I have been singing his praises all year (although well aware that he still has a ways to go). Injury has disrupted his season but when on the field he has played big minutes and not shirked his workload all the whilst playing with intent and aggression.
Would love to see the club lock him up but as always it needs to be considered against both what the club believes it desperately needs to give itself a competitive roster and what other clubs are going to throw at Pauli. If the Tigers/Warriors/Raiders or any other fringe Top 8 roster think he is the missing piece and are willing to pay him $400-500k at him where do we draw the line?
He definitely ignited the team yesterday though. Came on and even if our only option was a short ball to him down the left he would produce a 15m gain and give our set some impetus.
Completely agree.
Even last year there were moments in games when our forwards lacked impact but he provided it.
He offers size and raw power. He is a must keep as he is so different from anyone else in our squad.
A work in progress and a must-retain player.
He was also one of the reasons given for paying overs to the superannuated geezers so would be a shame if they forced him out.
Sick of pou's dribble about his defensive deficiencies when we have blokes like Morgan takarangi watmougn and mau who forever miss key tackles anyway.