I'm really concerned if we let him go early. We are already SO weak in middles. He has been IMMENSE for us.
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I'm really concerned if we let him go early. We are already SO weak in middles. He has been IMMENSE for us.
You haven't been concerned for a long time, you defend the coach and his poor record every chance you get.
I hear what your saying mate but in all seriousness does it really matter....we are shit with of without him....sadly another crap year....will end up with the also rans yet again....my view is we may as well give an up and comer the experience in 1st grade
Yes, you are right BSE.
Yes you are mate....look at it this way as old as I am ( and my time is running out) I would sooner give our young brigade more 1st grade experience to build for the future rather than keep acquiring journeymen that most other clubs are offloading....to be fair I'm not opposed to adding some aging experienced players because that's where young blokes acquire their skill sets but I am opposed to these journeymen getting maximum game time whilst our younger brigade are pulling splinters out of their arses on the bench.....it hasn't worked in the past and imo it won't in the future
Agree Tonga has only been getting 20 -30 minutes a game and now has been dropped for Fifita (where the hell his selection has come from is mind boggling) nobody could write this script!, what is it doing for Tonga's confidence surely Tonga has more to offer this team than Guler .
I was eagerly awaiting LPT getting his debut on the back of last year and the obvious NSW U19s. But l have been a little underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, I see LPT as part of the future... but he wouldn't be the first young player to have spent too much time reading his headlines. The only time l really noticed him is missing his assignment back on the inside which might explain him named in the added reserves and getting short minutes at this stage.
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Given what is available out there, I'd vote for Talau as interim coach for the rest of the season. Let him pick his assistant coaches. No Young, no Carr.
If we can't sign any new halves for 2026, I'd say play young Reed to 7 and Atinkson to 6. Move Ilias on and select Kyle and LKT in reserve grade.
I like your comments Jim. My concerns revolve around the coaching. With a player like LPK, if you watch reels of him through the lower grades, he is at his best when he gets a head of steam up. For some reason, he receives the ball standing very flat. That's literally nullifying his biggest strength. Crazy. The try he scored was a classic example. Came onto the ball. He's a big lad. I wish we could develop a better style of play in every aspect of the game. We're behind other teams in so many facets of play. Defensively, we're as poor as. DeBelin, our best forward, turns up every week, and we let him go. Anyways, as you pointed out, we have a talented blend of juniors coming through. The fact that they have all played together is a bonus. Hopefully we'll get there soon. Trying to be patient. I'll be watching the reggie's too. Go Dragons!!!
I can picture Old Beryl bitch slapping Tuipulotu when he makes it rain and Allan doing an mcl as he jogs in to break it up.
Guler & "Klemmer".
