True. As good as he once was he needs to earn his spot.
Same as anyone. You don't get handed a centre position in any FG NRL team.
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Probably this line up for me as well. Although Metcalf for TMM i wouldnt have an issue with either.
Thought with the bench even though early on in the season it looked like the Dylan/Jazz combo was going to be a real point of difference for us and provide us with that energizer bunny boost it never reached the same heights as it did in those first few games and particulary after Jazz came back from injury thought their impact was nowhere near those early season levels.
Plus i thought at times with the small bench when Lussick was added to that mix we struggled (particulary when Fonua Blake went off) for ruck speed which the good parts of our attack was so reliant on......and at the same time because of lack of size struggled to slow down oppositions ruck speed.....inevitably we had the game plan and fitness to get over most oppositions but at those times in matches struggled to sustain dominance, so a Barnett/Niukore bench appeals to me.
I'd probably start Capewell on the left edge as thats where he was with the Broncos and move Ford to the right, but end of the day these guys should be able to intermix and whatever combination they work with better should determine it.
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Lol it does my head in seeing Ali in so many people's team Rd 1.
The bloke has had 1 game in FG. He'll be a star of the future hopefully, but now is not his time unless we're hit with signficant injury. If 2 of Berry, Pompey, and RTS went down I still think we'd play Capewell or Niukore there before starting Ali in Rd 1.
We had a great year this year, so you look to build on it. Playing Berry and others out of position, picking youth in key position when we have solid experienced options, and picking Bunty and expecting him to do more than he did last year is not going to increase our chances of making the big dance Nek year
The bloke has had 1 game in FG. He'll be a star of the future hopefully, but now is not his time unless we're hit with signficant injury. If 2 of Berry, Pompey, and RTS went down I still think we'd play Capewell or Niukore there before starting Ali in Rd 1.
We had a great year this year, so you look to build on it. Playing Berry and others out of position, picking youth in key position when we have solid experienced options, and picking Bunty and expecting him to do more than he did last year is not going to increase our chances of making the big dance Nek year
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Yeah of course, he probably would have got a few more.
And again to be clear I don't think they wouldn't pick him at all next year, I think starting off the year Webby will be conservative and go defence over attack. If that's the case you don't start with a 1 game rookie. But again, it all depends. If we had 2 long term injuries then you may as well chuck him in, the sooner he's up to speed the better. But if there's one or two injuries that are only a few weeks worth of an injury I think they'll try and plug that gap in a defensive way
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Just rewatching the final v Broncos and while we were well beaten in the end, jeeze theres sooo many little moments in the game that we could have gone a different way.
After 30 min were down 24 - 12 but had missed 3 kicks at this point. There's 6 points gone begging.
RW then had his 3m pass that went forward to put them up to 30 points which shouldn't have been counted.
Jackson Ford scoring off an offside position - better execution could have resulted in a try. If the RW forward pass didn't happen and Jacko scored that, were 24 all heading in to the 60th minute. Literally anyones ball game at this point.
Pompey being sin binned for a dumb play, resulted in a try to Make later on.
There was also one fairly poor tackle early on by DWZ that resulted in a try to their winger (Capewell beat DWZ and passed to unmarked winger)
On a different night half of those things get reversed and it's a closer game.
Next year I hope were in a similar position against Penrith or Broncos etc, we've improved our team recruitment and experience wise while they've both lost some key players. If we improve 5-10% and they decline by 5% were a great chance I reckon.
After 30 min were down 24 - 12 but had missed 3 kicks at this point. There's 6 points gone begging.
RW then had his 3m pass that went forward to put them up to 30 points which shouldn't have been counted.
Jackson Ford scoring off an offside position - better execution could have resulted in a try. If the RW forward pass didn't happen and Jacko scored that, were 24 all heading in to the 60th minute. Literally anyones ball game at this point.
Pompey being sin binned for a dumb play, resulted in a try to Make later on.
There was also one fairly poor tackle early on by DWZ that resulted in a try to their winger (Capewell beat DWZ and passed to unmarked winger)
On a different night half of those things get reversed and it's a closer game.
Next year I hope were in a similar position against Penrith or Broncos etc, we've improved our team recruitment and experience wise while they've both lost some key players. If we improve 5-10% and they decline by 5% were a great chance I reckon.
Ali has never lost a NRL game and never missed a tackle.
The best win and defensive stats in our squad. And he’s better in attack than defence
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If I recall correctly Johnson only got a FG start due to an injury when it was considered that he wasn't ready.
In my day Dennis Williams was considered under done for rep football but soon dispelled that theory with a try in the first few minutes of his test debut
Some will be ready early and some will never be ready
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