In Reality - forward SOFT again !

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

End of this year along with Harper. Don't hold your breath though. I'd be chasing Kayal Iro from the sharkies

Seen Iro play, hes not bad.

 

[mickqld]

Parramatta almost came back and beat us doing it also. I said in another thread, Melbourne will replicate this and put us to the sword once agian

So stop doing the same fuking sht out there. I don't know. Stick Bullemore and Condon out in the centers , fuk who knows, but stop putting those 2 flogs in the centers who can't tackle out of a wet paper bag.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Seen Iro play, hes not bad.

Yeah I rate him. I could be wrong but I think he was the NSW cup centre of the year last year

 

[Michael Clare]

So stop doing the same fuking sht out there. I don't know. Stick Bullemore and Condon out in the centers , fuk who knows, but stop putting those 2 flogs in the centers who can't tackle out of a wet paper bag.

I agree that we need to try something to strengthen that left edge defence. Maybe worth considering.

 

[Damien2812]

No I think you'll find it was because he deliberately embarrassed Penn, that guy who owns the franchise (I won't call that bit the club)

Very true and it was payback for Penn from Hasler leaving the club in 2011 I reckon.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Yeah I rate him. I could be wrong but I think he was the NSW cup centre of the year last year

I saw him make his debut with the Sharks, although he didnt have a great game. Dropped a lot of easy ball, might be due to nerves. Maybe thats why hes still in NSW Cup. But his defense was not bad.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Very true and it was payback for Penn from Hasler leaving the club in 2011 I reckon.

Yeah probably. A funny "payback' though considering he's had to pay him out both times

 

[KNUCKLES]

I saw him make his debut with the Sharks, although he didnt have a great game. Dropped a lot of easy ball, might be due to nerves. Maybe thats why hes still in NSW Cup. But his defense was not bad.

Yeah I didn't get to see that game unfortunately. It's quite impressive to see where he is though considering he played his junior footy in the Cook Islands of all places. Who knows where he could be in terms of development if he grew up in Australia. I think recruiting him is a viable option, he will turn out to be better than both Parker and Harper. If not thereabouts now in my opinion

 

[winnyason]

Seibold needs 12 months to get **** out of the place.
Hindsight a funny thing but we should of fought alot harder to keep afb bluechip props are hard to find. Tuilagi is a major downgrade on Thommo abd aloiai is a complete joker. Keppie is no good club needs to get real here and Paseka does not show enough.
Outside of Jake and Olakau’atu rest are garbage and those 2 bloody centres are putrid. How can Harper miss a assignment so bad 2 minutes in to allow 40 metre break ?

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

Yeah I didn't get to see that game unfortunately. It's quite impressive to see where he is though considering he played his junior footy in the Cook Islands of all places. Who knows where he could be in terms of development if he grew up in Australia. I think recruiting him is a viable option, he will turn out to be better than both Parker and Harper. If not thereabouts now in my opinion

He's definately more a defensive centre like a Penisini and hes not the slowest player. I think Parker and Harper are just too slow. Parker can tackle, but hes way too slow these days.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Are we playing anyone at lock? I know all the talk these days is that the lock is just another middle but is that right? If it is right then why have we moved Jake to prop?
What led me to wonder this is thinking about Aloiai's role, he just seems a straight up and down prop and not a madly effective one.
Back in the day a lock had some mobility in order to cover defend, more recently some can throw a pass. Anyway I don't get it.

 

[KNUCKLES]

He's definately more a defensive centre like a Penisini and hes not the slowest player. I think Parker and Harper are just too slow. Parker can tackle, but hes way too slow these days.

I know these videos don't give away much.. but nevertheless

 

[KNUCKLES]

Are we playing anyone at lock? I know all the talk these days is that the lock is just another middle but is that right? If it is right then why have we moved Jake to prop?
What led me to wonder this is thinking about Aloiai's role, he just seems a straight up and down prop and not a madly effective one.
Back in the day a lock had some mobility in order to cover defend, more recently some can throw a pass. Anyway I don't get it.

Two words.. Josh curran

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

I know these videos don't give away much.. but nevertheless

Before you mentioned Iro in the posts, I had a pretty high opinion of him already. Watched a few of his games and he'd be a great pickup.
Not to mention the history that his old man and uncle have at the club, it would be great to have another Iro run out in manly colors again.

 

[47MVEagle]

Are we playing anyone at lock? I know all the talk these days is that the lock is just another middle but is that right? If it is right then why have we moved Jake to prop?
What led me to wonder this is thinking about Aloiai's role, he just seems a straight up and down prop and not a madly effective one.
Back in the day a lock had some mobility in order to cover defend, more recently some can throw a pass. Anyway I don't get it.

