2018 Emerging Blues

[Ron's_Mate]

Congrats to the following Wests Tigers players selected for the NSWRL Emerging Blues Squad
Jacob Liddle (Wests Tigers)
Bayley Sironen (Wests Tigers)
Moses Suli (Wests Tigers)
Alex Twal (Wests Tigers)
http://leagueunlimited.com/news/31243-nswrl-emerging-blues-and-junior-squads-announced/

 

[Clifferd]

Thought Marsters would’ve been included? Or has he declared himself for NZ

Not sure these things mean much but it’s probably a good confidence booster for them

Twal is probably a genuine chance at playing origin within the next 3 years though, IMHO

 

[Rhyno]

Twal is probably a genuine chance at playing origin within the next 3 years though, IMHO

Lol calm down he has play 9 first grade games

 

[Vic Mackey]

Thought Marsters would’ve been included? Or has he declared himself for NZ

Not sure these things mean much but it’s probably a good confidence booster for them

Twal is probably a genuine chance at playing origin within the next 3 years though, IMHO

Marsters said in his profile video his goal is to make the NZ squad this year, love seeing a kid with big ambitions. Hope we get him signed up.

Agree re Twal, those worker style props have always been a bigger success at Origin rather then the explosive type.

As always the list is a bit of a joke though. Bayley Sironen couldn’t even get a full time NRL contract.

 

[Clifferd]

Lol calm down he has play 9 first grade games

And probably outplayed Woods (a current SOO prop) in all 9

 

[Clifferd]

Marsters said in his profile video his goal is to make the NZ squad this year, love seeing a kid with big ambitions. Hope we get him signed up.

Agree re Twal, those worker style props have always been a bigger success at Origin rather then the explosive type.

As always the list is a bit of a joke though. Bayley Sironen couldn’t even get a full time NRL contract.

He’s got a Klemmer feel about him. Just straight and hard no non sense, it’s not often you see a kid come into first grade and look comfortable straight away, but at the backend of last year he was consistently making 100+ metres and 30+ tackles off the bench

 

[Vic Mackey]

Lol calm down he has play 9 first grade games

And probably outplayed Woods (a current SOO prop) in all 9

And completely out played his front row partner for Lebanon who I can only assume was from Lebanese local comp considering how poor he was

 

[Tiger Ted]

And completely out played his front row partner for Lebanon who I can only assume was from Lebanese local comp considering how poor he was

Yep parra certainly did let go of the wrong prop with Lebanese heritage.Twal is already light yrs ahead of that powder puff Manah !

 

[gordsy]

Twal did and does look the goods. Everyone sees the good stuff Woods does but they gloss over the lazy cover defence and powder puff runs he throws In as well. He's like the Benji of front rowers, some really good stuff mixed in with some absolute garbage. I'd rather Twal than Woods to be honest.
A smart man once told me it's easier to teach skill than heart.

 

[Tiger05]

Twal did and does look the goods. Everyone sees the good stuff Woods does but they gloss over the lazy cover defence and powder puff runs he throws In as well. He's like the Benji of front rowers, some really good stuff mixed in with some absolute garbage. I'd rather Twal than Woods to be honest.
A smart man once told me it's easier to teach skill than heart.

Twal is much more solid than Woods already. Woods has great off loads and a big motor but geez he has holes in his game. The soft hit-ups, slow play the balls and lazy defence aren't good. Woods I suppose can win games for you whereas Twal has the ability to do his job well consistently with minimal flaws.

I suppose Fifita is similar. He is a weapon when he is one but he is inconsistent and a liability at other times. Taumalolo kills them all because he is consistently really really good but also has the ability to win you games.