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Something else to add. There was a comment or 2 in here about Kris not looking himself. I think that’s a bit off. Strange has been great this year but creating space or ball playing to his center is almost not a part of his game at all atm. Without that play from the inside there is very little a ce...

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Mariota looks really good on the edge, wasn’t it him who put Schiller over for his second try? Schiller’s earned another run after this week too, there’s just so much excitement almost every time he gets the ball Schiller looks good with the ball in hand but he needs to get his positioning right in...

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The Nickman wrote: ↑April 15, 2024, 11:06 am People talking like Hopoate doesn't constantly get run around to score tries.

He offers literally nothing that Schiller doesn't provide.

He does so. He offers .8m more per yardage carry.

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Except they picked Blaize, who is the same age and had even less NSW cup games. He hasn’t even played in the halves. Now they pick Asi, who has no kicking game to speak of and has been pretty meh in his first grade games. He has been worse in NSW cup in the games I’ve watched this year as well. San...

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Fogarty really needed that field goal. His last kick in normal time and golden point before that were absolutely disgraceful. Stewart had a good debut but I’m not sure he can sustain that style of play for a season at his age. I think Rapana back in post by will be good timing. You have some seriou...

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Fogarty really needed that field goal. His last kick in normal time and golden point before that were absolutely disgraceful.

Stewart had a good debut but I’m not sure he can sustain that style of play for a season at his age. I think Rapana back in post by will be good timing.

julian87

Horrible in attack.

Next week could be a wake up call.

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3. Tapine
2. Schiller
1. Savage

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He’s out.

Shouldn’t disrupt things too much it Weekes can just be solid.

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reptar wrote: ↑April 13, 2024, 5:16 pm I still can’t get behind golden point for games that aren’t sudden death.

It’s a stupid ‘entertainment’ concept.

Up to ten minutes of trying to get a field goal or a penalty is hardly entertaining.

julian87

Not happy if Strange is out. Weekes straight swap though. Fingers crossed it’s something minor if it’s even true. And I’d rather players of that age miss games than play through injuries at this point.

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NoMan wrote: ↑April 9, 2024, 6:28 pm I wonder what the plan is for fullback? Waitere has played a fair bit there so I guess he may get the spot and Esera plays up again.

I just presumed it was Hopoate.

julian87

I can’t argue against Smith. He’s probably the best rugby league player I’ve ever seen. But comments like Johns not being top 3 of the last 30 years is just crazy talk. I won’t accept that’s it’s anything other than parochialism and him being the ultimate divisive character that’s landed a post foot...

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I don’t think a 19 year old halfback with 4 games of senior football is the best option very often. Virtually no young halfbacks have had any immediate success in a very long time.

They should have picked Asi 2 weeks ago.

julian87

I thought this was crazy.

But thinking about it. He’d purely be the manager (like he was for Qld). Hornby would coach rugby league and Meninga would sort the players out man to man.

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Northern Raider wrote: ↑April 10, 2024, 7:36 am If MrPosh recommends Matty Nicholson then I'm on board.

Possibly the most under rated cricketer of his generation too.

julian87

I reckon all this media talk has to be drummed up by Sanders’ management. I think Parramatta made a mistake picking Talagi but I’d have picked Asi over Sanders as well. I hope we sign him. But he definitely looks like he needs a season or 2 of Cup before he’s a first grader. Most halfbacks do.

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Raidernation wrote: ↑April 9, 2024, 12:58 pm
PNGRaider37 wrote: ↑April 9, 2024, 9:46 am I think the "GOAT debate" (Johns, JT, Locky, Stuart,Smith, etc.) Need its own thread...
Cronk was better than JT. JTs career was over rated. Great player yes but not deserving to be on this list.

This is crazy talk.

julian87

Like a speed bump Lockyer. Coming is as the second man as someone’s already hit schiffa a small man and made him stumble. Still gets trampled. And qlders still try and argue he was a better rugby league player then John’s. You'll never see me try and argue that Lockyer was better than Johns, but I'...

julian87

It really is the perfect opportunity to give Stewart a debut.

Therefore I expect to see Rapana rested and Hopoate at 1 at 4pm tomorrow.

And I’ll add that I think it would be once again unfair on Seb Kris to shift him away from centre when there are other better options at 1.

julian87

Schiller scored 1 try, let in 2. If he can flip those numbers I can live with it. If anyone watches the try he scored and doesn't think that 99% of competent NRL wingers should score that thing, they are watching a different game to me But see that’s not the point. The Timoko try is down to Schille...

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Schiller scored 1 try, let in 2. If he can flip those numbers I can live with it. If anyone watches the try he scored and doesn't think that 99% of competent NRL wingers should score that thing, they are watching a different game to me But see that’s not the point. The Timoko try is down to Schille...

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Loved it, although it's hard not think that it should have been 41-0. Schiller is a defensive liability. Sharks did the same **** to him last week (and last year for that matter) Without Schiller we're not scoring 41 points. Without Schiller, they weren't scoring 8. Maika Sivo beating Albert Hopoat...

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Also, how good is it to see some free-flowing attacking movement? It’s interesting, we’re now suddenly executing these lovely sweeping backline plays, and it’s essentially all players who were here last season, like Levi to Tapine to Fogarty to Rapana to Timoko, even though we were repeatedly told ...

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If Schiller has to be dropped the only player that should possibly come in for him is Chevy Stewart.

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Yeah Hopoate sucks in defence. I can cop those wanting the boring and safe play calling for Cotric who is a good defender but Hopoate is not. The only things Hopoate is better at than Schiller is maybe physically tackling, handling on tough carries and obviously yardage metres. Has him covered in ev...

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The Schiller conundrum is very similar to early Manly career Jason Saab. Some poor defence. Too many errors. But rather than punting him for a safe 5/10 winger they perservered, toughened him up in first grade and now reap the benefits when he’s fit. On his day he’s unbelievable. It’s Schiller all o...

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Ultima wrote: ↑April 7, 2024, 7:30 pm Schiller just isn't a good winger... He looked much better in the centres in the trials, I think I would prefer Hoppa out there...

Jesus Christ

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That is the dumbest rule …. Total novelty… Fogarty comes up with entertaining footy and shows class, in earning a repeat set. And the **** NRL decide to give the opposition team a line drop out on their own terms and if they stuff it up, they don’t even get penalised. **** off. Agree 100% It’s rewa...

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3 - Timoko
2 - Savage
1 - Dr Strange

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Botman wrote: ↑April 6, 2024, 3:01 pm I’d kill a man for Wayde Egan
God he’s improved out of sight over the last 18 months
Exactly the type of player we need to try and find at 9.

We’d need the pokie money for the alastoplast and his own personal on field trainer though.

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Riaan wrote: ↑April 5, 2024, 5:10 pm Why dilute your strength?? Having Taps and Papa start and finish the game is what you want. If our second stringers can’t keep the momentum going then we have bigger problems.

Because no minute in a game of football is more important than the other.

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Just on this game: Stuart desperately needs to split Tapine and Papalii. Depending on our start there’s even an opportunity to split them even more if we start well by shifting Mariota into the middle after 20 to separate our best props further. I actually like the idea of starting Mariota on the ed...

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I think Galvin’s situation is much murkier They’ve paid top dollar for a LH in Laui, they’ve over paid a young bloke in Fainu who is a right half and Galvin doesn’t look like a primary kicker to me so far but it’s way too early there too. We know Luai isn’t a good primary kicker though I said it a ...

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Mooney or Guler have to come in for Saulo.

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