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When he is on. Which hasn't been a lot lately. In a final though he is one you want.Martin is our best back rower
When he is on. Which hasn't been a lot lately. In a final though he is one you want.Martin is our best back rower
It was Martin's best game in 2024 and yet Garner had a better game. Really take time to let that sink inWhen he is on. Which hasn't been a lot lately. In a final though he is one you want.
I'm a big Garner fan, but Martin at his best is a beast. We just dont see it often enough.It was Martin's best game in 2024 and yet Garner had a better game. Really take time to let that sink in
He offers almost nothing with the ball. Let the mad man loose in the middleI'm a big Garner fan, but Martin at his best is a beast. We just dont see it often enough.
He offers almost nothing with the ball. Let the mad man loose in the middle
He isn't a middle yet. Very different position. If he was a middle today he'd get 10-20 minutes stints off the bench.
He was doing the work Fraudner used to do on Friday. Running hard and almost dangerous lines through the defence. Takes a crazy man to do it and that's Martin. Combines with Cleary very well. No doubt he keeps right backrow next year.
It was just who Garner was running at that was the main factor in this. And I'm saying this as someone who stuck up for Garner when people were really harsh on him.It was Martin's best game in 2024 and yet Garner had a better game. Really take time to let that sink in
Something needs to give.
currently Garner is a starter
Yeo - enough said
Papalli offers something we don't have
Martin
Someone needs prop minutes at in the top 17
That's a 2025 discussion.
If I had to choose right now then Papali'i is my front rower as the others appear more mobile.
And if they are all backrowers then bench Garner. The other two are international players. No shame in playing from the bench.
Do you think Papali’i makes less errors and is a better defender than Martin? We are talking about the guy who plays for the Tigers right?Being an international is irrelevant for me it is style of player
Do we agree that Alamoti replaces Turuva
Casey McLean comes in to centre?
Talagi's interview after last round sounded like his plan was to play 6.
That means we need the best defender and player that makes least errors in there. A list Martin runs 3rd in. 4th if count Sorro as a backrower
Do you think Papali’i makes less errors and is a better defender than Martin? We are talking about the guy who plays for the Tigers right?
Do you think Papali’i makes less errors and is a better defender than Martin? We are talking about the guy who plays for the Tigers right?
I love Marto when he fires but next year without Luai. Players like Letoa and him are going to need to perform in 50% of games at LEAST for us to be a threat.
I've thought he was a middle from day 1When he is on his great. Problem is his style is high impact. High risk having him as a middle and can just bash guys might be better than next to Talagi. Who after escaping Parra needs someone he can trust to make the tackles.
He would be a gun middle, but when he flicks the switch he is an elite back rower. Moving him into the middle blunts some of his strengths, terrorising halves and other edges, he is also pretty decent contesting kicks. Cant do that as much in the middle.I've thought he was a middle from day 1
I've thought he was a middle from day 1
From memory Papalli when he was at Parra, was a right side player like Martin, that leaves the left side to Garner and Mav who needs to be in 1st grade next yearHe was in juniors.
Had a decent game replacing Kiks and he was made an edge.
Henry and Smith are safe. Garner is safe
Yeo is Yeo
How we use Martin, Leota and Papalli is key to how good we go moving forward
From memory Papalli when he was at Parra, was a right side player like Martin, that leaves the left side to Garner and Mav who needs to be in 1st grade next year