Oceania Cup + Internationals 2019

[Gronk]

Full game here

 

[chiefy1]

Mannah IS starting for Lebanon.

Kane Evans missed out for Fiji.

https://www.nrl.com/draw/internationals/2019/round-1/fiji-v-lebanon/

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How can a 100 gamer in Evans lose out to Faainga, who ba won't promote to the NRL?

 

[Happy MEel]

How can a 100 gamer in Evans lose out to Faainga, who ba won't promote to the NRL?

They play different positions

 

[chiefy1]

They play different positions

I like the fact that Faainga will be given an opportunity, and im betting he'll more than match his credentialed teammates. My beef is why can't Parramatta get our juniors to become consistent nrl players.

Besides mahoney, there is nobody in our current top 13 who've come through the ba system

 

[Happy MEel]

I like the fact that Faainga will be given an opportunity, and im betting he'll more than match his credentialed teammates. My beef is why can't Parramatta get our juniors to become consistent nrl players.

Besides mahoney, there is nobody in our current top 13 who've come through the system

Junior Paulo would say otherwise. I don’t care where our players come from, as long as we have a competitive first grade side.

 

[chiefy1]

Junior Paulo would say otherwise. I don’t care where our players come from, as long as we have a competitive first grade side.

Paulo debut under ricky

 

[Happy MEel]

Paulo debut under ricky

I didn’t see the “BA system” part.

This is his 6th year as head coach and so if he overhauled the junior development of the club and started targeting the right players at Harold Matts/SG Ball from then, we should really only start to be seeing the fruits of his labour in the last year or two, with a steady flow coming through from now on. We currently have Mahoney in the top 17, Kaufusi is coming along nicely and we have a few more waiting in the wings in Stefano, Parry, Faingaa and Schneider. Throw in a few junior signings from other clubs in Drown, Salmon and Stone and I reckon it’s looking pretty good.

I’m no BA fan but I think it’s too early to write off our junior development.

 

[chiefy1]

I didn’t see the “BA system” part.

This is his 6th year as head coach and so if he overhauled the junior development of the club and started targeting the right players at Harold Matts/SG Ball from then, we should really only start to be seeing the fruits of his labour in the last year or two, with a steady flow coming through from now on. We currently have Mahoney in the top 17, Kaufusi is coming along nicely and we have a few more waiting in the wings in Stefano, Parry, Faingaa and Schneider. Throw in a few junior signings from other clubs in Drown, Salmon and Stone and I reckon it’s looking pretty good.

I’m no BA fan but I think it’s too early to write off our junior development.

If we stick and give the players you've mentioned an opportunity that would be an improvement. We also had that opportunity with Aloai Matterson Twal and Kamikamica, but chose to ignore them for quick fixes like Vave, Matagi Williams and Frichard. Time will tell

 

[strider]

If we stick and give the players you've mentioned an opportunity that would be an improvement. We also had that opportunity with Aloai Matterson Twal and Kamikamica, but chose to ignore them for quick fixes like Vave, Matagi Williams and Frichard. Time will tell

Dont stop there ffs .... mention how disgraceful it is that we signed Lane, Sivo, Salmon, Niukore cos they will take opportunities from our juniors .... oh hang on

Aloai, Kami, Twal are nothing .... and Matterson would probably not be what he is now had he stayed

 

[Happy MEel]

Dont stop there ffs .... mention how disgraceful it is that we signed Lane, Sivo, Salmon, Niukore cos they will take opportunities from our juniors .... oh hang on

Aloai, Kami, Twal are nothing .... and Matterson would probably not be what he is now had he stayed

I reckon Lane and Mau are both better edge forwards than Matterson. He probably has Marata covered at this stage but by the time Mau retires you’d hope Marata wouldn’t be too far off Matterson’s capabilities.

 

[Happy MEel]

Dont stop there ffs .... mention how disgraceful it is that we signed Lane, Sivo, Salmon, Niukore cos they will take opportunities from our juniors .... oh hang on

Aloai, Kami, Twal are nothing .... and Matterson would probably not be what he is now had he stayed

Agreed about Aloai and Kami. They’d struggle to make our top 17. Twal is decent and would be an upgrade on Terepo and probably Evans. He’s the only one of that lot that I’d welcome back.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

What time is this supposed to kick off? And why is the official site so shit? It's https://www.asiapacificrl.com right?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And why are those kids wearing the Aussie jersey? And what's with the bearded ladies?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

So we have one player in this, Ma'u. Go Tonga

 

[Snoochies]

And Manu down injured.

 

[Captain BF]

Ma'u down injured.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And Manu down injured.

Oh ffs

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And why don't they reverse wrong decisions when there's time? Possession is crucial.

 

[Snoochies]

Manu all good again. A stinger on the neck.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Fractured two vertebrae but he'll walk it off.