Round 22 vs. Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Discussion

[Big Pete]

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs vs. Dolphins
Salter Oval, 30 July 2023
Kick Off: 2:00pm

1. Jake Averillo 2. Blake Wilson 3. Jacob Kiraz 4. Braidon Burns 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Matt Burton 7. Toby Sexton 8. Max King 9. Reed Mahoney 10. Tevita Pangai Junior 11. Viliame Kikau 12. Jacob Preston 13. Raymond Faitala-Mariner

14. Kyle Flanagan 15. Kurtis Morrin 16. Corey Waddell 17. Samuel Hughes

19. Jayden Okunbor 20. Harrison Edwards 21. Ryan Sutton 22. Jeral Skelton 23. Liam Knight

1. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. Jamayne Isaako 3. Euan Aitken 4. Valynce Te Whare 5. Tesi Niu 6. Kodi Nikorima 7. Sean O'Sullivan 8. Jesse Bromwich 9. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. Mark Nicholls 11. Felise Kaufusi 12. Connelly Lemuelu 13. Kenny Bromwich

14. Herman Ese'ese 15. Josh Kerr 16. Anthony Milford 17. Jarrod Wallace

18. Isaiya Katoa 19. Harrison Graham 20. Poasa Faamausili 21. Max Plath 22. Jack Bostock​

 

[Big Pete]

We're off to Bundaberg for the first leg of the run home.

The Dolphins will welcome back Jeremy Marshall-King who'll be looking for a big game against his former club. The Hammer returns to fullback after a stint in the centres with Kodi Nikorima going to six. Anthony Milford has retained his spot in the 17 over Katoa who has been named as a reserve.

Ray Stone is out with a broken hand, so Josh Kerr returns to the bench with Kenny Bromwich pushing into the starting line-up. Jarrod Wallace was also successful in his judiciary hearing and was able to escape another stint on the sidelines.

What do we make of the Katoa omission? I would have thought Hammer-Katoa-SOS-JMK with Kodi off the bench would have been the play. Keep in mind, Redcliffe have a bye in the QCup so unless Katoa goes to Toowoomba with the Capras, he won't receive any game time this weekend.

 

[MugaB]

Too many cooks in the kitchen if SoS , Milford, Kodi, and Katoa are on at the same time, add in JMK, this could be milfords last game, to keep Katoa out of this side might be a good thing, kikau is back, he is going to storm on the edge, and other than hammer and te whare, the rest are experienced 1st graders,
Id expect kodi will slot into hooker for a stint, while milford comes on, unless they use wallace again, but i doubt it

 

[Puff]

We're off to Bundaberg for the first leg of the run home.

The Dolphins will welcome back Jeremy Marshall-King who'll be looking for a big game against his former club. The Hammer returns to fullback after a stint in the centres with Kodi Nikorima going to six. Anthony Milford has retained his spot in the 17 over Katoa who has been named as a reserve.

Ray Stone is out with a broken hand, so Josh Kerr returns to the bench with Kenny Bromwich pushing into the starting line-up. Jarrod Wallace was also successful in his judiciary hearing and was able to escape another stint on the sidelines.

What do we make of the Katoa omission? I would have thought Hammer-Katoa-SOS-JMK with Kodi off the bench would have been the play. Keep in mind, Redcliffe have a bye in the QCup so unless Katoa goes to Toowoomba with the Capras, he won't receive any game time this weekend.

Nothing.

I have worked in sports with young kids, and at NRL lvl 19 is young. They just need time out.

I think a great example to look at is a youngster by the name of Harvey Elliott who plays for Liverpool in the EPL. These types of players aren't full season prospects and need a break every now and again as part of their development and learning. Harvey played well early doors and faded as the season went on. Katoa was great early doors and is starting to slip slightly. It is was young sports people do. The ones that last the whole season have extreme experience surrounding them, and take the brunt for them as they so through the season. Unfortunately, for Katoa we are a new club, and the mix isnt right there at the moment.

So, I would say a break right now is perfect timing for him coming off the bye, getting the largest break as possible without hampering total game time/development in a large way.

He will get more from the break, rather then having no break and struggling week in week out. Whilst these kids look fit and strong, their bodies are not mature and need breaks, even in Soccer/football, which is hard on the body.