Koula was excellent today. He is all effort and carries are strong. Nice to see him in space today.
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Koula was excellent today. He is all effort and carries are strong. Nice to see him in space today.
double hoops
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I can see Lehi playing 6. Geez he can play.
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Thank goodness we have resigned Lehi. I hope he stays with he club for a long long time.
He has an amazing ability! It's not just brawn,that's for sure. How great to have this talent at Manly.
272 metres (66 PCM) , 1 try assist, 1 line break assist, 1 Line break & 7 tackle breaks. The current youngest fullback in the comp by a year produces again in a rubbish team.
It’s tough times right now but when we give this guy a halfback that wants to be at the club & a top tier prop/lock I still think the future is bright.
I also liked the suggestions of him as a potential 5/8 in a few years, definitely has the the ball skills & running game. Between him & Large those 2 positions should hopefully be locked up by guns for 10+ years. Do we see him as a long term fullback or 5/8?
It’s tough times right now but when we give this guy a halfback that wants to be at the club & a top tier prop/lock I still think the future is bright.
I also liked the suggestions of him as a potential 5/8 in a few years, definitely has the the ball skills & running game. Between him & Large those 2 positions should hopefully be locked up by guns for 10+ years. Do we see him as a long term fullback or 5/8?
Nordburg
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Wing until TomT is injured again or retires
kurrieagle
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So fullback most weeks….
Terry Zarsoff
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Sad but (possibly) true.
Lehi is Star
A player we watch that makes us Proud to be Manly
Lehi can play anywhere
I think he is at his best at FB
I still think at his Best Turbo is our Number 1
Ron E. Gibbs
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One of those rare players who will find a way to impact a game no matter where you put him in the backline, but he's a fullback all the way, I reckon. Longterm, we have to plan around him as our fullback.
Best on field last night by a fair margin.
Agree with what you have written, though the team desperately need Simpkin or another nine playing nine, Tevega is such an easy read for the opposition, he doesn’t attract defenders around him or the ruck and this allows the opposition to slide earlier to the edges, looked better when Simpkin came on in this area.
Hoppa he reads the game so well from fullback and defensively he is very good, his attack is growing there, for the short term he is a fullback, long term his brothers Will and Albert both lost running speed as they aged and when his body fills out centre may well be his position time will tell.
Hopefully, Ashton Large is available to play early next year. Obviously, older bro Onitoni is all the talk, but this kid looks very special at 9. Just saw his Highlights on YouTube for this year, and has all the tools. He is top age Matts, so he is 18 next year and then able to be picked. He already did a pre-season last year, so he must be close.
Nordburg
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Did you see his lowlights?
That could be any one of our last 3 performacnes
Nordburg
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Of course but watching a players highlights is always going to be easy on the eye.I could cobble together highlights of Manly’s efforts last night and you’d think they’re playing well
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