Rd2: 2025 Non Parra games

[Poupou Escobar]

Not many forwards - 5 ?
(Guymer under barrett)

1 every 2 years ?

They were all pre-2019 except for Utoikamanu. Which shows young forwards are a liability. We are talking under 21s here, which was the list I provided. Merkins talking up the Roosters' young pack, only one of them was under 21 (Foketi is 20 this year). Whyte and Losalu are both 23. Wong is 22. Brad Arthur picked plenty of forwards under the age of 23:

Lasalo
Moeroa
Pauli
Paulo
Kritchard
Tanginoa
Terepo
Alvaro
Kaufusi
Mahoney
Niukore
Stone
Utoikamanu
Greig
Papali'i
Rodwell
Doorey
Moretti

You might argue that this is a garbage list of young forwards, but that's a problem for the list management group, not the head coach. As it pertains to Arthur's appetite for picking young forwards (Roosters young, i.e. under 23, not Jersey Flegg young), if they were good enough he would pick them. The problem is that most of them weren't good enough, which is why he relied on experienced hard heads in the pack. Just like every coach in the game.

 

[JokerEel]

Gutho playing ok so far set up Dragons first try

 

[JokerEel]

Can we bring the back to play 5/8? He is playing well

 

[Eelogical]

Can we bring the back to play 5/8? He is playing well

No.

 

[JokerEel]

No.

But he has setup another try

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It's fine. Dylan Brown set up two tries last week.

 

[Gronk]

Gutho killing it.

 

[Suitman]

Gutho killing it.

Good on him.

 

[Gronk]

Good on him.

I put the mocker on Saints I think.

 

[senior]

that was gutho v rabbitohs

 

[Avenger]

Gutho killing it.

He still looks like a statue playing out there. Saints are going to struggle big time with Flanno’s dad’s army tactics.

 

[JokerEel]

Souths have somehow won both games this year ..

 

[Zoso]

Cowboys are gone; Payton just said he wants his team to chase the collision.

 

[Eelogical]

But he has setup another try

He's not the future, he also let in a try. We also let him go, he's busted and slow. Apart from that, your post deserves merit.