Official Royce Hunt

[Gards]

Play him in nsw cup this week. Tuku deserves another game off the bench.

Coaches don't usually go that way unless Fitz is super pissed off with Hunt or something there is a pecking order.

Personally I would like to give Tuku another go straight away too to see if he can back it up against one of the weaker packs and prob the worst team in the comp + sends a msg to Hunt but Hunt can give us more minutes so depends on other injuries and what we need from the bench this week.

 

[apezza]

I think with Nikora out you have to bring him back in. I assume Williams will go to second row.

 

[Gards]

I think with Nikora out you have to bring him back in. I assume Williams will go to second row.

Hope not, time to bring in the Burner

 

[Thresher]

Hope not, time to bring in the Burner

Yep, he's a specialist in the position and that's what we bought him for.

 

[bort]

Yep, he's a specialist in the position and that's what we bought him for.

Yeah but he was also unwanted by the dragons so....

But as long as Fitz has some confidence in him that's my preference

 

[Gards]

Yeah but he was also unwanted by the dragons so....

But as long as Fitz has some confidence in him that's my preference

The same Dragons that extended coaches then sacked them, the same club that released Jack Bird, Cam Mcinnes ect.

I'm not putting much stock on their reading of talent even if Flanno is at the helm he is trying to fix a salary cap cluster **** and they are still a terribly run club.

Sharks rarely get a signing wrong these days. Burns doesn't have to kill it, just do a solid job allowing Williams and Cam to keep playing their current role.

 

[Thresher]

Yeah but he was also unwanted by the dragons so....

But as long as Fitz has some confidence in him that's my preference

Some commentators still have big wraps on Burns. I forget who, but it was a former player, said that he thought that Burns was a good buy for us and would be pushing for a permanent place in our starting lineup this year.

I can't say that I agree with the last part, but he might just turn out a lot better than a lot of us think.

 

[bort]

Some commentators still have big wraps on Burns. I forget who, but it was a former player, said that he thought that Burns was a good buy for us and would be pushing for a permanent place in our starting lineup this year.

I can't say that I agree with the last part, but he might just turn out a lot better than a lot of us think.

Yeah don't agree with the last part either but I did think he was a good buy and expect him to be a solid to good fill in if picked

 

[Gards]

No one is anywhere near pushing Teig or Nikora out, not for a very long time and it takes alot more than 1 bad game or injury/suspension from an established player to see them replaced and that assumes Burns was carving up.

Burns is big enough to play a Jack Williams type middle relief forward type role though if required but we have alot of middles at present.

Even Hiroti could fill in at second row for a game + gives us that outside backs cover.

 

[bort]

No one is anywhere near pushing Teig or Nikora out, not for a very long time and it takes alot more than 1 bad game or injury/suspension from an established player to see them replaced and that assumes Burns was carving up.

Burns is big enough to play a Jack Williams type middle relief forward type role though if required but we have alot of middles at present.

Even Hiroti could fill in at second row for a game + gives us that outside backs cover.

Iro has filled in at left edge in cup too if we wanted to go down that path but I think that we have enough healthy middles to not do it

 

[Gards]

Iro has filled in at left edge in cup too if we wanted to go down that path but I think that we have enough healthy middles to not do it

I'm all about Hiroti over Iro right at the present moment. Hiroti got a bit of thic about him too

 

[stormshark]

I've got a feeling for some reason , given Coaches 4 forward policy to date, Rudolph starts at 2nd row, Hunt Bench .

 

[HaroldBishop]

I've got a feeling for some reason , given Coaches 4 forward policy to date, Rudolph starts at 2nd row, Hunt Bench .

**** I hope not

 

[stormshark]

Agree, hope that feelings wrong too.

 

[apezza]

Yep, he's a specialist in the position and that's what we bought him for.

I don't really know much about him but if you guys are happy then I'm happy.

 

[Thresher]

I don't really know much about him but if you guys are happy then I'm happy.

If he gets picked and fails I won't be sticking up for him

 

[Gumby]

Burns is the obvious choice. And should get the nod. Only change I see needed. Don’t mess what everything else that’s working brilliantly atm.

 

[bort]

Keep in mind in 56 games for us Royce has probably had 10 good minutes plenty of times.
Often against stronger opposition and even as a starter.

Yeah his Round 1 was poor and he has had other lowlights.
But he also, for example, put in a pretty solid stint starting against a solid Roosters pack in hot form in a final last year.

Tuks made a good start to his Sharks career but it's far from a guarantee that exact level of play moves pretty seamlessly to 30-40 minutes week in week out against actual good sides. In the short, mid or even long term.
There was a try and 4 errors while he was on, he didn't even see too much football I expect. Burgo will know haha.

No offence to Tuks but I hope that's his one game for the season as we need to keep our middles healthy. The fact our 10th choice middle has given us a good cameo appearance is great. Hopefully he's better for the run, and a good look at depth for us and club.

I had Royce outside our best 17 but see no reason he has fallen behind Tuks.

 

[Deleted member 2543]

Keep in mind in 56 games for us Royce has probably had 10 good minutes plenty of times.
Often against stronger opposition and even as a starter.

Yeah his Round 1 was poor and he has had other lowlights.
But he also, for example, put in a pretty solid stint starting against a solid Roosters pack in hot form in a final last year.

Tuks made a good start to his Sharks career but it's far from a guarantee that exact level of play moves pretty seamlessly to 30-40 minutes week in week out against actual good sides. In the short, mid or even long term.
There was a try and 4 errors while he was on, he didn't even see too much football I expect. Burgo will know haha.

No offence to Tuks but I hope that's his one game for the season as we need to keep our middles healthy. The fact our 10th choice middle has given us a good cameo appearance is great. Hopefully he's better for the run, and a good look at depth for us and club.

I had Royce outside our best 17 but see no reason he has fallen behind Tuks.

Pretty much my feelings. His performance in this game and the two trials shows that he can do the job when called on. Very low minutes with very high possession though. My guess would be 6-7 minutes at 65%.

Any time Royce has a stint like this the forum loses their minds over him too.

In the role Tuks was given it was a 10/10 performance.

 

[andrew's_sharks]

Keep in mind in 56 games for us Royce has probably had 10 good minutes plenty of times.
Often against stronger opposition and even as a starter.

Yeah his Round 1 was poor and he has had other lowlights.
But he also, for example, put in a pretty solid stint starting against a solid Roosters pack in hot form in a final last year.

Tuks made a good start to his Sharks career but it's far from a guarantee that exact level of play moves pretty seamlessly to 30-40 minutes week in week out against actual good sides. In the short, mid or even long term.
There was a try and 4 errors while he was on, he didn't even see too much football I expect. Burgo will know haha.

No offence to Tuks but I hope that's his one game for the season as we need to keep our middles healthy. The fact our 10th choice middle has given us a good cameo appearance is great. Hopefully he's better for the run, and a good look at depth for us and club.

I had Royce outside our best 17 but see no reason he has fallen behind Tuks.

So for me the smart thing to do would be to give them both minutes throughout the year and rotate them on and off the bench a bit. As soon as there is a bit of a niggle with one, play the other. Play for a couple of weeks and then swap, keep them both fresh and hungry.