Fainu Bros

[Tigerm]

How good are these brothers.

 

[Nutz]

How good are these brothers.

His sustained effort for the entire 80min was exceptional. What an engine he has. A V8!
Sammy was also rubbing it into his old club....their loss is our gain.

 

[Nutz]

@macnaz
@Tigerm
Hey guys, thanks for putting me onto the twitter X thingy. I've downloaded the app. Some great people to follow for the latest gossip and news. Where have I been ha ha
Cheers

 

[Nutz]

@Tigerm
Anyone in particular worth following that's doesn't show up on this forum too often mate?

 

[Tigerm]

@Tigerm
Anyone in particular worth following that's doesn't show up on this forum too often mate?

NBWT & Tigercast are ones I follow, but there are quite a few on there.

 

[Nutz]

NBWT & Tigercast are ones I follow, but there are quite a few on there.

Ive got Podbean as well. If you don't have it I'd recommend it as it's got every pod including all the nrl stuff like bloke in the bar, DT etc all in one place and its free. Download the app.

 

[Tigers Tale 2.0]

We might get ourselves in a spot of trouble with the brothers if we are not careful. They seem tight (which is to be expected of brothers) and I am guessing they want to stay in the same team. They all came together from Manly so that is to be expected. Latu is the one who seems to be the one we are having a hard time finding a spot for next year with Luia coming. I don't want to see them upset over the treatment of one brother so sign or extend them all and maybe fit Latu in as 14.

 

[BrotherJim05]

We might get ourselves in a spot of trouble with the brothers if we are not careful. They seem tight (which is to be expected of brothers) and I am guessing they want to stay in the same team. They all came together from Manly so that is to be expected. Latu is the one who seems to be the one we are having a hard time finding a spot for next year with Luia coming. I don't want to see them upset over the treatment of one brother so sign or extend them all and maybe fit Latu in as 14.

Valid concern but I'm not worried tbh.

Sam has cemented that back row spot and the combo he's building with Galvin is exceptional. He's everything we wanted in a backrower. Outside of Api, he's neck and neck with Galvin as our best player.

Benji has made it pretty clear that Latu is the next man up after Luai/Gavin combo. Latu is very young (I think he's only 19?) and I don't see him getting agitated if he has to wait in the wings. Even without injuries or suspension, Luai will play Origin so Latu will have time starting in the halves next year.

With Stefano and Papalii leaving, Sione will have a better chance than ever to secure a regular bench spot. He's still a bit green but the fella rips in and if he keeps it up I don't see him falling out of the pecking order.

Even though we are coming last, having all three brothers coming through together, and benefiting from the training facilities we have, I think it will be hard for them to leave when they've got such a good thing going. It shows on the field they clearly are happy where they are

 

[Tigerm]

A pretty handy stat for a 20 yo.

 

[Nutz]

A pretty handy stat for a 20 yo.

And his level of intensity and discipline doesn't drop off which is great for a relatively inexperienced edge player. It's a position where mistakes are often made...pushing passes and offloads, missing tackles etc. These mistakes usually happened when fatigued so he must be super fit.

 

[Tiger05]

Latu had a poor moment last night that screwed us over and it was stupid. The no look pass to Galvin wasn't required.

Apart from that though Latu could be a top tier player in the game. He looked the guy most likely to create something and his defense is fantastic. I'm not sure if he is better than Galvin but I think it's pretty close.

Samuela was great and Sione coming up the middle gives us something different. He is hard to put down and he gets off some great offloads.

We need to build around all 3 of these guys.

 

[Tigerm]

Latu had a poor moment last night that screwed us over and it was stupid. The no look pass to Galvin wasn't required.

Apart from that though Latu could be a top tier player in the game. He looked the guy most likely to create something and his defense is fantastic. I'm not sure if he is better than Galvin but I think it's pretty close.

Samuela was great and Sione coming up the middle gives us something different. He is hard to put down and he gets off some great offloads.

We need to build around all 3 of these guys.

Sione is still to be signed?
I can’t figure that one out.

 

[Tiger05]

Sione is still to be signed?
I can’t figure that one out.

I'm assuming there are no spots left. Can you imagine resigning Doueihi and not Sione. It boggles the mind.

 

[simmo1]

Samuela looks great with the ball, but his one on one defence is pretty weak. Plenty of time for him to fix it with the right coaching.

 

[Nutz]

I'm assuming there are no spots left. Can you imagine resigning Doueihi and not Sione. It boggles the mind.

It's insanity.

 

[Nutz]

Samuela looks great with the ball, but his one on one defence is pretty weak. Plenty of time for him to fix it with the right coaching.

I think he's a sponge, soaking it up. He has a big motor and will improve if, as you said, coached properly.
I don't have any faith in Morris. Surely he has to go.
Defense is how the top clubs win so we need the best defensive coaches available.
I had a backs defensive coach in my day, and a fwd coach. I think it wouldn't hurt to have 3 D coaches.