Official Siosifa Talakai

[apezza]

He was often getting the ball right when he was about to get tackled. Whenever he went in looking for the ball he went ok.

Plenty on this forum has mentioned we had no plan B. Blind Freddy would have known how Brisbane planned to counter him.

Needed to get deeper and have him running inside plays or decoys.

 

[bort]

Staggs dominated him but he wasn't terrible.

I'm not going to argue again what 'at present' means mate, it's quite obvious.

Yeah I just said somewhere else I didn’t think Staggs dominated him. Was a good battle.

Two things that did upset me he got stopped cold my Walters and I think Reynolds because he tried to bowl them instead of using the fend

 

[Sparkles]

There's a joke in here somewhere....

Inside Fitz?

 

[egg]

Reckon he got BROKE , during game ( can anyone can find a hit )
At the ground was gasping / struggling even BEHIND the attacking line ( missing from action once )
Wait and see injuries before judging

 

[HaroldBishop]

Yeah I just said somewhere else I didn’t think Staggs dominated him. Was a good battle.

Yeah was a great battle. I think Staggs dominated him in defence but Sifa was very effective when he ventured in field which is what makes him so valuable, can't think of many centres that have that attribute.

My main concern was defence and I'm not sure Sifa was directly responsible for much.

 

[MrDravid]

Despite the carry on from the commentators who expected Sifa to score a try every time he touched the ball and lauded Staggs cos he "stopped him" the one on one battle was a bit of a non event. Sifa had some good runs out of trouble (and got smashed a few times) and more importantly (IMO) his defence was solid.

 

[bort]

Yeah was a great battle. I think Staggs dominated him in defence but Sifa was very effective when he ventured in field which is what makes him so valuable, can't think of many centres that have that attribute.

My main concern was defence and I'm not sure Sifa was directly responsible for much.

Did Staggs ever stop him one on one? Reynolds and Walters both did but I think Staggs had Reynolds with him (or at times two others) basically as he made contact each time. Broncos contained him well and Staggs played a role in that but I don't recall Staggs himself dominating him in defence.

Not taking away from Staggs, he played well, one of their best. Just think it was a lot closer between the two than commentators acted like.
If our guys as a team had been as switched onto Staggs as they were to Talakai we'd have got a lot closer.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Did Staggs ever stop him one on one? Reynolds and Walters both did but I think Staggs had Reynolds with him (or at times two others) basically as he made contact each time. Broncos contained him well and Staggs played a role in that but I don't recall Staggs himself dominating him in defence.

Not taking away from Staggs, he played well, one of their best. Just think it was a lot closer between the two than commentators acted like.
If our guys as a team had been as switched onto Staggs as they were to Talakai we'd have got a lot closer.

Pretty sure there was one good hit from Staggs. You're right though, more of a conscious team effort to shut Talakai down.

 

[Sparkles]

Did Staggs ever stop him one on one? Reynolds and Walters both did but I think Staggs had Reynolds with him (or at times two others) basically as he made contact each time. Broncos contained him well and Staggs played a role in that but I don't recall Staggs himself dominating him in defence.

Not taking away from Staggs, he played well, one of their best. Just think it was a lot closer between the two than commentators acted like.
If our guys as a team had been as switched onto Staggs as they were to Talakai we'd have got a lot closer.

Yeah, more that Staggs led the charge

 

[Sutty]

Looking back, I don't think he was *that* bad. Took a bunch of hard carries. The Staggs try was Ronaldo letting him run around him.

Just gassed really hard. As you expect for a guy that's built like a brick shithouse.

 

[MMsharks]

Did Staggs ever stop him one on one? Reynolds and Walters both did but I think Staggs had Reynolds with him (or at times two others) basically as he made contact each time. Broncos contained him well and Staggs played a role in that but I don't recall Staggs himself dominating him in defence.

Not taking away from Staggs, he played well, one of their best. Just think it was a lot closer between the two than commentators acted like.
If our guys as a team had been as switched onto Staggs as they were to Talakai we'd have got a lot closer.

good points bort

 

[HaroldBishop]

Jesus I love this bloke, his runs in the middle coming out of our end are immense.

 

[Thresher]

Jesus I love this bloke, his runs in the middle coming out of our end are immense.

Left tractor wheel marks on Shaun Johnson

 

[Proud Shark]

Left tractor wheel marks on Shaun Johnson

And Matt Lodge. He flew out of the line and got sat on his ass by Sifa.

 

[Thresher]

And Matt Lodge. He flew out of the line and got sat on his ass by Sifa.

That was a beautiful moment.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Left tractor wheel marks on Shaun Johnson

SJ got up smiling after the early steamroll!

 

[bort]

And Matt Lodge. He flew out of the line and got sat on his ass by Sifa.

I'd have to double check the replay but was that a shoulder charge by Lodge after the whistle?

Would be first Garrick after Talakai passed then Lodge after whistle not being done for shoulder charges just because Talakai is staunch AF

 

[Gumby]

our centre issues are solved imo. Him and Jesse to be our centres for this year and next (barring injury).

 

[Pishposh46]

our centre issues are solved imo. Him and Jesse to be our centres for this year and next (barring injury).

or suspension. Lol

 

[Proud Shark]

I'd have to double check the replay but was that a shoulder charge by Lodge after the whistle?

Would be first Garrick after Talakai passed then Lodge after whistle not being done for shoulder charges just because Talakai is staunch AF

I'd have to watch the replay too. Not sure.

I have no idea what you're trying to say in the second sentence haha.