In Fitzy We Trust

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I don't think he's mobile enough to defend at centre. Tracey may improve his reads, but Talakai isn't going to magically become more agile.

They could be defending together this week our left side looks shaky

 

[Cheese sandwich]

I don't think he's mobile enough to defend at centre. Tracey may improve his reads, but Talakai isn't going to magically become more agile.

I've been like a broken record saying that since last year. With the ball he's great but he's putrid in defence and for such a strong bloke he gets brushed off fairly easily as well.

 

[fizman]

Paul Gallen > 1.79m - 104kgs
Sifa Talakai > 1.78m - 100kgs

I would be playing Sifa at 13 - Whilst, I despise seeing forwards as pivots in back line movements, I would be OK with Sifa being a ball distributor because he has soft hands.

Finucane is a Prop only.
Rudolf is a 2nd Rower only.
Sifa at Lock.
McIness at Hooker.

 

[Quicksilver]

Paul Gallen > 1.79m - 104kgs
Sifa Talakai > 1.78m - 100kgs

I would be playing Sifa at 13 - Whilst, I despise seeing forwards as pivots in back line movements, I would be OK with Sifa being a ball distributor because he has soft hands.

Finucane is a Prop only.
Rudolf is a 2nd Rower only.
Sifa at Lock.
McIness at Hooker.

Wow, the towering Paul Gallen.

 

[shadowboxer]

Finucane is a Prop only.
Rudolf is a 2nd Rower only.
Sifa at Lock.
McIness at Hooker.

Agreed on all that. Hadn’t thought about Sifa lock but yeah -likey much.
McInnes hooker is a no brainer - it’s like no one has the balls to do it and make poor baby Brailey cry.

 

[toomuchsoup]

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[Peach & Apricot]

McInness starting at hooker and Brailey off the bench is the ideal model.

 

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McInness starting at hooker and Brailey off the bench is the ideal model.

I have given up on Brailey

 

[Chimp]

McInness starting at hooker and Brailey off the bench is the ideal model.

If you look at McInnes, he’s got some serious strapping over one of his hands, that might inhibit his passing!

 

[Peach & Apricot]

I have given up on Brailey

At least we didn't choose Jayden - the poor guy has spent most of his time at Newcastle injured

 

[sladden road]

We’ve been to this rodeo before. Many times. We know how it ends. A bit like the finger banging Sister Mary-Eugenie gave me at confession.

At first, it was perplexing curiosity but then, the disappointment of no tongue left me bitter and full of unbridled angst.

Post of the year

 

[DJDL]

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Tom Petty and the Flat Trackers

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Pretty spot on.

I posted earlier about maybe some of these guys have peaked (Brails, Toby, Williams in particular).

It’s seriously time for a clean out.

I’d be letting these guys know they’re free to negotiate elsewhere:

Toby
Herb
Williams
Tracey
McInnes or Finucane

It’s time to be ruthless, free up some cash, and give this squad a shake up.

 

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Pretty spot on.

I posted earlier about maybe some of these guys have peaked (Brails, Toby, Williams in particular).

It’s seriously time for a clean out.

I’d be letting these guys know they’re free to negotiate elsewhere:

Toby
Herb
Williams
Tracey
McInnes or Finucane

It’s time to be ruthless, free up some cash, and give this squad a shake up.

I would keep Williams

Hunt can go as well.
We need a heads up hooker, and 2 middles that make ground and intemidate

 

[DJDL]

I would keep Williams

Hunt can go as well.
We need a heads up hooker, and 2 middles that make ground and intemidate

That’s why I didn’t list Royce.
He’s the closest thing we have to an enforcer.

 

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That’s why I didn’t list Royce.
He’s the closest thing we have to an enforcer.

But his not, look at him defend he is lazy

 

[bluefox68]

That’s why I didn’t list Royce.
He’s the closest thing we have to an enforcer.

BHU is great, when he’s not injured…!

 

[R-15-3]

What type of help from specialists do we have working with the club?

I would like to see us get a running coach for our forwards, we need to get more leg drive and better running styles to suit players like Hazelton, JC, Kafusi etc.
I assume we don’t use Roger Fabri anymore since xerri dramas where I think he was thrown under the bus.

Getting a NFL coach over for a stint would help massively imo.

What about getting someone like Toovey in for short stints throughout the year as a motivator come in for 2-3 weeks at a time to really blast the players at training, pre game etc let him cross that line that those who are there week in week out can’t.

Then the most important one but would hope the club already does is a sports psychologist to come in full time, we seem to have a lot of players that appear to have their heads somewhere else, confidents issues etc etc.

Also like to see the club bring in blocks of 2/3 weeks through the year where players are banned from media appearances outside of club press conferences.
No special one on one interviews, pod casts, advertising shoots, matty johns show appearances, radio commentary gigs etc etc seems like that’s all they do in their spare time it can’t be good for them.

 

[Special K]

If you want someone to give them a serve call Gal into the sheds. I was hoping he would wonder in on the weekend. We have not been the same since he left.

 

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What type of help from specialists do we have working with the club?

I would like to see us get a running coach for our forwards, we need to get more leg drive and better running styles to suit players like Hazelton, JC, Kafusi etc.
I assume we don’t use Roger Fabri anymore since xerri dramas where I think he was thrown under the bus.

Getting a NFL coach over for a stint would help massively imo.

What about getting someone like Toovey in for short stints throughout the year as a motivator come in for 2-3 weeks at a time to really blast the players at training, pre game etc let him cross that line that those who are there week in week out can’t.

Then the most important one but would hope the club already does is a sports psychologist to come in full time, we seem to have a lot of players that appear to have their heads somewhere else, confidents issues etc etc.

Also like to see the club bring in blocks of 2/3 weeks through the year where players are banned from media appearances outside of club press conferences.
No special one on one interviews, pod casts, advertising shoots, matty johns show appearances, radio commentary gigs etc etc seems like that’s all they do in their spare time it can’t be good for them.

To much social media for these guys.
Get Ben Johnson in for sprint coach lol

 

[Feej 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I think they need a heart transplant.