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If not Webster is gone
The Cowboys went through a bad situation with Thurston playing a year too long and they lost Ponga as a result. There's nothing you can do if a great player is there like Johnson, even if he's going rubbish, you have to ride it out and then There's guys like AFB that's obviously interested in being some place else that you have to ride it out because even though he mostly just get the good ball after the hard work is done ( as a prop ffs) he has the masses convinced how good he is.
He's a terrible centre. I actually think he's past it tbh
He looked great at the start of the year
He doesn't get it. He doesn't know how to run at a hole, he wants the ball first. I'm even worried about him on the wing. Good fullback but also lack cohesion with the rest of the backline and on those shifts where a simple draw and pass or tap on might hinder the attack.
He did seem to get slower over the season
I think unless the wheel absolutely fall off he’s got a couple of years grace, we unfortunately have a rep for burning through coaches and will be looking at the longer game with Webster. We have been a bit to hasty on a couple of coaches in the past and it has burnt us eg Cleary & Bellamy
It's probably not viable to play there honestly. Also, with the populations the islands have it's probably not realistic to ever expect many NRL players born in the islands. Some, with time, sure, but like Union, it's never going to be the whole team, but that doesn't matter. There are heaps of Tongan and Samoans born in Aus & NZ. They are in elite systems, they identify with and want to represent their culture and they are embraced by the people back in Tonga and Samoa when they play.
You do realise that you're responding to someone who lives in Perth and from Hull that can't see any positives in the game outside those places?
Yeah he’s certainly not a centre and he was also pretty average on the wing when he went there in his last season before Union to accomodate Walsh. Problem is we need to fit Tuaupiki in the team somewhere which will probably be fullback and CNK is a better center so looks like RTS wing, particularly with Montoya leaving he’s certainly better than Kosi
I reckon RTS has been shafted this year TBH. Agree he hasn't performed as a centre, but he was never given an opportunity to settle into the gig and learn it properly.
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I like how the Storm have shifted from recruiting Queenslanders now that the Dolphins are in, to focus more on recruiting Kiwis, good adapting from them. Hopefully as NZ2 take a bite out of their ability to sign Kiwis, the Victorian pipeline will be in full flow.Moses Leo to join Melbourne Storm
Paris Olympic Games Sevens Rugby representative Moses Leo will join Melbourne Storm’s NRL squad from the 2026 season after signing a two-year contract.
is NZ 2 still the favourite for team 20?
