Player Marata Niukore

[Worried2Death]

Prefer him on that right edge myself. It's noticable in the last 3 weeks the difference our 11,12 and 13 have made to the performance of the team

Ford's making a good fist of prop, leave Marata to wreck havoc on the right edge.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Prefer him on that right edge myself. It's noticable in the last 3 weeks the difference our 11,12 and 13 have made to the performance of the team

FrankWhite was opining this issue heaps during our horror run. Think he even started a thread about it

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Prefer him on that right edge myself. It's noticable in the last 3 weeks the difference our 11,12 and 13 have made to the performance of the team

Yeah me too bro. I prefer him on the same side as Rocco & DWZ.

 

[UpTheWahs]

I feel like Niukore has been a disappointment overall and has not justified the money he's on. Apart from the injuries and suspensions, he just hasn't been effective.

Like @Wrighty says, I'm new to league and don't know the ins and outs of playing positions, but everytime I see this guy try to run into a hole he gets cut short easily. Big for nothing vibes same as I get with Bunty. Don't remember seeing too many tackle busts given his size and hype.

For the $850k he's on I'd expect a bit more oomph.

I wouldn't mind moving him on, promote a junior and use majority of that money to get someone with a bit more strike power. The Tigers and a few other clubs would surely be interested.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

I feel like Niukore has been a disappointment overall and has not justified the money he's on. Apart from the injuries and suspensions, he just hasn't been effective.

Like @Wrighty says, I'm new to league and don't know the ins and outs of playing positions, but everytime I see this guy try to run into a hole he gets cut short easily. Big for nothing vibes same as I get with Bunty. Don't remember seeing too many tackle busts given his size and hype.

For the $850k he's on I'd expect a bit more oomph.

I wouldn't mind moving him on, promote a junior and use majority of that money to get someone with a bit more strike power. The Tigers and a few other clubs would surely be interested.

On an edge he would run between a half and an edge. Or over a half. Or through an edge. He has done it this year but like our whole team....not consistently

 

[Beastmode]

I feel like Niukore has been a disappointment overall and has not justified the money he's on. Apart from the injuries and suspensions, he just hasn't been effective.

Like @Wrighty says, I'm new to league and don't know the ins and outs of playing positions, but everytime I see this guy try to run into a hole he gets cut short easily. Big for nothing vibes same as I get with Bunty. Don't remember seeing too many tackle busts given his size and hype.

For the $850k he's on I'd expect a bit more oomph.

I wouldn't mind moving him on, promote a junior and use majority of that money to get someone with a bit more strike power. The Tigers and a few other clubs would surely be interested.

Too one dimensional
Straight and hard
Easy pickings for someone who can tackle
Might as well throw him into Prop unless RTS can teach him one of his steps

 

[run_it_str8_again]

Too one dimensional
Straight and hard
Easy pickings for someone who can tackle
Might as well throw him into Prop unless RTS can teach him one of his steps

As a bloke who has played edge back row prop and centre he should know how to position himself to run a gap or at weak shoulder of a defender

 

[Tookey 2.0]

I think a few people have already commented, but the bloke trained in the middle all off season so would have packed on a bit more muscle which slows him down. He then got injured and came back on to the edge, where imo he's less effective atm due to the extra muscle.

He nearly gets through the line most times, but yeah hasn't looked his best this year. I remember that big run off SJ last year to win the game against Manly, he deffo couldn't do that at the minute, way too slow for that. I think it's impacted his defence too, has struggled to move laterally and has been caught out about 3 or 4 times in the last month.

 

[Defence]

I remember being stoked to sign him then falling off my chair when I heard what we had paid.
Good player but not marquee level.

 

[Damo]

I remember being stoked to sign him then falling off my chair when I heard what we had paid.
Good player but not marquee level.

625 - 850k is not marquee with the cap these days.

 

[Defence]

625 - 850k is not marquee with the cap these days.

Where does the 625 come from?
850 is big money especially when we signed him- that’s Isiah Yeo/ pat carrigan kinda coin- he’s not in that class.

 

[Beastmode]

As a bloke who has played edge back row prop and centre he should know how to position himself to run a gap or at weak shoulder of a defender

To be fair to the big fella - SJ always gives him the short flat ball so he’s literally hitting the line. No room for him at all to work with. Just a battering ram all the time and predictable.

Mix it up son.

 

[Damo]

Where does the 625 come from?
850 is big money especially when we signed him- that’s Isiah Yeo/ pat carrigan kinda coin- he’s not in that class.

He was originally signed at 625k, 850k is the amount that was said by a DT article where they make up all the salaries.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[Tookey 2.0]

He was originally signed at 625k, 850k is the amount that was said by a DT article where they make up all the salaries.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

I thought it was $625 before the collective agreement was signed, and then as the salary cap rose, many players had a bump in their salary to match the bump in the salary cap.

I remember Addin being on around $800k and that got bumped past a mill too

 

[Defence]

He was originally signed at 625k, 850k is the amount that was said by a DT article where they make up all the salaries.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

It’s not just zero tackle though- Fox sports, daily telegraph and various other sources all report the same.
They could all be wrong but what makes “stuff” so reliable in your eyes?

 

[Damo]

I thought it was $625 before the collective agreement was signed, and then as the salary cap rose, many players had a bump in their salary to match the bump in the salary cap.

I remember Addin being on around $800k and that got bumped past a mill too

Even with the % rise in cap, he's still on less than 850k if 625k rose by the same %.

25% increase in line with the cap would be approx 780k

 

[Damo]

It’s not just zero tackle though- Fox sports, daily telegraph and various other sources all report the same.
They could all be wrong but what makes “stuff” so reliable in your eyes?

Zero Tackle, Fox Sports and DT use the same source mate. I haven't seen any others.

 

[run_it_str8_again]

To be fair to the big fella - SJ always gives him the short flat ball so he’s literally hitting the line. No room for him at all to work with. Just a battering ram all the time and predictable.

Mix it up son.

Last year we knew how to run lines and gaps and this year we still know how but we have team issues

 

[Defence]

Zero Tackle, Fox Sports and DT use the same source mate. I haven't seen any others.

So what’s so reliable about stuff?

I thought it was $625 before the collective agreement was signed, and then as the salary cap rose, many players had a bump in their salary to match the bump in the salary cap.

I remember Addin being on around $800k and that got bumped past a mill too

Ah yeah that sounds plausible and familiar… I think this has already been gone over a few times.
Anyway yeah we’re not getting value for money whatever it is.
Ive always preferred him in the middle but for some reason we released Curran? And signed capewell?
Hard to work out the plan for the edge forward position.
Id like to see Leka and Laban get more opportunity.

 

[Damo]

So what’s so reliable about stuff?

It was reported from the same source as the others - Newscorp, this is why I said 625 - 850k.