Blue_Eyes84
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**** game, move him to the forwards. Good game, keep him in the centres. The cycle of Talakai. Rinse and Repeat.
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Has he had a sht game for us.. it’s been a while
I think maybe people say put him in the forwards because we’re weak there but if they perform like tonight I don’t think people would want him to move
Absolutely did. Manu did **** all. Talakai was all over him.
snowman
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And this is why you dont move him
He just ****ing destroyed the best centre in the game
He just ****ing destroyed the best centre in the game
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Yep gave Manu an absolute bath. Leave him any centre.
Everyone please put this silly talk of recruiting another centre to bed.
Only thing that concerns me. Wade isn’t an 80 minutes back rower anymore.
If Wilton or Nikora were to break down and be out for a decent amount of time we really have no options for our backrow besides Talakai.
Feel we need to find some depth in the centres and another 2nd row encase something like this happens imo.
Capital_Shark
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He's certainly no Brad Parker or Peta Hiku
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We have guys that can do a job at centre, better depth than most sides in Tracey, Ikavalu or by moving Ronnie in. If we had anyone better they would be moving to another side for a starting role.
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Sifa is a monster of a player, he was last year and he still is this year. He is also very unselfish with the ball to the point he prob costs himself the odd try by playing to Ronnie instead of going himself but he usually gets the decision right
Are there other centres past or present that have consistently been getting 150-200m per game like Sifa?
Are there other centres past or present that have consistently been getting 150-200m per game like Sifa?
Capital_Shark
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Most teams hardly use their centres
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Not as hit up workhorses like Sifa
But Sifa has the hands and skills to do the business in the red zone too
Those metres he gets are metres a forward doesn't have to use energy for
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His only weakness is occasionally can get burnt for speed by the quicker / nimble centres.
But he brings so much every game that it’s worth the rarity when it does happen.
Work rate and punch out of our own end is massive given our lack of a real big line bending forward.
But he brings so much every game that it’s worth the rarity when it does happen.
Work rate and punch out of our own end is massive given our lack of a real big line bending forward.
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Best game hes had since the Manly game @ pointbet last yr.
Let's hope it continues
Let's hope it continues
Tatus
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Usually taking the early hit ups in our end too. You'd be loving life as a prop taking a hit up after him while the defence is still getting on side.
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I have no idea how it would work, but I'd love to see us employ him as a wrecking ball to disrupt the opposition shape. When you know someone like Walker or Drinkwater are going to be floating, just have a call when he's going to shoot and nail them. It may **** up occasionally, but if he gets it right he could absolutely throw them off their game and have them watching their back.
Kind of like Wade used to do to halves.
Kind of like Wade used to do to halves.
Matty C of the Shire
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I recall he took up three hits up in one set but he looked gased after it
snowman
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hiku would be an absolute beast in our team and just about the only centre on the open market i would contemplate moving talakai for