This.

Panthers have Yeo, souffs have Murray, Roosters have Radley, we just have a 3rd battering ram.

 

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

This.

Panthers have Yeo, souffs have Murray, Roosters have Radley, we just have a 3rd battering ram.

I wouldnt mind if Manly picked up Sorenson from the Panthers.

 

[swoop]

Are we playing anyone at lock? I know all the talk these days is that the lock is just another middle but is that right? If it is right then why have we moved Jake to prop?
What led me to wonder this is thinking about Aloiai's role, he just seems a straight up and down prop and not a madly effective one.
Back in the day a lock had some mobility in order to cover defend, more recently some can throw a pass. Anyway I don't get it.

Agree Aloiai is not a lock, his leg in so patched up he's got no mobility. We need Paseka running harder and we need someone as well as Bellemor taking the ball up. Woods might help but I wouldn't hold my breath. Young Fulton played well with his few appearances in 1st grade so why not give him a go on the bench as well, i.e Zac Hosking at Penrith. We need Harper gone and replaced by anyone who can tackle. Weekes at this stage is a no14 or we have options in Cooper Johns and Kum Tong

Fifita looked to be a good options but he's gone.

Turbo is playing injured, so hopefully we can get him playing fully fit.

My team would be

1 Turbo
2 Veaga to replace Rueben next week then when Rueben gets back he replaces Harper in the centres
3 Parker
4 Abbey from the reggies, he's played some NRL games
5 Saab
6 Schuster
7 DCE
8 Paseka
9 Croker
10 Fainu
11 Hoamole
12 Tuilaga
13 Jake

14 Cooper Johns, Kum Tong or Weekes
15 Bullemor
16 Keppie or Sipley
17 Woods, Aloioa, Fulton or Condon

Weekes needs to go to reggies to get his confidence up

 

[Damien2812]

Yeah probably. A funny "payback' though considering he's had to pay him out both times

I was the only way to get Hasler back by paying him and to eventually get back at him when the time was right.

 

[winnyason]

Agree Aloiai is not a lock, his leg in so patched up he's got no mobility. We need Paseka running harder and we need someone as well as Bellemor taking the ball up. Woods might help but I wouldn't hold my breath. Young Fulton played well with his few appearances in 1st grade so why not give him a go on the bench as well, i.e Zac Hosking at Penrith. We need Harper gone and replaced by anyone who can tackle. Weekes at this stage is a no14 or we have options in Cooper Johns and Kum Tong

Fifita looked to be a good options but he's gone.

Turbo is playing injured, so hopefully we can get him playing fully fit.

My team would be

1 Turbo
2 Veaga to replace Rueben next week then when Rueben gets back he replaces Harper in the centres
3 Parker
4 Abbey from the reggies, he's played some NRL games
5 Saab
6 Schuster
7 DCE
8 Paseka
9 Croker
10 Fainu
11 Hoamole
12 Tuilaga
13 Jake

14 Cooper Johns, Kum Tong or Weekes
15 Bullemor
16 Keppie or Sipley
17 Woods, Aloioa, Fulton or Condon

Weekes needs to go to reggies to get his confidence up

Abbey can't play not in 30 man neither can Gordy. Drop tuilagi for Fainu on edge and drop aloiai for bully. We put about with misery that is Morgan Harper for another week.

 

[NREagle]

Agree Aloiai is not a lock, his leg in so patched up he's got no mobility. We need Paseka running harder and we need someone as well as Bellemor taking the ball up. Woods might help but I wouldn't hold my breath. Young Fulton played well with his few appearances in 1st grade so why not give him a go on the bench as well, i.e Zac Hosking at Penrith. We need Harper gone and replaced by anyone who can tackle. Weekes at this stage is a no14 or we have options in Cooper Johns and Kum Tong

Fifita looked to be a good options but he's gone.

Turbo is playing injured, so hopefully we can get him playing fully fit.

My team would be

1 Turbo
2 Veaga to replace Rueben next week then when Rueben gets back he replaces Harper in the centres
3 Parker
4 Abbey from the reggies, he's played some NRL games
5 Saab
6 Schuster
7 DCE
8 Paseka
9 Croker
10 Fainu
11 Hoamole
12 Tuilaga
13 Jake

14 Cooper Johns, Kum Tong or Weekes
15 Bullemor
16 Keppie or Sipley
17 Woods, Aloioa, Fulton or Condon

Weekes needs to go to reggies to get his confidence up

Think I saw someone post on here yesterday that Abbey did his pec in the Blacktown match.