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TLT - Rnd 11 vs Knights - Friday night @ 6pm

Gherkin

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Doorey was tremendous off the bench in the middle not sure why he is now in the second row.. I guess he comes off for Samrani after 20-30.
Because the other options are shithouse and Samrani offers good versatility off the bench (played 3 positions last week) and isn't up to playing 80 on the edge yet.
If he isn't going to give Matto or Cartwright a run he may as well cycle through the others until we find something that works. Hopefully the offload last week gives Kautoga a bit of confidence and he can have a big game on the other edge.
 
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Doorey living on the (starting) edge instead of Guymer this week... and Mataele named in the resulting bench spot.

The usual bunch of unlikely to be used names listed for jumpers #18-#22.

Knights by 14.
 

Gronk

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Can you tell me more about Toni M? I have heard his name on TCT podcast and assumed he’d played FG at some stage but saw it doesn’t seem he has. 190cm and 108kg he’s a big boy is he middle or edge?
Woukd appreciate the info
He’s only 22 but has been with us since we pinched him from Newcastle since 2022.

Has had a shocking run of injuries.
 

Joshuatheeel

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Can you tell me more about Toni M? I have heard his name on TCT podcast and assumed he’d played FG at some stage but saw it doesn’t seem he has. 190cm and 108kg he’s a big boy is he middle or edge?
Woukd appreciate the info
Parra junior (happy to be corrected), recruited by Manly to play Matt's (played centre), came back to Parra. Recruited by Knights and played NSW cup for them at 19 or so. Then ended up back with us around 2022 I think.

Was an edge but now a middle. Did have some injury issues over last few years.
 

Joshuatheeel

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Interestingly Mataele marked Russell at centre in the 2018 Matt's Gf


And was a Rhino junior.

 

hineyrulz

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rhinos GIF by America's Funniest Home Videos
 

Poupou Escobar

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Not that I rate him but poor old Charlie has gone from starting 13 to not even in the 22.
"Poor old Charlie" is young enough to still be playing Flegg ffs. He is well on track. Not many forwards play first grade every week at his age.

The edge forwards at the current top four clubs hadn't played much NRL by the age of 21. The only freak is Halasima:

MerkinNRL games by the age of 21
Halasima13 (and not even 20 yet)
Blore13
Katoa13
Young9
Guymer8 (and doesn't turn 21 until November)
Kikau0
Nicholson0
Niukore0
Preston0

What this proves is that merkins write players off far too young.
 
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