i don't understand the Lulia hate as much as Tolar hate, Ciraldo hate, etc. i don't think he's been nearly as bad as the blokes he gets lumped in with.
It's not so much that I hate Lulia. In fact he doesn't give me any cause to hate him, it's just that I really don't rate him. I've never seen him do anything at FG level from memory where I considered he deserves a regular starting spot. I view him as a depth signing, nothing more. I just see his name on the team list and feel unenthusiastic about what he is capable of bringing to our team. And I don't think he's going to create any opportunities for Uate to score. I'm happy to eat my words if it turns out otherwise.
The Tolar and Ciraldo hate is genuine though. Oh how I loathe the fact that these nuffies get more opportunities in FG than they truly deserve. Every time I see Tolar "hit" the line or Ciraldo make yet another missed tackle or drop the ball I cringe. Lulia doesn't make me cringe, I just don't see anything great about him. In an injury crisis however, I'm happy to see a depth signing like him get brought up to plug a gap. So you're right we shouldn't lump Lulia in with the same nuffies association that Tolar and Ciraldo are proud members of.
If we were at full strength and at a pinch we needed to bring Lulia in to cover centre, I wouldn't even be worried. But the fact that we may only have 1 player (Mullen) out of our original round 1 spine still playing in his preferred position this weekend suggests we are nowhere near full strength.
