For me Ali needs to be in Cup to work on the intangibles. First to the kick chase, compete for the ball, improve tackle efficiency. Webby like any good coach loves defence.
Gameday 2024 Trial 2 - Warriors vs Dolphins
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Satae did have the 15th highest average run metres in NSW Cup in 2019 with 160m. Sao came in 45th with 133m. Understandably higher than their NRL careers due to longer minutes & lower quality of opposition.
I thought Sao did reasonably well during his 26 games at the club, leaving with a 50% record in a team that finished 11th, 13th, 8th & 13th during his tenure. Love an offload though so that could bias my opinion of him
Wrighty
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I also thought Sao got slightly Shafted by Kearney and deserved better....he was under a tight leash in first grade under SK and got limited minutes. SK was very very opinionated and once he labled you as just a NSW player it was very hard for him to see that player as anything else.
SKs infamous zero competition for jerseys ethos
Wrighty
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SK was good at working with elite talent, but poor at stitching together a team with a realistic NRL squad that wasn't littered with Origin and International players. He just could not discern who was a good player out of two or three mediocre options and decided all three were shit in his book. I am sorry to say this but he didn't seem to be believe in people or see their potential for what they could become he only could recognise talent when it was Shaun Johnson or RTS.
John Nick
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My exact point about the difference between A grade & B grade.
Night & Day
It's crazy looking back at it. Sao, Vaha Pulu & Taane Milne spent a combined 8 seasons at the club & racked up just 40 games between them.
Anyway, enjoyable preseason now bring on Friday the 8th!
John Nick
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He was too nice and too close to the players to have them to go to the wall for him.
Pretty simple.
Players need the attitude to go the extra mile or 2
John Nick
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Often these times our teams are in different countries during the season
John Nick
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Not sure Wrighty but I didn't think there was much wrong
Looks like the penalties for Saturday have already been handed out. Doesn’t look like Egan was even charged.
Kurt Donoghoe was charged with a Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Lussick and will be fined $1000 with an early guilty plea which becomes $1500 if he is instead found guilty at panel.
Stalefish540
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The penalties really aren't anything to be concerned about, it's a meaningless trial.
Good teams generally go out there in trials and get a feel for where the line has been drawn in the offseason regarding new rules etc.
They have their barometer now and will go over the tape also consulting with the refs boss, so will see if they can tweak enough before round one.
Good teams generally go out there in trials and get a feel for where the line has been drawn in the offseason regarding new rules etc.
They have their barometer now and will go over the tape also consulting with the refs boss, so will see if they can tweak enough before round one.
Wrighty
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Thanks Mike !
Nah mate, you're lasered in with that one.
John Nick
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Ali let's in a many tries as he makes/ scores. Need time and effort to fix that before he is a regular first grader. Will all depend on his attitude, could be thecould be vailea 2.0
Handled correctly and injury permitted he could be the next Bill Sorenson but then you have no idea who that is.Ali let's in a many tries as he makes/ scores. Need time and effort to fix that before he is a regular first grader. Will all depend on his attitude, could be the
Great up and coming player .
How does he has some many knockers
Dam I thought he was gonna play for the kiwis?
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