We don't need Leka doing stuff like this. His skill set is powerful attacking weapon with speed, strength, step, fend, can jump tall buildings in a single bound.
We don't need him trying to prove he can cut a monster like Haas in half only to fuck his shoulder up.
It would be nice to see! I'd prefer to save his energy for his explosive runs & multiple tries he will score!.
Many love to bitch about refs but so far, at home in 2025, we've conceded 3 less penalties than our opposition & been awarded 13 more 6-agains!
Our record with Butler isn't great but specifically at Mt Smart we're 3W-1D-3L
Other than that……
I think Haas and Carrigan are going to do whatever they want. People will hide behind the fact that JFH and co aren’t playing. Instead of assessing the actual issue that our squad is limited. 6,7,11,12,13. (Outside of Leka starting)
And our gameplan with this squad is excellent against the lesser teams, but no good against the better forward packs/teams.
And we just don’t have the halves to get us out of trouble. (I’m an advocate of sticking with CHT and Metcalf btw)
My one hope is Leka does something and we sneak a win.
Many love to bitch about refs but so far, at home in 2025, we've conceded 3 less penalties than our opposition & 13 less 6-agains!
Our record with Butler isn't great but specifically at Mt Smart we're 3W-1D-3L