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Seenoevil said:
Would love to see Katoa hang on to them interceptions, in an ideal world ig
Ronnie, reminds me of DK Metcalfe, all the phsyical tools but gets undone with emotion or concentration imo

Jw , what side does Stonestreet prefer?
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Better than reminding us of N'Keal Harry... I thought Ronnie kept his head well last season, although perhaps too much...

Agree, would be great to see a few more of those finger tips become catches. An extra yard of pace would help with that too. Look at guys like Dom Young, quick and long, easy to get a proper hand to it. Not to say a short guy can't intercept, but it aint any easier due to it.

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Jw , what side does Stonestreet prefer?
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No idea if he has a preference but pretty sure I have seen him play both. Ronnie and Katoa both can play both, although I think Katoa likes playing outside Ramien as they have played together a long time.

edit: based off his 2022 good chance he prefers right, but can play both. Plays left for Jets at end of clip
 
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Better than reminding us of N'Keal Harry... I thought Ronnie kept his head well last season, although perhaps too much...

Agree, would be great to see a few more of those finger tips become catches. An extra yard of pace would help with that too. Look at guys like Dom Young, quick and long, easy to get a proper hand to it. Not to say a short guy can't intercept, but it aint any easier due to it.


No idea if he has a preference but pretty sure I have seen him play both. Ronnie and Katoa both can play both, although I think Katoa likes playing outside Ramien as they have played together a long time.

edit: based off his 2022 good chance he prefers right, but can play both. Plays left for Jets at end of clip
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That is an impressive highlight reel
He does look comfortable either side, another string to his bow
Seems fast as well as composed

Agree what you said about just that little difference in height or speed does matter in those split second moments
 
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bort said:
Ranks 4th total for wingers last season, with 28. (Dom Young had 39 so they can be overlooked!). Katoa finished un 6th with 26.
For average though, of players playing 10+ games Ronnie was 6th and Sione was 14th.

Not atrocious but wouldn't it be nice if he was equal or better than Katoa, not 'one of the worst' in the NRL?

The handful of botched putdowns are the main ones of concern. By a long shot.
How many were there? Maybe 4 including the kiwis one?
He's also good for cooking a bomb catch out of nowhere every now and again, but that is quite rare these days.
I certainly don't expect him to make no errors.
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Yeah, there were at least 3 IIRC. He scores those and he's suddenly below Katoa. I think all his issues can be summed up by saying 'he occasionally takes his eye off the ball'. If he is fully focused and committed to task for the full 80 each week then most of those little slips should disappear. At least he's aware of it and vocal about wanting to improve.
 
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Was playing around with the depth chart, in my head
I thought he would be # 3 and Hiroti #4 but see what you are saying
 
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Was playing around with the depth chart, in my head
I thought he would be # 3 and Hiroti #4 but see what you are saying
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Hiroti made a very good account for himself in his limited opportunity in 2023 - I think could be close between them, hard to say from my perspective SS jumps him, I just haven't seen enough. SS did struggle a bit at end of season in Cup if I recall correctly.

Could even see if one was needed for a game we are favourites jersey goes to SS, against stronger opposition to Hiroti and from there that performance would determine if they had the front foot for the next opportunity or not.
 
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Hiroti made a very good account for himself in his limited opportunity in 2023 - I think could be close between them, hard to say from my perspective SS jumps him, I just haven't seen enough. SS did struggle a bit at end of season in Cup if I recall correctly.

Could even see if one was needed for a game we are favourites jersey goes to SS, against stronger opposition to Hiroti and from there that performance would determine if they had the front foot for the next opportunity or not.
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Hiroti is good no doubt, he is a jack of all trades, which is both a blessing and curse for him, but I like him a lot, either one would sure not let the team down
You're right that likely SS does need more time to develop, maybe blood him in the trials , who knows
 
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Other than the showboating ones that he acknowledged, did Ronnie make that many errors? Surely a winger's error count is usually higher anyway given the situations in which they get the ball (last pass, near the touch line, in the air etc). Also I'd imagine the more attacking opportunities your team creates, the more errors are likely for your wingers. JAC probably has had his best years with errors because no one can get him the ball (I'm guessing).
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Yep.

