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hindy111

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You watched one game and made the call?

You can not change the physical size of a player and the leg drive and how fast they accelerate.
Moimesea has tiny calves and looks thin. He has no leg drive at all or power.
Mataele and Morretti I've seen a couple of times. Very big boys who have raw power. They have the physical element to become NRL players if their attitude and other parts of game develop.
Moimesea I just don't think has anything to work with. I hope I am wrong.
 

Gronk

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I watched him in NSW CUP and if BA thinks he is better then Morretti or Mataele he is a moron.
Well if you are saying that Moretti is an NRL player, then you are more of a moron. When Lane & Matto are available. Momo will be ahead of Morretti cos he will be reggies bench or Ron Massey. Too many errors mate. Soon the kids from U21s will overtake him.
 

hindy111

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Well if you are saying that Moretti is an NRL player, then you are more of a moron. When Lane & Matto are available. Momo will be ahead of Morretti cos he will be reggies bench or Ron Massey. Too many errors mate. Soon the kids from U21s will overtake him.

Errors can be fixed I think don't you? Physcoal size won't change. But you've seen more of him then me so probably a better judge.
On weekend
Morreti made 127 Mrs and 49 PCM
Moimesea made 35mtrs and 9 PCM.

According to stats 50 mins each
 

hindy111

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60’s was talking him up like some world beater, lol.

He was. But really what is he meant to say? Perhaps he could be a bit more neutral. He does overhype a lot of players but he is dedicated and I can't say anything negative towards the guy as he puts a lot of effort into what he does for free.

I try and use his posts to get a sense of which players train hard or have put on size etc. Plus I reckon seasoned NRL players wouldn't try and impress as much in training drills so it's possible guys like Moimesea do stand out as they are going 100% vs Jnrs 75%
 

Legal Eel

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Did we lose the middle because merkins were fatigued or just because they weren't mobile enough? Yeah bring on a fresh plodder ffs. That'll stop Grant, Meaney and Munster.
Such a typically disingenuous argument - but then again, all defence counsel need to do is create doubt in the prosecution and you are a tremendous defender of everything Arthur!

For the record, I'm not personally throwing the baby out with the bath water after one loss.

However, even you know that if Makatoa was too much of a plodder to be trusted with fifteen minutes in a round one game then he shouldn't have been picked in the first place.

BA selected him - but then didn't trust him as a relief middle.

It's not even like he is a debutante, as he was a regular in BA's eyes most of last year.

It's this frequent and repeated inability to manage his bench that has many worried about our coach - but I suspect you know that and can actually see the point, yet refuse to do so publicly as it will damage your steadfast and heroic defence of the coach.
 

84 Baby

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Moimesea I just don't think has anything to work with. I hope I am wrong.
I think he has plenty to work with. He’s tall and I reckon it’s less “he’s got small calves!”, more that he’s quite lean but of mostly muscle, from what I’ve seen he isn’t super slow and he apparently (although see below cause I have doubts) has a good motor.

The “highlight” of his debut though was a tired arm to hit Meaney(?) high after he was on field for about a minute. That’s shithouse application. Wouldn’t matter if your Addo-Carr fast or NAS big or have Kikau’s skill set, if you’re struggling to focus on the basics after a minute, that’s almost a write-off in itself. Benefit of the doubt because he’s a rookie, but he’s on thin ice.
 

Gronk

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Errors can be fixed I think don't you? Physcoal size won't change. But you've seen more of him then me so probably a better judge.
On weekend
Morreti made 127 Mrs and 49 PCM
Moimesea made 35mtrs and 9 PCM.

According to stats 50 mins each
Momo played 24 mins only. Also Moretti played in the middle and Momo was playing centre for a while. It's a bit rich to compare the weekend stats.
 

Gazzamatta

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He was. But really what is he meant to say? Perhaps he could be a bit more neutral. He does overhype a lot of players but he is dedicated and I can't say anything negative towards the guy as he puts a lot of effort into what he does for free.

I try and use his posts to get a sense of which players train hard or have put on size etc. Plus I reckon seasoned NRL players wouldn't try and impress as much in training drills so it's possible guys like Moimesea do stand out as they are going 100% vs Jnrs 75%
Given a shortened pre season for most and much was nuffy V nuffy maybe it was easier to stand out. The quality of our 2s was there to see on Saturday.
 

Cloeel

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Looks like Moses is fired up with the questions about contract.

Fans should be happy with line of questioning.


Surprised the media has taken that angle tbh.

Would have thought they would be having a field day about how incompetent we are for not getting the deal done already.
 

TheCrowe

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Errors can be fixed I think don't you? Physcoal size won't change. But you've seen more of him then me so probably a better judge.
On weekend
Morreti made 127 Mrs and 49 PCM
Moimesea made 35mtrs and 9 PCM.

According to stats 50 mins each
Pretty telling stats. Even without knowing those it was very obvious which player showed the most potential.
 

84 Baby

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Gronk

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Looks like Moses is fired up with the questions about contract.

Fans should be happy with line of questioning.
Maybe he can tell his f**king uncle to get it done. Cos if we lose against the Sharks, he will get blamed for the distraction.
 

King-Gutho94

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Surprised the media has taken that angle tbh.

Would have thought they would be having a field day about how incompetent we are for not getting the deal done already.
I think even the media know what we have offered is more then fair.

If he goes because the Tigers have offered extordanary money.
 

Gronk

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I think the key takeaway is that the media has NFIdea on the real figures.
We still dont know how much Drown signed for.
Im less concerned if he stays or goes now. Munster showed him how a marquee player takes charge in the clutch moments.....even though I hate that Fker.
Very punchable.
 

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