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Politically correct way of saying he's ****? I don't understand how Goodwin would be a better wing choice?

Simple, he’s more **** than Goodwin.

When he is less **** than Goodwin he will get picked ahead of Goodwin.

Not like he’s come fresh from international level play, he had a bad injury and a lot of time off and can’t get any practice games.

Morris isn’t in the position to be putting players into the side just in case they are better.
 

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the guy is also coming off 18 months of no football with an ankle reconstruction

i dont think he was meant to play games this year, despite him being very good on his day
 

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Desperately need nsw cup back.

Why didn’t we loan this guy to the warriors?
 
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I still have faith in the bloke be it maybe not this season but I hope he’s around next. Love the idea of having a aerial target on the wing to keep other wingers honest and focused , enjoy watching toupo pluck em out of the air to score For roosters on nothing but a kick and hope play.
 

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because he is unfit, has come back from an ankle reconstruction and hasnt played for 18 months

why would the warriors want him?

Cause they at one stage had 20 players available. You would think they would take whatever they can get.
 

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I still have faith in the bloke be it maybe not this season but I hope he’s around next. Love the idea of having a aerial target on the wing to keep other wingers honest and focused , enjoy watching toupo pluck em out of the air to score For roosters on nothing but a kick and hope play.

The issue is that you can’t have a bloke out there who is only good at one thing. Nene has always been a suspect defender and had suspect hands. Possibly getting a try off a bomb every other week isn’t enough to warrant picking a guy who is a fair chance to cost you two.

If he’s in the team - bombs away - but don’t pick him over someone else because he can score off a bomb.
 
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The issue is that you can’t have a bloke out there who is only good at one thing. Nene has always been a suspect defender and had suspect hands. Possibly getting a try off a bomb every other week isn’t enough to warrant picking a guy who is a fair chance to cost you two.

If he’s in the team - bombs away - but don’t pick him over someone else because he can score off a bomb.
Articulated, well thought out balanced arguments to my big picture ideas have no place on this forum. Please refrain
 

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Cause they at one stage had 20 players available. You would think they would take whatever they can get.

clubs have offered them players and they turn their nose up - they want players, but players of their choice

and nene wouldnt be one of them
 

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clubs have offered them players and they turn their nose up - they want players, but players of their choice

and nene wouldnt be one of them

haha 100% they wanted BHU for ****s sake. Like shouting lunch and the **** orders a lobster.
 

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clubs have offered them players and they turn their nose up - they want players, but players of their choice

and nene wouldnt be one of them

Yeah true. Thanks for the heads up. I would of thought they would take whatever they can get.
 

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Would you not be tempted to play Nikora in the centres and keep Talaki @ 2nd row?

nikora cant defend in the second row, what ****ing chance does he have defending in the centres (as if we dont have enough problems in our outside backs)

I still have faith in the bloke be it maybe not this season but I hope he’s around next. Love the idea of having a aerial target on the wing to keep other wingers honest and focused , enjoy watching toupo pluck em out of the air to score For roosters on nothing but a kick and hope play.

like we kick to our wings.... oh unless we have a 4 man overlap
 

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looked exhausted, sucking in the big ones out on the wing in between plays. needs match fitness which has been a hard thing to get in 2020

was nothing special and as crap as anyone else out there last night
 

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The pass back from the bomb for the try was pretty awesome. His colossal frame closed the door on anyone who wanted to interfere with the outcome.

Still interested to see how he'd go after a proper preseason.
 

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The pass back from the bomb for the try was pretty awesome. His colossal frame closed the door on anyone who wanted to interfere with the outcome.

Still interested to see how he'd go after a proper preseason.

yea that was good to see, don't see enough good aerial play from this sharks team. it wasn't a perfect tracey kick but a decent one and nene got himself into a good position for it out muscling those around him
 

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He would hav to b given he's been in the 21 already this yr. Will get a few wks to prove himself, hopefully his handling has improved n will b good to hav his size running out of our own end
 
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