Often an "error" from a winger can be a positive play too. Knock down a pass to save a try, save a try in a contest but get pushed touch in goal etc.

Other times errors have no bearing on the game (Hail Mary play on the siren, or someone playing hot potato on the last) or they will get an absolute shocker of a pass and get a finger on it so cop the error stat (we call this the Reece Walsh teammate special).

For my stuff I tracked "negative attacking plays" rather than "errors" so that it was a more realistic view of who was actually making mistakes. I also included things like being the guy responsible for giving up a dumb obstruction penalty etc.

Katoa was 0.56 negative attacking plays per game (i.e. about one error every two games). Ronnie was 0.98 (about one every game).

Highest on the team for backs was Tracey when playing centre (1.83). Katoa was lowest.
 
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Yep.

Often an "error" from a winger can be a positive play too. Knock down a pass to save a try, save a try in a contest but get pushed touch in goal etc.

Other times errors have no bearing on the game (Hail Mary play on the siren, or someone playing hot potato on the last) or they will get an absolute shocker of a pass and get a finger on it so cop the error stat (we call this the Reece Walsh teammate special).

For my stuff I tracked "negative attacking plays" rather than "errors" so that it was a more realistic view of who was actually making mistakes. I also included things like being the guy responsible for giving up a dumb obstruction penalty etc.

Katoa was 0.56 negative attacking plays per game (i.e. about one error every two games). Ronnie was 0.98 (about one every game).

Highest on the team for backs was Tracey when playing centre (1.83). Katoa was lowest.
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Like a dodgy offload in attacking corner from the centre in contact. You knock that on and get an error and really it's hardly worse (could even be better) than him dying with the ball.

Ronnie has had some memorable ones but I certainly don't expect any outside backs to have none. Just don't spill it on your yardage sets.
 
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bort said:
Better than reminding us of N'Keal Harry... I thought Ronnie kept his head well last season, although perhaps too much...

Agree, would be great to see a few more of those finger tips become catches. An extra yard of pace would help with that too. Look at guys like Dom Young, quick and long, easy to get a proper hand to it. Not to say a short guy can't intercept, but it aint any easier due to it.


No idea if he has a preference but pretty sure I have seen him play both. Ronnie and Katoa both can play both, although I think Katoa likes playing outside Ramien as they have played together a long time.

edit: based off his 2022 good chance he prefers right, but can play both. Plays left for Jets at end of clip
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bort said:
Better than reminding us of N'Keal Harry... I thought Ronnie kept his head well last season, although perhaps too much...

Agree, would be great to see a few more of those finger tips become catches. An extra yard of pace would help with that too. Look at guys like Dom Young, quick and long, easy to get a proper hand to it. Not to say a short guy can't intercept, but it aint any easier due to it.


No idea if he has a preference but pretty sure I have seen him play both. Ronnie and Katoa both can play both, although I think Katoa likes playing outside Ramien as they have played together a long time.

edit: based off his 2022 good chance he prefers right, but can play both. Plays left for Jets at end of clip
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Man, he looks a lot faster than everyone else
 
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bort said:
Better than reminding us of N'Keal Harry... I thought Ronnie kept his head well last season, although perhaps too much...

Agree, would be great to see a few more of those finger tips become catches. An extra yard of pace would help with that too. Look at guys like Dom Young, quick and long, easy to get a proper hand to it. Not to say a short guy can't intercept, but it aint any easier due to it.


No idea if he has a preference but pretty sure I have seen him play both. Ronnie and Katoa both can play both, although I think Katoa likes playing outside Ramien as they have played together a long time.

edit: based off his 2022 good chance he prefers right, but can play both. Plays left for Jets at end of clip
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Ronnie has said he plays on the current side because Katoa doesn’t like playing on that side but he doesn’t mind as much, but does prefer Katoa’s side.
 
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