Erin Clark

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

I don't recall any issues from Erin. Looks to have turned it around so it shouldn't be a factor if there was some stuff back in the past.

What's your thoughts about Erin as a Rugby League player?

Not so much as him personally. But i like his shape and build and i have always liked that type of player as a prop. I loved Jazz at prop becos it gave more freedom on the bench as Jazz could play long minutes. I believe Clark would be perfect at prop for the same reasons.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I never had any idea he was Temepara’s boy. Always enjoyed watching her

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

I never had any idea he was Temepara’s boy. Always enjoyed watching her

We all did

 

[Penrose Warrior]

I'd have to disagree. That whole bench is pretty much converted mobile backrowers, not a genuine "big man" on it. Clark obviously, Ale is a nuggety backrower playing as an undersized prop, Sifakula is a recently converted backrower who seems to have spent his whole rehab in the gym, Halasima is a centre/backrower. Maiu'u is is the most genuine prop there but even he is in the Ale/Afoa, shortish, nuggety and mobile mould.

If you want to get into the nitty gritty, I'm not sure there's a a guy on that bench legitimately over 6 foot tall. They all fit with a certain body type Webster seems to go for.

Yeah I see your point, but how many BIG guys are there in the comp? Over 115 kegs according to Zero Tackle, that's AFB, Paulo, Papali'i, NAS, Haas, Fifita, Pangai Junior, RCG, BHU of the established FGers. Not many to go around. Even Bunty is up there in the top 15 as a 112kg guy.

And Halasima has to be over 6 foot, surely. OK, his Warriors profile says 6'1. Does height matter so much, unless we're talking about offloading - which we don't do, anyway? Those guys I mentioned, no none of them are BIG but there has to be an intangible metric of how hard you hit the line. Best example I can think of is Michael Hancock, who wasn't a big guy but no f**ker would ever put him down 1st try. Same with Mark Telea in union.

 

[Big Marn]

Yeah I see your point, but how many BIG guys are there in the comp? Over 115 kegs according to Zero Tackle, that's AFB, Paulo, Papali'i, NAS, Haas, Fifita, Pangai Junior, RCG, BHU of the established FGers. Not many to go around. Even Bunty is up there in the top 15 as a 112kg guy.

And Halasima has to be over 6 foot, surely. OK, his Warriors profile says 6'1. Does height matter so much, unless we're talking about offloading - which we don't do, anyway? Those guys I mentioned, no none of them are BIG but there has to be an intangible metric of how hard you hit the line. Best example I can think of is Michael Hancock, who wasn't a big guy but no f**ker would ever put him down 1st try. Same with Mark Telea in union.

had me thinking for abit to decipher BHU.
Vainokolo was hard to handle first try from what i remember.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

I miss the kick returns of the likes of Paleaasina, Tookey and to a lesser degree, but I'd still not want to tackle him - Ervarn Tuimavavue

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Hey I'm not even sure the "mobile, versatile forwards" approach is wrong. Just saying that to me, our squad suggests we're sticking to it.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I miss the kick returns of the likes of Paleaasina, Tookey and to a lesser degree, but I'd still not want to tackle him - Ervarn Tuimavavue

As nostalgic as we are those guys just wouldn’t have the motor for the modern game.

 

[Shaun Hewitt]

As nostalgic as we are those guys just wouldn’t have the motor for the modern game.

100%
Games changed alot over the last 20 years. We're getting old