This game CONFIRMED Tuimoalas inability to really contest and defuse bombs. Ive seen him struggle a few times before and as a WINGER, bombs should be your fortay. Im not saying you have to be tall cos look at Nightingale, he beats guys taller than him. You just got to be a winger/outside back not a makeshift like Nikorima for the Bronx.
Titans coach mustve seen Tuis inability as well and put it down for his halves and wingers game tips.
It got to the stage where Fusitua had to come and cover Tuis side and thats just pathetic. Everyones got to play their part and FULFIL their roles given.
Thing that pisses me off about this is I had known Fusitua was a better fullback then Tui was ages ago. Thats because I knew Tui all his life was a half then he gets to the NRL and becomes a winger/fullback. He played well at fullback and apart from defence he had no other reason to be taken away from that role.
I did however use to moan that by playing Tui at fullback it BLOCKS guys like Fusitua from playing for the Warriors who is an outside back all his life. NOW were seeing that Fusitua can play there and NOW we can see Tui cant jump its just stupid that Cappy couldnt see all this before. The other irony to this is Tui (by no fault of his own) who was blocking outside backs like Fusitua is now shuffled onto the wing and tonight he gets FUSITUA to cover HIS ass because he cant jump??
Tui did very well to score tonight, I think him and Fusitua swapped over in attack so Fus wouldve been gutted otherwise Tui didnt do much on the wing tonight. Manu comes back so I dont know who Cappys going to drop but it does look like Tui is on his way out based on his benching last week and his rather quiet game tonight and ofcourse his "exposed" inability to defuse bombs which Fusitua had to cover for.
Compared to Maumalo and Manu, doesnt offer as much on the wing. First thing we look at is of course the hit ups. Tuis side stepping hit ups will see him get driven back in finals footy. His very few hit ups tonight were crap, no real meters made. Again we do have wingers like Manu and Maumalo who will get us some good yards.
Tui is a good player and should be in the team but to force him away from his natural position and make him compete for another position where theres better qualified, might see Tui gone!
