General Discussion Thread

[Blade23]

I have not heard one person say bad things about Mansour. Other than the fact his time has come.

Assuming the trial sides are going to be the round 1 sides ( which they usually are at this stage) then as I predicted Mansour doesn't start for Souths.

Exactly where a few of us have been saying he should be at this stage of his career. No disrespect just reality

I don't have direct Souths intel but I have heard he is training on the right outside Gagai. A side he has barely played.
Round 1 backline most likely will be (barring injuries)
Latrell
AJ
Graham
Gagai
Mansour
Most likely a back on the bench till Latrell gets his fitness up.
I was told Bennett wanted a big metre eating winger to start the sets off. To help their middle forwards out. That is why he wanted Mansour.

 

[franklin2323]

I don't have direct Souths intel but I have heard he is training on the right outside Gagai. A side he has barely played.
Round 1 backline most likely will be (barring injuries)
Latrell
AJ
Graham
Gagai
Mansour
Most likely a back on the bench till Latrell gets his fitness up.
I was told Bennett wanted a big metre eating winger to start the sets off. To help their middle forwards out. That is why he wanted Mansour.

That being the case. Then why not start him this week. So he gets more time in a new position

 

[Blade23]

That being the case. Then why not start him this week. So he gets more time in a new position

That would require getting into the mind of Wayne Bennett.

 

[franklin2323]

That would require getting into the mind of Wayne Bennett.

He does like an outside back on the bench. Maybe that is the plan but is a strange one

 

[Fangs]

His dismissal sounds pretty routine to me.

I'm just surprised it wasn't at Cafe de Wheels.

 

[panthersam]

His dismissal sounds pretty routine to me.

I'm just surprised it wasn't at Cafe de Wheels.

That would have made for an awkward trip back to the location for the Weidler follow up interview love it haha

Deliver the news over a Tiger Pie

 

[MugaB]

That would require getting into the mind of Wayne Bennett.

Mr Build"em up Slowburn



Now.....get off redfern's lawwwn

 

[Original Name]

I don't understand who some people think would start over Mansour. Jaxon Paulo? It seems like a clear cut decision for Mansour to start by default looking at the balance of their backline and Souths' depth.

 

[panthersam]

I don't understand who some people think would start over Mansour. Jaxon Paulo? It seems like a clear cut decision for Mansour to start by default looking at the balance of their backline and Souths' depth.

Mansour isn’t named to start at this stage in tonight’s Charity Shield so it must not be too clear cut as the rest of the team is named as per full strength.

 

[martielang]

I don't understand who some people think would start over Mansour. Jaxon Paulo? It seems like a clear cut decision for Mansour to start by default looking at the balance of their backline and Souths' depth.

Because it doesn’t fit their narrative that Mansours good enough to start in another top 4 team...

 

[panthersam]

Because it doesn’t fit their narrative that Mansours good enough to start in another top 4 team...

Do you mean ‘their’ as in the coaching staff at the Penrith Panthers?

 

[franklin2323]

I don't understand who some people think would start over Mansour. Jaxon Paulo? It seems like a clear cut decision for Mansour to start by default looking at the balance of their backline and Souths' depth.

Paulo looks good but still no Braidon Burns.

What looks a full strength side. He is named on the bench

 

[franklin2323]

Because it doesn’t fit their narrative that Mansours good enough to start in another top 4 team...

Even if he does start at Souths doesn't mean he should of started here. They have us covered for speed as most sides do

 

[martielang]

Even if he does start at Souths doesn't mean he should of started here. They have us covered for speed as most sides do

Not saying he should’ve but man you’d think the blokes next stop is Sydney Shield the way some talk about him.

 

[franklin2323]

Not saying he should’ve but man you’d think the blokes next stop is Sydney Shield the way some talk about him.

Not at all. What hurt him was being only a winger. If he was able to be moved to centre or backrow there wouldn't be an issue.

It is a limited skillset he has which we don't need

 

[WestyLife]

Because it doesn’t fit their narrative that Mansours good enough to start in another top 4 team...

Except the argument is that we are balanced better now not that Mansour can't contribute to a team so you and black diamond could at least be honest.

 

[Original Name]

Paulo looks good but still no Braidon Burns.

What looks a full strength side. He is named on the bench

His defence is dodgy. E.g That try where Edwards just pushed him away was bad by first grade standard.

 

[MugaB]

Not at all. What hurt him was being only a winger. If he was able to be moved to centre or backrow there wouldn't be an issue.

It is a limited skillset he has which we don't need

Ive been saying that all year long, and we do need it, we just don't need so much of it, and not at that cost
Mansour not starting at souths probably more to do with not ruffling the souths team in terms of ascendancy, especially since there are other backs who've been there way before him

 

[franklin2323]

Ive been saying that all year long, and we do need it, we just don't need so much of it, and not at that cost
Mansour not starting at souths probably more to do with not ruffling the souths team in terms of ascendancy, especially since there are other backs who've been there way before him

Staines and May add speed. So rounds out the squad well

 

[WestyLife]

That Suali kid has the skills and is going to be a big boy.