@tiger5150 Brooks at 6 on a reduced deal is a good signing, as a 6 only. I do not want to see Brooks at 6 this year.
It makes the search for a 7 vital, be that Moses Williams or whoever they need to get that right. Brooks has speed like he has shown today and that was with a wakeham playing 7, I would like to see him with Moses at 7 or Williams
As for AD no idea where to play him and we have him signed for 2024. Not good enough to ball play, too slow for 1 and not committed enough in defence for lock. It is centre but again his defence at centre is suspect.
The only thing Brooks has going for him is Doueihi is worse. As soon as someone with a bit of talent and half a brain shows up he’ll be gone. Wakeham is barely first grade level and he looked like Nathan Cleary compared to Brooks today.
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
@tiger5150 Brooks at 6 on a reduced deal is a good signing, as a 6 only. I do not want to see Brooks at 6 this year.
It makes the search for a 7 vital, be that Moses Williams or whoever they need to get that right. Brooks has speed like he has shown today and that was with a wakeham playing 7, I would like to see him with Moses at 7 or Williams
As for AD no idea where to play him and we have him signed for 2024. Not good enough to ball play, too slow for 1 and not committed enough in defence for lock. It is centre but again his defence at centre is suspect.
Would need to be MASSIVELY reduced (Wakeham money). Im not sure that you realise that we simply play two 7's in this set up. Luke Brooks has had over 10 years of first grade and he literally took a hit up on the last.
As Avo said, luckily for Brooks, AD was/is(?) worse but it is not much of a choice right now.
For Brooks I would like to try at centre committed defender fastest player in the team
Does not have to organise anything
can hit a hole or hit a winger with a pass
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
I would be amazed, but I agree. AD can not be 6 or at least we can not have him and Brooks there again.
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
Agreed he should be made to play in the centres (in reverse) and learn the basic fundamentals of how to tackle and if he doesn’t like it show him the door.
He should never of been allowed to dictate where he wants to play.
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
I would be amazed, but I agree. AD can not be 6 or at least we can not have him and Brooks there again.
I really don't like AD at 1 and he can't play 6.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
I would be amazed, but I agree. AD can not be 6 or at least we can not have him and Brooks there again.
I really don't like AD at 1 and he can't play 6.
Im with you. both Laurie and Staines leave a lot to be desired but both are better than AD at fullback. Simply too slow to make a difference from the back.
Given the fact that he was only offered a 1 year extension I doubt Benji/sheens will worry too much how his feelings are hurt if he is shifted. The best thing today was noffa getting hooked, the guy is deadset a poor man’s Josh Mansour
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
I would be amazed, but I agree. AD can not be 6 or at least we can not have him and Brooks there again.
I really don't like AD at 1 and he can't play 6.
Im with you. both Laurie and Staines leave a lot to be desired but both are better than AD at fullback. Simply too slow to make a difference from the back.
we did not miss Laurie at all today.
Well I hope that puts to rest the view that Brooks and Douhie can play together in the halves. No coincidence that last year our wins against rabbits and eels came without those two playing in the halves together. Sure, Wakeham isn’t a fantastic 7 but he definitely is a 7. In the space of a couple of sets after he came on you could see him doing just basic things to get his outside man into a gap. It’s criminal how badly our halves have been at using Papi in attack in previous weeks. Wakeham is just doing basic things that 7s do and we look a million times better even after playing for 60min in the heat.
Halves next week should be wakeham 7, brooks 6. Douhie either has to play as a slow fullback or move to the centre, his defence and passing at the line is disgraceful. I’d probably say play him at 1 just so that you can get advantage of his running game in attack. Tupou and Staines are miles better than Noffa (he really needs to be sent to the UK). Naden and whoever in the centres (toa did nothing today).
1. douhie
2. Staines
3. Naden
4.
5. Tupou
6. Brooks
7. Wakeham
i thought Api was immense today, the guy is a class above anything we have and he played his guts out. Stephano played better and I thought our back row did its job and didn’t make any real mistakes. Joffa is the one that I feel is letting down the pack at the moment, he’s lacking any impact in attack or defence and he is making errors. Twal is doing a better job than Joffa, particularly in yardage.
AD to reserves for me
I would be amazed, but I agree. AD can not be 6 or at least we can not have him and Brooks there again.
I really don't like AD at 1 and he can't play 6.
Im with you. both Laurie and Staines leave a lot to be desired but both are better than AD at fullback. Simply too slow to make a difference from the back.
we did not miss Laurie at all today.
We need better than both Staines and Laurie.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
@garry IMO Douehi is just above reserve grade quality is slow .. bad defence .. bad passing .. non footy brain and way to invested in himself . He will struggle to hold his spot after round 10!
@garry IMO Douehi is just above reserve grade quality is slow .. bad defence .. bad passing .. non footy brain and way to invested in himself . He will struggle to hold his spot after round 10!
He seems to be only interested in the highlight reel.
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
