Tony Puletua has expired...

[Bozo]

Past his use by date. OK, but not by Penrith standards. Too many fundemental mistakes. He's a potato. Bugger off Tony.

 

[smeghead]

Hope he plays to your prediction on Friday night

 

[S.S.T.I.D]

Move him to the front row. Moors and Pritchard should be the back rowers.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

He will grow an extra arm and leg next year when 70centsalitre goes to Penriff.

 

[pantherz9103]

Past his use by date. OK, but not by Penrith standards. Too many fundemental mistakes. He's a potato. Bugger off Tony.

Whilst I don't exactly disagree that he's underperforming, you sure have picked an appropriate user name.

 

[Panther_Daz]

He was arguably our best player on the weekend, and had a blinder against Manly. I think abit of consistency is all BIG T needs.

 

[Hurriflatch]

Tony is concistant

he plays 1 good game every 4 weeks

 

[mxlegend99]

Tony is concistant

he plays 1 good game every 4 weeks

It's true.

His is still capable. He has shown that a couple of times. His heart doesn't seem to be. Here's hoping Petero gives Big T, Pritchard, Moors and Grant some extra spirit. All are playing below their capability, and look to have trouble getting motivated.

Big T should be motivating our guys, but he doesn't get motivated himself. Poor choice for a co-captain IMO.

 

[Azkatro]

He was alright alongside his mate Galuvao in 2003... interesting how once they split up they both pretty well disappeared.

 

[kooriguy]

galavao lived off puletuas runs, and puletua ran off the back of a lang hit up. can be a damaging forward and is probably in the top biggest forwards in nrl, but is too much of a nice guy and has no mongrel.

 

[aids]

i thought poo-or-two-ah had a great game on the weekend.

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

He was alright alongside his mate Galuvao in 2003... interesting how once they split up they both pretty well disappeared.

Pretty big difference between the two imo. Galuvao was a nobody before and after 2003, while Puletua has been a good player since 1998- not always great, a bit up and down, a bit lazy, but still an upper echelon sort of player.

It'll be an insult to Puletua if he gets remembered alongside Joe Galuvao.

 

[Azkatro]

Pretty big difference between the two imo. Galuvao was a nobody before and after 2003, while Puletua has been a good player since 1998- not always great, a bit up and down, a bit lazy, but still an upper echelon sort of player.

It'll be an insult to Puletua if he gets remembered alongside Joe Galuvao.

What can you say though? Like you said he was always decent, but that was the peak of his career and he was great. I get the feeling he's the sort of person that was comfortable with his teammates at the time and it benefitted his footy.

 

[sooperdooper]

meh, shows some great signs sometimes but then doesnt others....is he fully fit?

 

[hineyrulz]

He's not a shadow of the player he was in 2003/4. He played great against Manly but those sort of games are few and far between.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Heard that Penrith have possibly told him not required next season

Also mentioned was the fact that Matt Adamson is back in training and may strap the boots on again this season

 

[kia ora storm]

He was arguably our best player on the weekend, and had a blinder against Manly. I think abit of consistency is all BIG T needs.

Consistency ????...one good game a season is fairly consistent...:lol:

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

What can you say though? Like you said he was always decent, but that was the peak of his career and he was great. I get the feeling he's the sort of person that was comfortable with his teammates at the time and it benefitted his footy.

What I can say is that Puletua has been a good first-grader, and an international regular, for about 8 or 9 years.

Galuvao had one good year, other than that struggled to make first grade.

Big difference.

 

[Azkatro]

And the one good year Galuvao had was the one great year Puletua had

 

[pantherz9103]

What I can say is that Puletua has been a good first-grader, and an international regular, for about 8 or 9 years.

Galuvao had one good year, other than that struggled to make first grade.

Big difference.

Actually he was a regular first grader in not just '03 but '04 and '05. He had some very good games in '04 as well but fell away after that. Lang did not change the team very much even when players were out of form.