Official Jesse Ramien

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2 games is a pretty small sample size to go from though. It’s not like he was bulldozing everyone last year with the extra weight either.

True. Fair call re sample size

But didn’t seem to dominate as much in making his tackles so far.

Time will tell I guess but for me, the early signs are that he has some ways to go to get back to last seasons form and maybe needs to get some of that bulk back.
 

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Before he was all brute force and dumb decisions.
Lost his brute force.

Despite a couple screw ups last year overall I'd say he had a very good season, not sure why he has gone so far away from it in terms of body shape. Grab a few of those KGs back Noodles
 

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I think he looks quicker on his feet in possession now.

A bit like 'Twinkle Toes' Flintstone.

 

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He has lost weight for his defence, that little bit of extra speed and agility is already showing an improvement.
He Is on his toes more and not being found out being flat footed. Might cost him occasional on a big man but overall should pay big dividends.
 

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He has lost weight for his defence, that little bit of extra speed and agility is already showing an improvement.
He Is on his toes more and not being found out being flat footed. Might cost him occasional on a big man but overall should pay big dividends.
Already showing an improvement? In the last game he couldn't stop Mitch Moses one-on-one, and had no interest in helping Katoa with Sivo.

It's fair to say that two games isn't a big sample size, but to say we've seen any improvement in him this year is plain wrong.
 

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He has lost weight for his defence, that little bit of extra speed and agility is already showing an improvement.
He Is on his toes more and not being found out being flat footed. Might cost him occasional on a big man but overall should pay big dividends.
There wasn't much wrong with his defence last year.

Early days but at this stage losing the 10 kegs looks like a very poor decision.
 

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Driver has switched from a muscle car to a rotary Mazda.

Hopefully will get the hang of things in the next few laps.
 

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I’ve never played the game but I imagine losing that much weight is an adjustment. 10kg is a lot in this game. Maybe he just needs a few more games.
 
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