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Will Penisni development???

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Was hyped up at a young age, and talked about as a future leader... but showing absolutely no leadership when the going got tough this season.

Agree that he might have reached the peak of his natural talents, and needs some coaching to develop his game away from just being an average plodder. (Private schoolboy will probably end up in union for his next contract anyway...)
 

pazzaeel

Juniors
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Good thread. He was at fault for 2 of the 1st half Brisbane tries last week. His defensive lapses have hurt us. He is dangerous in attack with a retreating defence or in space but our forwards don’t really ever offer that opportunity. He’s Not likely to create something from nothing like Joey Manu can.
 

King-Gutho94

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Good thread. He was at fault for 2 of the 1st half Brisbane tries last week. His defensive lapses have hurt us. He is dangerous in attack with a retreating defence or in space but our forwards don’t really ever offer that opportunity. He’s Not likely to create something from nothing like Joey Manu can.
He cost us tonight.

He scores 12-0 and a completely different game.

Then he come compounds it at 6-all with a dropped cold after a roosters try.
 

King-Gutho94

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We would have lost even if he’d scored that try.
No I reckon mentally it's a different game at 12-0.

We defended well in that first 25 mins and the Roosters attack hasn't been great leading in.

Will left the gate open and then basically let them waltz in at 6-all with the cold drop no FG player should be doing on 2nd tackle carting it off there try line.
 

lucablight

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No I reckon mentally it's a different game at 12-0.

We defended well in that first 25 mins and the Roosters attack hasn't been great leading in.

Will left the gate open and then basically let them waltz in at 6-all with the cold drop no FG player should be doing on 2nd tackle carting it off there try line.
An extra try wasn’t going to fix our defence and errors (we’re second in the comp).
 

King-Gutho94

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An extra try wasn’t going to fix our defence and errors (we’re second in the comp).
Well I disagree tonight the ball game changed in the space of 5 mins through 2 crucial Penisni errors.

Roosters got a leg up through those 2 mistakes.

I can cop the the mistake scoring the try but the cold drop carting it out was inexcusable.

He has played what 55/56 games it's simply unacceptable.

I would almost drop him next week as a statement for next year on what he needs to improve.

We ain't making finals and getting dropped for 1 game isn't the end if the world. If he spits the dummy he clearly doesn't have the right attitude to belong here.
 

oldmancraigy

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I think it is easy to point to the outside backs and say they have defensive issues.

But how long can we keep saying the same thing about every single player? Every single winger the past 10 years is 'weak' defensively, and all the centres get 'shown up' at times.

Perhaps they are just doing what they got taught to do? Or perhaps what they have been taught to do doesn't work on the field?

Re: Will - I think he has played well this year, he has all the tools to be a very good centre. I think he is pretty decent defensively, but the rush up and in leaves the outside backs on an island far too often. Needs a new system defensively to work in
 
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