Auntie.Gerald
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I have watched closely Liu and Fafita...........the last game in particular when both started as propsDefinite head scratcher at times especially when you see some of the dead wood being carried in the top 30 at the moment. Sione Finau, another one too.
Latu, Nick T, Liu, Finau should all be locked up in my opinion and all be in the top 30 for 2026

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What did you make of them first 20mins?
I felt they really struggled to get back on side. There are some clear times when they strolled straight backwards and left a big gap between the play and didnt close it nearly quick enough.
BUT in saying that Liu and Fafita if they can get their tanks up to speed could be really exciting project players. FAfita has been injury plagued for two years at the Dragons which is frustrating.........but a little disturbing that Liu at 20yrs old (now) looked no worse than Fafita who has been in the system quite a while now. They are a little erratic in their injection into the games and have a stack to work on in their intensity in defence.
They do look pretty good on the hitups though.
Nick T ran some good lines, was given some hospital passes and was up ended and driven back hard. But I have seen enough of him to to see he is a goer.........but versus Egan, Stewart etc ? and Halangahu only just turned 18yrs old and is starting to build his tank 2 or 3 years young than Nick T...........where does he rank for a top17 spot?
Overall do have a good strategy in place with youth coming through that could be genuine NRL players.