Team vs Sharks

[Frederick]

Ponga
Young
Gagai
Best
Tuala
Clifford
Clune
Dan
Randall
Jacob
Frizell
Jones
Mann

Crossland
Thompson
Croker
Sue/Jirah

 

[Jono078]

I think that'll be it.

Sue has to be in for Jirah I think. Even Sasagi. Jirah is not getting the minutes and it's clear there isn't the confidence in him.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Jones > Barnett
Sue > Jirah

 

[Johns Magic]

I think that'll be it.

Sue has to be in for Jirah I think. Even Sasagi. Jirah is not getting the minutes and it's clear there isn't the confidence in him.

Unless one of those other benchies learns how to play second-row overnight I think Jirah will keep getting picked as an insurance policy. Why do we need three bench props?

The drums might start beating louder for Edrick to come in now for his ability to cart it out of our end. I’m not sure Brodie is capable of the tough yards Fitzgibbon is. Brodie/Best/Tuala looks a bit light on on the left edge to me. Barnett is also a metre eater in the middle we will be without.

 

[Jono078]

Unless one of those other benchies learns how to play second-row overnight I think Jirah will keep getting picked as an insurance policy. Why do we need three bench props?

He was only a 6 minute insurance policy today, so I don't think that holds up. I'm sure between Sue, Sasagi, Saifitis they can cover 5-10 minutes in the second row.

 

[Johns Magic]

He was only a 6 minute insurance policy today, so I don't think that holds up. I'm sure between Sue, Sasagi, Saifitis they can cover 5-10 minutes in the second row.

Today was not the insurance policy scenario. We could not replace Barnett.

Sasagi is not on our bench. If a second-rower goes off injured in the 1st minute and we have to chuck someone on the edge for a full game, we would be much better off with Jirah than Sue.

 

[macavity]

Geez letting Fermor walk is looking dumber and dumber

 

[Johns Magic]

Geez letting Fermor walk is looking dumber and dumber

I don’t think you can deny a kid wanting to go home but it does hurt watching him go well in the position we are short on.

 

[mozza91]

Fermor had a pretty bad ACL injury in late 2019. Really bad timing.

 

[Yosh]

Wasn't it between Fermor and Fitzy back then? We chose Fitzy and the rest is history I believe.

I also think we let Starling go too early also. Tapine is a gun but I think we couldn't hold onto him at all right?

 

[Jono078]

Knights were in a tough spot with all of them.

Fermor had his injury concerns and he's only looking consistently good this year.. Would have been a long time to hang onto him to only start seeing the rewards now.

Tapine was hard to compete with for the money.

Starling was an undersized hooker that didn't really look up to it. The 6-again rules really play to his strengths.

 

[PhilGould]

Fermor was coming off a bad knee injury and got a much bigger offer to go "home" to SEQ than what the Knights would offer him, so they let him go early.

 

[macavity]

Fermor was coming off a bad knee injury and got a much bigger offer to go "home" to SEQ than what the Knights would offer him, so they let him go early.

Always amazes me when not-off-contract players get offers.

 

[Spot On]

Wasn't it between Fermor and Fitzy back then? We chose Fitzy and the rest is history I believe.

I also think we let Starling go too early also. Tapine is a gun but I think we couldn't hold onto him at all right?

I’d much prefer the props we have than Tapine.

Starling, however, has turned into a very good 9. Has a lot of great attributes. That said, Randall is no slouch and is improving out of sight.

 

[PhilGould]

I'd bring Tapine back in a heartbeat. Would easily start up front with DSaf

 

[Johns Magic]

I'd bring Tapine back in a heartbeat. Would easily start up front with DSaf

100%. Tapine is the new breed of prop. He would walk into any starting team in the comp and be a star.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Geez letting Fermor walk is looking dumber and dumber

Yeah but you can look at that from both sides. He done his ACL right after he left. Usually that happens to players immediately after they sign with us.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

100%. Tapine is the new breed of prop. He would walk into any starting team in the comp and be a star.

Good player for sure but there's a certain amount of "di**head" in him that prevents him taking it to the next level imo.