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This comes the day after ‘positive and productive’ talks between the Sharks CEO, John Morris and his manager...hate to think what would have happened if the talks went to crap. Don’t change Cronulla. I saw that report on the news and openly laughed, i explained why i thought it was funny and said t...

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radicalraider wrote: ↑April 14, 2021, 12:25 pm Parra have the 2 best starting props. Papalii will have trouble stopping one let alone both. Starting Soliola should be amended.

Their 2 starters are undoubtedly good, however Papalii is the best front rower in this game. And it's not particularly close.

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Yeah i mean we've still got Timoko and HSS, and i've still got really high hopes for Simo too. Valemi as well. All these guys have the ability, and if one or two of them could kick on and become staples of the team and strong contributors, it would be very helpful as we look at how to get better in ...

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Goodness me, that's a big fella, who can move
Athletic freak

Interesting to see if they can teach him how to play. Definitely worth a shot

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I'm not against someone who's performing taking his spot. Just haven't seen anything from Aekins so far to indicate that's coming. Maybe Aekins sets the world on fire with some rainbow passes and we end up with CNK on the wing. 30ft spirals for days. As i said in my initial post, i dont think it's ...

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Yeah, poking the bear is not always a good thing

Hopefully if we play them in the finals, one of them decides to give big Papa a poke

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I reckon the large amount of options in the forwards has stumped the coach. He’s got to figure out the balance with the age groups we have. Off-season must involve culling a few forwards for the benefit of signing some backs. We don’t need million dollar signings, but we need something that’s above...

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Yeah i think its clear we are not on the same page with Simo. I'm firmly in GE's camp where i think he's struggling to hold down a FG spot and any player, including Aekins, who gets a shot at FG, if they out perform him, they're a chance to take his spot.

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I made the comment in this thread during the game. Panthers are bad winners. The way some of them carry on is unnecessary and lacking class. Im personally the type to not give much of a **** about that sort of thing, to me if you want to stop them carrying on, beat them. And to be clear, i still do...

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They're a pretty well rounded team, what they do lack is something explosive out of the backfield... and with the way Allen is able to run the ball, there is gapping holes at times and Moss and Singletary simply dont have the juice to really take advantage Ettienne probably doesnt project as a true ...

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Thank you Paul Crawley. And the Panthers had the hide to go public in the media complaining about one of our trainers! Our trainer didn't do the right thing... but talk about provocation. Crichton received a slap on the wrist and it should have been treated more seriously. What came of that? I saw ...

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I reckon the large amount of options in the forwards has stumped the coach. He’s got to figure out the balance with the age groups we have. Off-season must involve culling a few forwards for the benefit of signing some backs. We don’t need million dollar signings, but we need something that’s above...

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Boy. The natives are restless!

This is beginning to be an interesting development.

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And nor would i try
I would have to say it can't be ruled out that Peter Penia at 23 wasnt better than Papaplii

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Aekins is certainly going to need to help us get out of trouble, that's one of the main roles CNK plays. But interesting answer. So my next question then, why the love for Simo? Where is his penetration? His power? His Evasion? Speed i'll give him a pass on because he's probably our fastest back, bu...

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Probably the right move, he's been moving like a mummy the last year or two Interesting question on twitter at the moment is about his HOF credentials.... For me, hell of a career. I think he probably will go to the HOF given all the SB's the SB MVP, he's got the iconic play etc... this is the natur...

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I watch a lot of football and I really dont think we play that much more crash balls than the rest of the comp. It feels like a meme. Where we are worse than the good sides is that they normally have a few options on the play so the crash ball might trick the defenders. A lot of our problems come f...

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100% agree with Zim's team also

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Yeah top 3 in our metres last week. His output has gone up a lot the last 2 weeks. Aekins isn't a winger. It's fullback or bust. Yeah Aekins is no winger. Don't believe there's any chance he's better than Simo there. im curious to know what skills you guys think that a winger needs to possess that ...

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Simo might be technically bigger (i havent looked at the profile pages) but he certainly doesnt play big
I think there is a chance that if Aekins comes in and absolutely kills it that he could challenge Simo for the wing spot, it's unlikely but it's a chance

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Like most fullbacks, he can certainly play wing.
Dont know that centre is the place for him but yeah if he comes in and absolutely kills it, he could easily play wing if the coach thought he was "undroppable"

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I agree with FROG and Roger, when it came to positional play, Wighton was absolutely lousy as a fullback He had his strengths too, but we just couldnt get out of our own way with him at the back because we were constantly getting turned around and picking the ball off the deck and conceding line dro...

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gangrenous wrote: ↑April 12, 2021, 9:42 pm Our wives have complained about our hours wasted arguing with each other on a football forum.

Well look at us now ladies... you’re welcome.

NOW WHO'S SLEEPING ON THE COUCH NOW, KATIE?

oh... its me still? ok. Sorry dear, ill try not to snore.

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Can we rule out the charnze that that Aekins at 23 isnt better than Nicoll-Klokstad at 23? I cant say that. Its not just who’s better, its the human element. Is he capable of being Ricky’s guy? These are the critical questions that need to be answered. sage words. sage words from a massive dubby.

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If im moving on from CNK, it HAS to be for a guy who can ball play if you ignore ball playing, CNK is one of the best fullbacks in the comp and we'd be mad to move on from him. Kennedy is playing very well but im not seeing much ball playing from him. And the small sample size is a risk. Im a keen a...

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Can we rule out the charnze that that Aekins at 23 isnt better than Nicoll-Klokstad at 23?
I cant say that.

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gangrenous wrote: ↑April 12, 2021, 9:13 pm
Botman wrote: renewable energy? into the sun
What if we fired our solar panels into the sun? The clue is in the name man.

Did... did we just save the **** planet?
I think we did.

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Deniers? into the sun
Experts? Into the sun
science? into the sun
coal? into the sun
renewable energy? into the sun

the entire human existence? INTO THE **** SUN

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zim wrote: ↑April 12, 2021, 2:34 pm I'd want my son to be coached by the greenhouse.

id grind him into the dust
he's not ready for my intensity.

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he was also in the final 19? for a game where CNK was under an injury cloud
So i think Stuart is going to feel comfortable turning to him first... if he stinks the joint up, then we'll see what comes next

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havilii over Tapine is a step too far for me
the other moves, whilst i dont agree with at all, i can see in a vaccum why someone might be interested in that.

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I dont think so
I think he's comfortable with Rapana at fullback as a stop game in game (im not, but he clearly is) but i fully expect Aekins to get the nod. If he was not our back up fullback option, there would be little to no point of having brought him in here.

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Agree with the above, his best comp in the NRL is CNK.
But whilst CNK's ball playing might be a 1 or 2 out of 10... Aekins is probably a 3?
So probably a very slight upgrade in that department i think

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Also at least it's only 2 months... which means he'll be back well in time to get some legs into him before the finals
We've also got a bye week in 8 weeks, so it might make sense to say he's out until after the bye, and then we've got a nice little month of footy for him to find his feet

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