Will be interesting to see nsw in origin with McInnes starting and Yeo off the bench to see how it works. Would be similar for us with Walker starting and Tohu off the bench
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Will be interesting to see nsw in origin with McInnes starting and Yeo off the bench to see how it works. Would be similar for us with Walker starting and Tohu off the bench
will also be interesting to see if there is a significant improvement with Tohu rested and recovered vs previously. Will potentially answer the question about whether he was just busted or whether he indeed needs to consider life after football, as has been previously suggested.
With these last two wins against all odds, does SJ on $700k start to look a bit less appealing? Been great bang for buck on his previous contract but does the pay bump seem less of a good deal for the Warriors? Not doubting he’s a great player but if injuries mean you’re limited training all the time, is that good for the team? Was happening last season too
Lets face it. if the coach deems Harris as fit enough then he will be starting at 13.
It happened last year and worked well. Depends on the oppo & how they play their game & how we want to counter/ contain, attack/ defend within our overall game plan.Lets face it. if the coach deems Harris as fit enough then he will be starting at 13.
If he is too crippled then I wouldn't have him any where near the 17.
He is not a bench forward for me under any circumstances.
If he has recovered well enough and has regained more mobility then I am happy to support him as starting 13.
But he shouldn't play 80 unless he has somehow miraculously turned back the clock 3 years.
You can take him off and replace with Walker and he can return at some stage in the second half in the front row if required.
Lets face it. if the coach deems Harris as fit enough then he will be starting at 13.
If he is too crippled then I wouldn't have him any where near the 17.
He is not a bench forward for me under any circumstances.
If he has recovered well enough and has regained more mobility then I am happy to support him as starting 13.
But he shouldn't play 80 unless he has somehow miraculously turned back the clock 3 years.
You can take him off and replace with Walker and he can return at some stage in the second half in the front row if required.
There are tens of thousands of SJ Troglodytes reading this and going wtf? SJ is god end of discussion.
I would point them in the direction of Stacey Jones'es last year.
Shaun Johnson is an ageing plane that will eventually run out of runway, it does not matter how deep your love of the bloke is, there is in the future, a point coming where the time space continuum ages this blokes body beyond a level where you should be paying him to play for you.
My dream is that he ends up being a Terry Lamb figure (one of the longest serving players in competition history).
So my concerns around SJ are less about what he earns and more about hoping the Warriors know when he is done.
Which is why I was relieved when they put him on annual contract extensions.
More importantly the last two games with TMM at seven have proved that we have a future post SJ that the club should be chasing.
TMM should be the guy now, and SJ the spare part old Vet they use to insulate the new line up. I say that while agreeing SJ is still a special player, but that won't and cannot last forever, it should be now used as an Ace in the hole while the Club sets up a different halfback, the future halfback, in his stead.
Every great NRL club since Wayne Bennett sacked Alan Langer has transitioned someone else into the shoes of a club legend before it was forced upon them.
Langer btw came back from being fired to win the SOO. Which is why we should keep SJ around till he is a cripple.
Great question.Don’t understand your logic
What’s the difference between starting and playing 20mins vs coming on after 20mins when players are starting to feel the pinch and using Tohu to exploit
If I were coach I would also transition Tohu to an impact bench player. However it is complex as he is captain and the captain needs to start and ideally play 80. So therefore I seem him continuing to play 80.Great question.
A peak Tohu plays 80.
But so far in 24 his commitment and willingness is there but the body suspect and IMO best served in the early exchanges going hard.
Not necessarily. Captain, whether right or wrong, is not just on the field. The job is huge these days. Egan, Walker, Barnett standing up is part of the leadership scenario. As long as all of them are on the same page and stepping up the 'captain' position on the field is a moot point.If I were coach I would also transition Tohu to an impact bench player. However it is complex as he is captain and the captain needs to start and ideally play 80. So therefore I seem him continuing to play 80.
Not sure about any of it or what the best arrangement is but found this interesting for perspective. Worth a read regardless...Captains can use injuries as a reason to come off the bench……Same Cane fiasco was quite weird as he only lasted 60 minutes most games
Or they could have a “co-captain”…this is more politics than actual game play
When Tohu was winning the VB hard earned index was he faster and stronger at tackles?
Not sure about any of it or what the best arrangement is but found this interesting for perspective. Worth a read regardless...
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Can't really count the covid time imo but yeah, last year was ok. This year the short turnarounds and injuries took a toll on the team. Don't think a captain is responsible for that. but agree, would like to see how he goes without the extras.It’s weird Tohu’s being captain for a few years now and we finally have success since ‘23, might be hitting a wall maybe need a break to refresh, or maybe time to pass the captain’s responsibility and be a full time player