I would’ve had JMK last year. You could see his improvement then. And look at him flying now with the Dolphins. He pulled apart the Sharks middle like it was a walk in the park.
Josh Aloiai
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QueefRichards
Bencher
Will be interesting to see what happens when Aloiai is back because the team looks better without him at lock
Mate ... when Keppie, Paseka and Sipley were off .... and ... Conlon and Lawton were on ... we fell into a huge hole ....
Even at his worst he adds more impact than those 2 ... at best he goes well above them...
Aloiai comes straight in for mine, Condon got bent a couple of times in tackles, he try's hard and gives his all. But he'll have to wait for another injury to get in the side again.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Josh A in a limited minutes role.
Behind Jake, paseka, keppie, bully and sips.
Behind Jake, paseka, keppie, bully and sips.
just on Lawton, the bye break will do him good, he's certainly not playing the way he was a few games ago.
He is busted. I think his shoulder is cooked, but they are going to manage it with the view to having an operation at seasons end.
TheSoaringEagle2023
Bencher
All indications were, he didn't train all last week. Which then begs the question - why play him in the first place.
Because we have no one else. The forwards stocks are looking decidedly bare. Hopefully there will be a few back after the bye.
TheSoaringEagle2023
Bencher
Could have played Morgan Boyle or Gordon. Having an injured Turbo seems acceptable, but an injured Lawton is anything but.
Zero Tackle has this bloke signed through until the end of 2025…surely not! To get rid of him we’d have to stump up a fair part of his 600k for the next two years. I’m not usually a fan of doing that, but maybe we have to. At the very least send him to Blacktown as he’s not NRL on current form. His first two contributions were to miss both Gutherson and Hopgood which both led to tries. Actually he technically didn’t miss Gutherson as he never made an attempt, despite being marker and Gutherson dummy half!!!!
He was half decent a couple of years ago but ever since he got spooked by a rainbow he’s been a liability on and off the field.
He was half decent a couple of years ago but ever since he got spooked by a rainbow he’s been a liability on and off the field.
Ryan
Journey Man
He's right up there in my estimations with Ben Condon, Kelma Tuilagi and Aaron Woods for us. Should be Blacktown mainstays.
I have Woods above the other 3, if it matters
Like to see him swapped out for another club, he is very slow with the ball and in defence his leg speed would nearly be the worst of the players in the squad.
Ryan
Journey Man
While he lacks impact, mobility, speed and defense, he at least looks like he wants to be here, which I agree, is definitely a step up from the others.
Worse than Craig Field?
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24 | 13 | 11 | -24 | 32 |
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24 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 30 |
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24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
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24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
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24 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
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24 | 9 | 15 | -111 | 24 |
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24 | 7 | 17 | -331 | 20 |
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24 | 5 | 19 | -199 | 16 |
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24 | 4 | 20 | -290 | 14 |
