Vai Toutai

[Gronk]

Not convinced about Vai, massive brain explosion trying to pass that ball in the in goal and he lacks speed. Would rather see Jerome given a shot.

Agree Jake. He lost me when he was in the clear. Showed zero pace. Good wingers have genuine pace these days. Flick him IMHO.

 

[EelsFan05]

Before Koribete got injured he showed how a strong, quick winger can really help a team. Grothe Jnr was the last winger we had that made an impact running out of our quarter.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Agree Jake. He lost me when he was in the clear. Showed zero pace. Good wingers have genuine pace these days. Flick him IMHO.

That was when he passed back inside to Loko?
Toutai was jogging, trying to position the support runner and draw the fullback methinks?

Not saying he's quick - but that's not a fair judgement to make on him.


On him flicking the ball back inside, oh well - one of those plays... He was trying to make a positive difference. Had it gone directly to Hayne, he would've got out of the in-goal and we would've been singing Vai's praises for trying something gutsy. Unfortunately I think if he'd just left it, Reddy was no chance of getting to the ball and it would've been dead....
Hopefully the young bloke learns something there.

 

[oldmancraigy]

On the 'who misses out' thing. I think Morgan is ahead of Sio and Blair as a first grader, surely? Morgan could easily play wing outside Tonga. Morgan would defend better on the wing anyway, and in the games he's played there, he has always acquitted himself nicely.

I'm not sold on Sio - just seems a massive issue in defence, and we've got enough of those already...

Morgan, Tonga, Loko, Toutai

 

[Bigfella]

On the who misses out - barely any of them are first graders so they shouldn't be too precious about it

 

[Y2Eel]

He needs to watch a real winger play

 

[strider]

thank god i never gave toutai a rap in this thread :lol:

 

[Sphagnum]

He's f**ken garbage. Let in two tries already tonight

 

[parra pete]

Blair must be playing like a busted if Vai is better value than him. One and a half games and he has conceded three tries. IMO ----Not up to NRL standard. Can't catch, can't tackle, has no positional play, and makes poor decisions.
Ben Smith knows how to concede a penalty. First one AGAIN tonight. Bet he is the first in the second half too. Watch him...

 

[IFR33K]

We need backs as well as forwards.

 

[Utey]

If we had some half descent go forward, sped up the play the ball and developed some line speed, we'd give our backs some room to move...

 

[newmanj]

Playing out of position.

 

[attamarrap]

I was waiting for this can someone take the superglue off the bottom of his boots

 

[Y2Eel]

Yeah I know he is a center but he has been ordinary since his debut

 

[strider]

Playing out of position.

what's his position? bench? :lol:

 

[newmanj]

He's young. Played u20s 3 weeks ago.

 

[Kornstar]

He's young. Played u20s 3 weeks ago.

Agree with this, he is having an off night but this team is just shit at the moment!

 

[Jake the snake]

He's not ready for 1st grade.

 

[IFR33K]

what's his position? bench? :lol:

Lol. Plays the game like the other toutai.

Are they related???

 

[parra pete]

He's young. Played u20s 3 weeks ago.

If you're good enough, you are old enough..he's not.
Just think, the Eels had Danny Mortimer, Daniel Topou and James Maloney on their books...and let them go. Thank god Morgan played tonight, it would have been embarrassing