Yep. Imagine Vaega playing fullback against the Tigers last year at Brookvale...could he do what Koula did that night?! Oh wait, he can brake a tackle though...yep, let's pick Vaega over Koula...much better optionTo be honest, I think the only fascination here is yourself.
I can understand the concern, however, circumstance needs to be taken into consideration when looking at Will and Albert.Love him but trying not to get to attached. Hopoate's dont stay at Manly long term
Nothing wrong with being a quality winger. Tom Mooney. Kerry boustead comes to mind !Could you imagine losing him??!!
Just looks a generational player... there is no f*cking way he plays his career on the wing...
And what about Jamil?I can understand the concern, however, circumstance needs to be taken into consideration when looking at Will and Albert.
Will went on the Mormon mission (something Manly had no say in) at a time when Manly had a stacked roster; Will was great, but not absolutely essential. Upon looking to return to the NRL, Manly's cap was in all sorts and we couldn't compete with Parramatta; in fact, I don't even think we even bothered offering him a deal. Eventually Will ended up back with Hasler, after a couple of underwhelming seasons at the Eels. If Des was still an Eagle, you can assume Will may have ended up back with us.
Albert was a gun junior but suffered a number of injuries. He lost one of his best assets; speed. He was given an opportunity during an injury crisis at Manly and looked completely off the pace. He was released and has only just been able to fight his way back into FG at Canberra; a club with a pretty thin roster.
Lehi's situation seems different. Providing he doesn't go looking for a Mormon mission, I can see the club doing whatever they can to keep him; something they couldn't and/or didn't need to do, in the case of Will and Albert respectively.
I guess the long and the short of it is:
Will = we don't need you that badly because we just won a premiership and you want to go on a Mormon mission
Albert = we don't really want you because you're off the pace
Lehi = you're a star and we really want to keep you
Wow, I was finding it hard to agree with you already but you completely lost me with that last line. Vaega plays hard but he's a park footballer at best.well, i hope you're right. i want koula to play well but ive been following him since he came to 1st grade. One look at lehi and immediately see talent there, not so with koula. Against the bulldogs, the bulldog player ran at koula and koula got him high and the bulldog player just spin around . had it not been for Turbo, that bloke scores. Koula cant defend, he cant punch holes, he aint the ball player nor has the skills like Hoppa. I must been watching a different game to all the koula supporters. I am the first to want to see Koula play well, but in my humble opinion, he is the least talented player in the 17 lineup. people say koula is still young at 21, but hoppa is just 19 and just oozes class. and throughout the bulldogs game, koula made no impact. he is stopped in his tracks when he runs. he is only good when there is open space. Koula playing fullback would be the biggest disaster since white star line struck an iceberg in 1912. The way the manly fans describe koula would fit perfectly for Lehi. he scored 2 great tries, saved another by tackling JAC over the sidelines. If only Koula play like that, then he would earn the accolades you guys bestow upon him. maybe I am in the twilight zone and there really aint any praise for koula at all in the real realm. koula only position is a reserve winger (not mocking him nor an insult) just how i see it. i rate Vaega over him.
Taking 2 full seasons off and not playing Sundays in the name of religion may have impacted Will's NRL ascendancy too... just sayin' 🙃Nothing wrong with being a quality winger. Tom Mooney. Kerry boustead comes to mind !
Wasn’t his brother a great winger at manly.. chsnged clubs played in a different position and never realised his potential, in my opinion,
Just saying
I thought Will signed with the scum before he left on the mission? Albert us finally starting to play as though he has overcome some of those injuries... he could still end up being a "Gutho" in the right squad... imo...Will went on the Mormon mission (something Manly had no say in) at a time when Manly had a stacked roster; Will was great, but not absolutely essential. Upon looking to return to the NRL, Manly's cap was in all sorts and we couldn't compete with Parramatta; in fact, I don't even think we even bothered offering him a deal. Ev
He did.I thought Will signed with the scum before he left on the mission? Albert us finally starting to play as though he has overcome some of those injuries... he could still end up being a "Gutho" in the right squad... imo...
Yeah it was around the time we had a premiership winning roster and Brett Stewart at fullback. I don’t think we had the cap space or the need to really get in a bidding war for him. That was my point. I believe we will make Lehi more of a priority than his brothers, which is what I was trying to get at.I thought Will signed with the scum before he left on the mission? Albert us finally starting to play as though he has overcome some of those injuries... he could still end up being a "Gutho" in the right squad... imo...
Let us not be fake politically correct feathered friendWill signed with the Eels just before that G F in 2011 from memory and un be known to Manly at the time .
Got the impression that he left on a pretty sour note and when trying to justify his actions , made the main reference that money talks
Will started his young career at Manly with a BangBoth Will & Lehi have received similar wraps early in their careers, but I've been more impressed with Lehi after a handful of games for them both.
What do others think?
Pressure ?I did not want to comment here as I don't want to put any more pressure on the kid
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