Pick Your Team Pick Your Team 2017 Rnd 16 - Warriors vs Bulldogs

[eudebrito]

Being the bye week, its going to be painfully slow around here, so question for the Ken “New Wendell Sailor/F-ck the haters” Maumalo doubter Jordan G how do you think he’s been going? Apart from the dragons when the whole team was mudd, its been hard to poke holes in him lately.

Assume manu got through the weekends game, but its hard to see a way back for him barring injury.

 

[rugged]

We get the bulldogs 2 days after origin, will be interesting to see if Klemmer, Jackson and Morris back up.

 

[Jordan G]

Being the bye week, its going to be painfully slow around here, so question for the Ken “New Wendell Sailor/F-ck the haters” Maumalo doubter Jordan G how do you think he’s been going? Apart from the dragons when the whole team was mudd, its been hard to poke holes in him lately.

Assume manu got through the weekends game, but its hard to see a way back for him barring injury.

I've constantly said I'm a fan of his, constantly said he's not a winger.

Nothing's changed.

Glad he's getting more out of his game, but at best he'll only be a first grade winger who has extra strings to his bow. He'll never be a top echelon winger.

 

[AlexM]

I've constantly said I'm a fan of his, constantly said he's not a winger.

Nothing's changed.

Glad he's getting more out of his game, but at best he'll only be a first grade winger who has extra strings to his bow. He'll never be a top echelon winger.

Look at the Broncos wingers.
Corey Oates - gets selected for origin
Same style as Ken although Corey's better obviously
Ken could turn out great. He's improving every week

 

[eudebrito]

Seeing as we’ve had a parade of mostly hopeless (or injured cursed) wingers over a long time, I’d take anything that’s about average.

Would be nice to see him make a defensive save, teams are so interested in running at Johnson and Thompson at the moment, he seems to be getting a bit of holiday on the left.

I thought he would never make it and they were wasting their time, so happy to be proven wrong for the moment.

 

[Jordan G]

Look at the Broncos wingers.
Corey Oates - gets selected for origin
Same style as Ken although Corey's better obviously
Ken could turn out great. He's improving every week

Look at a better winger to prove........?

Similar style, not similar player.

 

[AlexM]

Look at a better winger to prove........?

Similar style, not similar player.

You don't need super fast guys as wingers always. Sometimes a 2m tall tank works just fine.

 

[Woofa]

My Team for Bulldogs;

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
CNK
Fusitua
AYSHFORD
KEN - Confidence up
JOHNSON
LINO
MATULINO - Zero Heart but earning his wage
LUKE
GAVET
MANNERS
AFOA
FORAN

VETE
LISONE
LILLYMAN
HINGANO

Foran in there for leadership.. he won't let anybody down. Let the combos work for this year and next with Lino & Princess..

 

[flying coconut]

You don't need super fast guys as wingers always. Sometimes a 2m tall tank works just fine.

Oates is very fast, has one of the highest top speeds in the game

 

[AlexM]

Oates is very fast, has one of the highest top speeds in the game

Oh .

 

[AlexM]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/cou...7/news-story/63e3f2b5c270ac986328d49beb53dcd2

Apparently kens pretty quick too
They are both still huge, wingers in second rowers bodies

 

[Jordan G]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/cou...7/news-story/63e3f2b5c270ac986328d49beb53dcd2

Apparently kens pretty quick too
They are both still huge, wingers in second rowers bodies

The main difference is Oates will be moved to second row in 2-3 years tops while Ken will still be on the wing when he hits 30 as those of us on this forum begin his 3rd residual value or move to the forwards thread.

 

[jonno]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/cou...7/news-story/63e3f2b5c270ac986328d49beb53dcd2

Apparently kens pretty quick too
They are both still huge, wingers in second rowers bodies

Pat siplys is one of our quickest over 10 meters, and he's massive.

We could use some impact v the dogs pack.

 

[warriors4eva]

CNK onto the wing
Fusitua into the centres for Kata
Gavet definitely in the 17 for Vete

what about Cherrington, will he over take tevaga or roache ?

 

[Makasene]

If I know my Mooks, that win will result in some fairly significant changes.

So...

Vatuvei in for Maumalo
CNK for Ayshford

 

[Billy Teets James]

You don't need super fast guys as wingers always. Sometimes a 2m tall tank works just fine.

Don't need super fast wingers? A 2m Tank works just fine? Might as well stick Ben Matulino out there then?

I like Maumalo. But he gets barreled over the line by people half his size, When hes 2 meters out from the try line.
He tries/works hard. His mistake rate is getting better, Pretty much 0 mistakes the past few weeks.
All i read is praise & worship for Ken. He deserves the praise. But the worship part like he is the 2nd coming of Jonah Lomu or the like is crazy.
He is boring lol. Runs it up, Falls down, Plays the ball. Catches ball, makes a few tackles.
Don't get me wrong. He is impressing me more each game he plays.
But i prefer Manu's passion & aggression more(Mistakes & all)
Plus the way Manu gets us out of trouble when we need to get out of our half.
Obviously Manu is more rocks than diamonds.
But i love his passion.
Yeah I'm a Manu fan boy lol. Still got love for Ken, Just want him to be more aggressive! He's as big as a house! Use your size man!

 

[Worried2Death]

Hingano/Someone

Did we sign the Someone brothers

 

[ToiletDuck]

Ken Maumalo has certainly improved since the start of the year, but he's not a winger. He never beats anyone on the outside, or inside, or carries anyone over the line, or produces the sort of diving tries that Oates has produced recently. He has never displayed the aerial ability Manu had. In short, his main pro's are...meters gained, which he does well, but which he can do in the forwards. Once he loses a yard of pace, he will become obsolete as a winger, by which time he will likely be too far along to make a proper go of a move to the forwards.

 

[Jwoodzy02]

What happened to Zac Santo, he didnt play yesterday?

 

[InsideBall]

Ken should be being groomed as an impact edge forward. He'll never be a winger. Every try he's scored he's literally fallen over the line. Fusitua can make something out of nothing, one of the most gifted finishers the clubs ever seen... Ken just isn't that, and won't ever be it. If the club had any interest in his long term development, he'd be being developed as an edge forward.