Jason Bukuya

[Fufu Andronez]

Oh yeah thats awesome news if he's cleared or not named in the list. Good on him, hopefully it eases some off those issues he was having earlier in the year

 

[Rennie]

Offered nothing off the bench for mine. Would rather another big-popper i.e. Vete,Paasi,Lisone for a couple of 10-15 stints against the Panthers.

 

[Rennie]

Again offered zero. Some strange selection decisions by cappy. But all in all probably finished where they deserved always find it hard to win in oz against the good teams.

 

[JJ]

Again offered zero. Some strange selection decisions by cappy. But all in all probably finished where they deserved always find it hard to win in oz against the good teams.

find it hard to win anywhere against good teams, because we're not terribly good... I am a bit over it, people talking things up because of McFadden and Tomkins funny really, nothing has changed - when it counts, they can seldom perform

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Bukuya, Matagi, Mateo, Lousi I just don't rate, especially on the defensive side of the ball.

For whatever reason Matulino us phoning it in and Rapira is barely a shell of the prop he used to be. Injuries have caught up mentally and physically.

 

[Izz]

people talking things up because of McFadden and Tomkins funny really

people who've got a bee in their bonnet about McFadden and Tomkins, even when nobody is talking them up, funny really

 

[JJ]

people who've got a bee in their bonnet about McFadden and Tomkins, even when nobody is talking them up, funny really

well, people have been talking them up, and I am underwhelmed, and incredibly disappointed... glad I am amusing you though

 

[Izz]

well, people have been talking them up, and I am underwhelmed, and incredibly disappointed... glad I am amusing you though

yeah, but everybody's pretty much moved past that, the talker-uppers and the the non talker-uppers. Except you. Look mate, we know what your opinion is, you don't have to keep giving it to us every post.

 

[vvvrulz]

I thought Rapira and Matagi had a couple of strong carries today, but still nowhere near enough.
Lillyman was strangely quiet and he's our only form prop. Matulino clearly isn't caring much atm

Bukuya has really dropped his lollies mid season too
Mateo ordinary lately, Lousi hasn't been bad.

That's a long list of underperforming forwards

 

[Cold Roses]

I thought Rapira and Matagi had a couple of strong carries today, but still nowhere near enough.
Lillyman was strangely quiet and he's our only form prop. Matulino clearly isn't caring much atm

Bukuya has really dropped his lollies mid season too
Mateo ordinary lately, Lousi hasn't been bad.

That's a long list of underperforming forwards

We got monstered. Simple as that. We lack size, aggression, defensive capability and work rate. The core of this forward pack has been here for three under performing years and it's time for a clean out. Simple as that. We don't measure up.

 

[Iron Lion]

We have one of the smallest and weakest forward packs in the NRL - thats why we cant beat the top 8 sides. They play power games we just cant live with.

 

[Juju]

Our whole pack got monstered.
Bukya had one carry for 4m

Rapira only ran for 40m
Benry 27m
Sione Lousi 24m
Matulino 40m

Underwhelming as...

 

[Fufu Andronez]

^^ that is absolutely pitiful in a do or die game

 

[WithTheDawn]

Must be the worst forward pack effort of the season? Thought numbers were better than that even against the Roosters and other big losses.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Just to put in in perspective this week...

Todd Lowrie played 9 minutes for 33m

Those running metres are what you'd expect from youngsters getting their feet wet in limited minutes, not supposed first grade regulars. Pretty sad, but for this team not uncommon.

Our forwards are piss weak. If that doesn't change then neither will our results next year.

 

[Rennie]

Our whole pack got monstered.
Bukya had one carry for 4m

Rapira only ran for 40m
Benry 27m
Sione Lousi 24m
Matulino 40m

Underwhelming as...

WOW!! Surely those are not fulltime stats. Matulino the big disappointment for me, has looked uninterested ever since moved back to prop. Benry spent most of the game covering in the centres for an unfit Hurrell & Lousi is just Lousy.

 

[Iron Lion]

Our whole pack got monstered.
Bukya had one carry for 4m

Rapira only ran for 40m
Benry 27m
Sione Lousi 24m
Matulino 40m

Underwhelming as...

In the mean time Abraham Papali has signed with the Roosters and Albert Vete has been told if he can find a new club he is free to go.

 

[JJ]

Must be the worst forward pack effort of the season? Thought numbers were better than that even against the Roosters and other big losses.

Lillyman and Mannering aside, they've be piss weak all year... yardage is a strange one with this team though, given the gameplan is to rely so heavily on the wingers...

 

[Rennie]

Lillyman and Mannering aside, they've be piss weak all year... yardage is a strange one with this team though, given the gameplan is to rely so heavily on the wingers...

Is it the gameplan to rely so heavily on the wingers? Or are the forwards too slow in getting back onside to take the first/second hitups of the set.:?

 

[vvvrulz]

Manu ran a crazy amount of metres in recent weeks
He has the will to do hard work, that's already better than most of the forwards