Jason Saab
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MadMarcus
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Agree. Definitely a keeper though.
Brisbane Tragic
Bencher
yes his defence is still a big worry
KNUCKLES
Bencher
Big time. Needs alot of work in that area. Should come in time
Daddycool
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He’s got to work on his defensive reads. That’s a huge part of his development but his speed is amazing. I was really happy to see how he positioned himself in support both inside and outside for those couple of trys. He just needs to keep doing the simple things right, minimize errors and keep backing up.
Brisbane Tragic
Bencher
yes - he seems like his timing is all out of kilter. At times he seems like he has no idea on how to use shoulders and then wrap with arms. But yes... all in time hopefully.
Pace is great!!
If the halves and the team focus on Saab’s strengths (speed and height) he will prove his worth.
If the halves and the team focus on Saab’s strengths (speed and height) he will prove his worth.
KNUCKLES
Bencher
What shoulders? Lol jkz.. the kid is a string bean at the moment.. I think when he realises he isn't made of glass and potentially fills out a little i reckon he will be much more confident in initiating contact.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Good combo with Harper.
Gets fed ball and has a tenacious defender next to him.
Gets fed ball and has a tenacious defender next to him.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
If he can add 4-5 kg of muscle next offseason and keep his pace ill be excited.
Brisbane Tragic
Bencher
bahahahaha - yes good point - but I was always told - lead with the head - the shoulders and body will follow!
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Bencher
The napa special
At the moment he is quick. Needs to add some other strings to his bow. Needs to lift his workrate with hit ups and rucking it out from our end. His height really hasn't paid dividends yet, more to do with poor kicking on 5th tackles than anything I suspect.
The Indian
Bencher
Hes Got some holes in his game no doubt but how good is it knowing those clean breaks equals tries.... nobody is catching him. We've lacked someone with that pace for ages ( other than Tom of course )
the bloke has the shoulders of a snake😉
I reckon Saab could probably give Harry a run for his money!
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His defence is a little bit of a worry. However, I think even the last two weeks he’s shown considerable improvement. With Harper instead if suli next to him he hasn’t had to panic and rush in. Suli has so many bad reads that Saab was losing confidence in his decision making and just began running in to try shut down the play.
This week particularly Saab kept on his wing and was being really conservative in his defence (eg when Thompson made that break and Saab, who was jogging cautiously, could have risked it to rush toward Thompson to shut it down). I think this is a good thing because Saab knows he is fast enough to chase players down if they do beat him, but he’s just got to keep away from panicking.
I like him, not just his speed, but I think he is genuinely wanting to improve week by week and has shown considerable change.
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