Getting these young Polynesian guys like Paseka who don’t have mongrel to get some mongrel in their game is nigh on impossible. That’s just who they are and that’s fine.
Best you can hope for is to maximise their skill set without getting the fierce competiveness.The young lad has ability but to expect a firebrand is a waste of time and energy.He can still be a valuable asset.
Tanginoa is a different kettle of fish. Has aggression in spades and would love to see him grow under Des.
Our bench needs to be a lot better than the powderpuff rubbish dished up last year by Winterstein ,Perrett and co and these two guys can make it that way if used properly. We missed Tangles for most of last year and it showed.
We are not going to win games with a bench like most of last year both in attitude and ability. Fainu , Wadell, Paseka and Tanginoa could do the job.We are short a prop by the looks of it and that could sting us.
If we see Perrett Winterstein Parker etc for long periods it’s going to be a long year.
The centres is our achilles. If Dylan is gone I fear for us out wide although I’ve heard pretty good things about the young Saints recruit from a couple of mates down that way and he’s impressed since arriving apparently.