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Eels Holden Cup Team and junior reps thread, Part II

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hindy111

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Hey Forty20, what are your thoughts on Tanginoa and the rumours he has gone? Would you say your disappointed?
My non parra fan friends shake there heads when I tell them about Loko and Kelepi being let go.
 
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The question the staff asks about players currently is apparently, will they help the club win a GF

This is the catalyst for decisions being made to take the club forward, ask yourself the same question about the 2 players mentioned and their impact on the salary cap and will the club recruit or retain better players.

Kelepi is a tweener, a power runner that dominates in age footy, hasn't done the same in seniors and in a game where forwards are over 6'0" at a minimum, he appears a little short so to speak
 
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Delboy said:
The question the staff asks about players currently is apparently, will they help the club win a GF

This is the catalyst for decisions being made to take the club forward, ask yourself the same question about the 2 players mentioned and their impact on the salary cap and will the club recruit or retain better players.

Kelepi is a tweener, a power runner that dominates in age footy, hasn't done the same in seniors and in a game where forwards are over 6'0" at a minimum, he appears a little short so to speak
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I think Fui has proven that you don't have to be overly tall to have a power game. Look at Allgood for example, he is the biggest waste of space this side of the Tasman. Big for nothing. Players like Kelepi and Fui (in his prime) are hard to handle. They tend to be quick over the 10m and are a ball of muscle. Releasing Kelepi is a massive mistake IMO
 
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What about Terepo? Do you rate Terepo or tanginoa higher?
I agree that you would need to be carefull with under 20 players.Guys like Vai Toutai and Lassalo can look god soley based on the fact they are more powerfull at that age due to there body developing earlier. I get drilled when I mention Penrith but the guys they have like Moss-Carwtright-Jennings-Yow yeh-DCW have more skill than power games and are rarer to find.Kind of why I don't get excited about young Falou at the moment.
 
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Jake the snake said:
I think Fui has proven that you don't have to be overly tall to have a power game. Look at Allgood for example, he is the biggest waste of space this side of the Tasman. Big for nothing. Players like Kelepi and Fui (in his prime) are hard to handle. They tend to be quick over the 10m and are a ball of muscle. Releasing Kelepi is a massive mistake IMO
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Agreed Jake, i think letting him go is a mistake i hope i am proven wrong.
 
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hindy111 said:
What about Terepo? Do you rate Terepo or tanginoa higher?
I agree that you would need to be carefull with under 20 players.Guys like Vai Toutai and Lassalo can look god soley based on the fact they are more powerfull at that age due to there body developing earlier. I get drilled when I mention Penrith but the guys they have like Moss-Carwtright-Jennings-Yow yeh-DCW have more skill than power games and are rarer to find.Kind of why I don't get excited about young Falou at the moment.
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I rate Terepo and Kelepi the same. Both those guys can be potentially explosive players. Saying that They both have things that they can work on to improve.

No I don't rate Toutai. Yes he's strong but he's not overly quick and not a smart player. That put down against Souths was the final straw. Everything about Toutai's game is flawed.Watch out for Goodall now he's got it!!

Folau still has a question mark over him. Very inconsistent. Goodall will be playing first grade next year.
 
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And then there is Davis.......... I think for squad balance Kelepi and Loko had to go.With what we have and what we need I don't think they fit in....

I still think we need a back up centre for next year.
 
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Morris starting with Fuimaono on the bench. Tagilima is the new centre.

re: Morris, it's a fairly rapid rise for a bloke who barely played SG Ball.
 
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Morris starting with Fuimaono on the bench. Tagilima is the new centre.

re: Morris, it's a fairly rapid rise for a bloke who barely played SG Ball.
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It turns out he was kept out of most of the SG Ball season with a long-term injury. Obviously he seems to be highly rated by the coaching staff and he didn't look out of sorts in his debut.
 
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