KOE (ex Canterbury Cup) and Jersey Flegg

[TheRev]

I cant be bothered laying it all out again with screenshots... but the try and the near-try ppl r blaming on Finau, was the result of being outside a rookie centre.. 1 was a 4on4 situation where Lawson charged full pelt out of the line.. didnt stop the pass.. and left an obvious 2on1 for Finau... the other was Lawson turning to tackle the decoy before realising his error and changing direction late.. but the damage was done.

Its fine, Lawson is learning a brand new game and a brand new position,... and hes going to make tonnes of these mistakes, but not fair to lay blame on Finau.. and a different story when Finau is outside an experienced centre who wont be baited.

 

[hook hook]

I cant be bothered laying it all out again with screenshots... but the try and the near-try ppl r blaming on Finau, was the result of being outside a rookie centre.. 1 was a 4on4 situation where Lawson charged full pelt out of the line.. didnt stop the pass.. and left an obvious 2on1 for Finau... the other was Lawson turning to tackle the decoy before realising his error and changing direction late.. but the damage was done.

Its fine, Lawson is learning a brand new game and a brand new position,... and hes going to make tonnes of these mistakes, but not fair to lay blame on Finau.. and a different story when Finau is outside an experienced centre who wont be baited.

Completely agree. He had the same issues playing outside Tamale who was horrible in defence at centre

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Halangahu, Latu and Lpt already pushing above their weight in cup. Exciting stuff

 

[SAP58]

Halangahu, Latu and Lpt already pushing above their weight in cup. Exciting stuff

Halangahu knows his way around a footy field & through the defence what a beast, 18 turns 19 in August & is 109kg & growing. He is an outstanding propect.

 

[baggygreen man]

Ressies need another half and goal kicker.

 

[baggygreen man]

Nar BAGGY what about BGM

Just that I have requested plenty of times for a username change. Baggy or Baggers is fine if u wish.

 

[Dragons4me]

Halangahu knows his way around a footy field & through the defence what a beast, 18 turns 19 in August & is 109kg & growing. He is an outstanding propect.

This!
He impresses me so far. Hope we manage to keep him.

 

[baggygreen man]

Halangahu knows his way around a footy field & through the defence what a beast, 18 turns 19 in August & is 109kg & growing. He is an outstanding propect.

Yes but once fully grown wont his size be better suited in the middle. I see him as a young Addin-Blake at the moment. As he grows he will also lose pace which you need on the edge. Just my opinion.

 

[baggygreen man]

Halangahu,Latu and Lpt already pushing above their weight in cup. Exciting stuff

Want Jake to carry the ball more as he is a bit starved on the edge. Latu huge PCMs, he and Loko take a power of stopping. Defense wise, all three could use some lessons from JDB.

 

[baggygreen man]

Nick T and Jett Liu were also strong. Either would not be out of place on a Firsts bench. There is also more spark around the ruck when the older Finau brother goes to dummy half.

 

[getsmarty]

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[KogarahWarrior]

Again wanted to say - Halangahu with 68 fantasy points on cup debut at that age is absolutely unreal.

And of course, Cody with 61 is also a huge feat on return.

 

[hook hook]

We need to lock down Halangahu and Latu immediately beyond this year. Can probably get away with Nick T and Liu on devs for another year because they would be less on the radar but they’re keepers. For mine out of the young cup forwards, I wouldn’t care if we lost Egan and Webster. Egan is a high work rate back rower who does a lot of the little things well, but back rowers need to be exciting in attack. Halangahu and Nick T offer more on the edge. Liu, LPT and Stewart more in the middle than Webster. I thought Liu was the best prop out of the 4 on the weekend, including LPT.

on a side note I would also extend Finau. I just get the feeling that if we let him go after this year, he will be a star at another club that actually wants to play him in FG next year

 

[baggygreen man]

Sloan will become a good winger.

I dont see it myself. He is too impatient, wants he has to have hands on the pill, testiment to the several times he went inside looking for it. One such foray led to a smart play when he followed the ball carrier then put himself into the perfect position to take the inside pass and speed away without a hand touching him. Conversely another inside play had him having to sprint to his wing to try to save a try, but he was left short. Ouch. No Sloan is a rover so wing does not suit him.

 

[baggygreen man]

We need to lock down Halangahu and Latu immediately beyond this year.

Yes as a priority. Both still green as grass but bursting with youthful enthusiasm and raw talent. When they blossom we want it with them wearing the RedV. So pull out zee finger BOD.

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Yes as a priority. Both still green as grass but bursting with youthful enthusiasm and raw talent. When they blossom we want it with them wearing the RedV. So pull out zee finger BOD.

But how do we know if negotiations to extend the both of them are not already underway??
Or if the players and their managers along with the club have agreed to hold back on negotiations until April/May to see how they both perform at KOE Cup level??
Personally, I think both players want to stay and the club wants to keep them.

 

[getsmarty]

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[Auntie.Gerald]

I suspect Liu has already jumped ahead of Fafita

Jet brought it and is only 20yrs old and is looking likely over the next couple years as a tall rangy prop

Same age as Hamish Stewart who more so played no13 last wknd.........yet Jet did kick returns and first and second hitups and handled it well ............

 

[getsmarty]

ROUND 2 KNOCK-ON EFFECT NSW CUP TEAM LIST​

1	Cody Ramsey (c)
2	Ben Rumble
3	Hayden Buchanan
4	Nathan Lawson
5	Sione Finau
6	Lyhkan King-Togia
7	Jonah Glover
8	Loko Pasifiki Tonga
9	Connor Muhleisen
10	Michael Molo
11	Nick Tsougranis
12	Jacob Halangahu
21	Finau Latu
14	Haele Finau
15	Kyle Stone
16	Viliami Fifita
17	Jett Liu
18	Ammaron Gudgeon
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[getsmarty]

ROUND 2 JERSEY FLEGG CUP TEAM LIST​

1	Tyler Peckham-Harris
2	Toby Rumble
3	Lyric Craft-Te Moananui
4	David Afu
5
6	Eden Hodges
7	Brandon Tikinau (c)
8	Campbell Rubie
9	Isaiah Fagalilo
10	Ryan Hutchinson
11	Jarred Johnson
12	Jarrah Treweek
13	Matthew Alhazim
14	Blake Metcalfe
15	Viliami Amone
16	Lachlan Weir
17	Tobias Miller
18	Kye Wright
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