Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[John Hamblin]

This thread Says Rumoured and Confirmed Signings. I don,t care about BMM etc he is not likely to play for Penrith again. Has anyone heard whether S Crighton and S Blore have resigned

 

[martielang]

This thread Says Rumoured and Confirmed Signings. I don,t care about BMM etc he is not likely to play for Penrith again. Has anyone heard whether S Crighton and S Blore have resigned

I don’t know about those 2 but I reckon BMM would be a good signing, what you reckon John?

 

[John Hamblin]

I don’t know about those 2 but I reckon BMM would be a good signing, what you reckon John?

Had a great game today

 

[John Hamblin]

Had a great game today but can he produce this form week in week out I doubt it. S Blore etc are our future

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I dont think you could expect BMM to bring that form to the NRL. He wouldnt play with the same passion he does for Tonga.

Jennings outplayed Wighton and Mitchell aswell. He was incredible... like BMM and most other Tongans his effort was at a higher level than we see at club level.

Sadly I agree. Sione today has his best game since comming into grade. Will this translate with week to week gring footy who knows.

 

[Coastal]

He should go to the dogs to learn from Katoa.

Katoa had a great game against Australia yesterday, and was a big part of the win against GBL the week before.
Maybe with Katoa its the players he's playing alongside rather the player himself.

 

[BxTom]

Katoa had a great game against Australia yesterday, and was a big part of the win against GBL the week before.
Maybe with Katoa its the players he's playing alongside rather the player himself.

Or the game plan...

 

[Dave's mate]

Katoa is a bum

 

[age.s]

Havent watched the full game but from the footage is saw Katoa didn't look like he'd swallowed a sheep. Not surprised that he carved up.

 

[martielang]

Katoa can play. Was an easy scapegoat who took the bullet for our hugely underperforming halves. Should be our no.14 in 2020.

 

[Fangs]

Imagine how Katoa would look in an all white kit.

 

[Coastal]

Katoa can play. Was an easy scapegoat who took the bullet for our hugely underperforming halves. Should be our no.14 in 2020.

Agree totally.
In the Samoa v Fiji game, if Luai is destined to be 6 for Penrith in 2020, I hope that they don't let him kick in general play, he had three kicks, 2 bombs from 30-40 out that both landed and were taken safely in the in goal, not a chaser within cooee, then the next a grubber from 10 metres out that he would have done better bouncing it off his nose, they were all rubbish.
And yes BxTom..oh the game plan, Penrith to hopefully find one on game day and explain it to the coach at full time.

 

[MugaB]

Billy burns just got extended till 2022

 

[Luke Bowden]

Agree totally.
In the Samoa v Fiji game, if Luai is destined to be 6 for Penrith in 2020, I hope that they don't let him kick in general play, he had three kicks, 2 bombs from 30-40 out that both landed and were taken safely in the in goal, not a chaser within cooee, then the next a grubber from 10 metres out that he would have done better bouncing it off his nose, they were all rubbish.
And yes BxTom..oh the game plan, Penrith to hopefully find one on game day and explain it to the coach at full time.

Luai is usually a very good kicker of the footy.
No reason to worry.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Luai is usually a very good kicker of the footy.
No reason to worry.

Good short kicking game from what I’ve seen, but it does appear he’s struggled with other kicks.

I think there’s ways around this anyway. 5 teams last year basically only had 1 kicker in their team, you can also have Api do some kicking and possibly someone else in the team.

Or Luai could improve his long range kicking game.

 

[age.s]

Imagine how Katoa would look in an all white kit.

"Hnnnnngggggg" - Martie

 

[franklin2323]

The Tongan coaching staff is Kristan Woolf. Fairleigh and Hook. I highly doubt there was a good plan was just attitude

 

[mxlegend99]

The Tongan coaching staff is Kristan Woolf. Fairleigh and Hook. I highly doubt there was a good plan was just attitude

Tonga wanted to win. Everyone put in. They didnt win through fancy attack or doing anything special. They fired up, showed pride in their jersey and fought to thedeath.

Being the underdogs I think any coach could have fired them up for it. The real tragedy ishow little Australia seemed to care. Guys like Mitchell, Munster, DCE etc. Treated the game as if it was a joke IMO. No passion for the jersey.

That said you could easily argue we were outcoached since I dont think Meninga does any coaching. Just relies on his superior roster and class toget it done.

 

[franklin2323]

Tonga wanted to win. Everyone put in. They didnt win through fancy attack or doing anything special. They fired up, showed pride in their jersey and fought to thedeath.

Being the underdogs I think any coach could have fired them up for it. The real tragedy ishow little Australia seemed to care. Guys like Mitchell, Munster, DCE etc. Treated the game as if it was a joke IMO. No passion for the jersey.

That said you could easily argue we were outcoached since I dont think Meninga does any coaching. Just relies on his superior roster and class toget it done.

exactly was easy for them to get up...Harder for the weaker guys in that squad to do it over a season. You seen all the assistant coaches? Mal is just a figurehead

 

[herbert henry1908]

Apparently BMM is getting offers from NRL clubs.

He’d be a good addition at the right price. Could easily be in our prop rotation.