT going really well. To think he’d be in reserves without an injury or two.

 

[damiennp90]

Ok. I take it back. Koula knock on and CT sin binned.

 

[Kalvin]

Throw away comment after half of 1 game but I think I prefer koula in the centres for manly for now

 

[XV-1]

Fullback is clearly not as easy as we think Koula can play it.
He seems to not be vocal enough and not in enough good positions in attack to take advantage of his speed.
Nobody was really looking for him in attack.

 

[davohan123]

Ok. I take it back. Koula knock on and CT sin binned.

Koula taking strong hits ups from the back and CT yes did a dumb mistake but serious been on of Tonga's best.

How des did not start the year off without these 2 just confuses my mind.

Give both CT and koula a few years in first grade they will be mainstayers in our squad.

 

[davohan123]

Throw away comment after half of 1 game but I think I prefer koula in the centres for manly for now

Yep I will agree with that but imagine a full off season with him.

He could be anything next year. Great find of a player and we must keep him long term with us.

 

[Highflier]

I think the 1/2s of Tonga not really going to well Amones kicking not that good and his defence is worse than terrible .
Cant wait to see Hamoule get on .Toula not really in the game yet ,and agree Tippy has been one of Tongas best

 

[wombatgc]

Is there no one in the Tongan side that can kick it more than 20 metres. Stop with the midfield bombs. Habili (sp) getting carved up by Smith in the middle.

 

[XV-1]

Kiwis certainly don't need Foran with Dylan Brown playing.

 

[Nordburg]

Fullback is clearly not as easy as we think Koula can play it.
He seems to not be vocal enough and not in enough good positions in attack to take advantage of his speed.
Nobody was really looking for him in attack.

The “vocal enough” comment is the key.He’s only 19 so once he gets a bit of confidence,that’ll improve but at the moment,Garrick is right for the position.And Garricks communication from fullback has improved immeasurably over time

 

[40 nil]

Tonga finding it difficult to make ground - where's Haumole?

Edit: he's on now

 

[Will on the hill.]

Two pretty evenly matched teams outside of the spines.
Manu, Brown, Hughes and Smith are just a class above Koula, Staggs, Amone and Havili.