Opinion Alamoti

[Dogtime]

Should be better with Fox beside him this week. Many centres rush up to cut off an overlap, but you MUST get your man and stop him getting the ball away. He's so young, in time with good defenders around him he will make the right calls. He could do worse than studying Campbell Graham...the best D centre in the comp.

 

[GA45]

Ofcourse he is.. he has done the job aka Perret style and probs earned the respect of many in the game off the back of it.

Has been a good cheapie..

Perret was a lot better. Comparing him to Perham is slander

 

[Powerslide]

Perret was a lot better. Comparing him to Perham is slander

I dunno all this talk about Perret. he was solid. But he was nothing special. I remember when he first took over at Fullback we were still trying those plays that were effective with Barba but Perret just didn't have the pace to make it work. I also remember seeing him almost fall over every time he tried to accelerate, he looked so awkward. But having said that I don't remember ever seeing him drop a ball from a kick. BMOZ was our most dangerous from FB since Barba, but his body just couldn't take it.

 

[GA45]

I dunno all this talk about Perret. he was solid. But he was nothing special. I remember when he first took over at Fullback we were still trying those plays that were effective with Barba but Perret just didn't have the pace to make it work. I also remember seeing him almost fall over every time he tried to accelerate, he looked so awkward. But having said that I don't remember ever seeing him drop a ball from a kick. BMOZ was our most dangerous from FB since Barba, but his body just couldn't take it.

He wouldn’t let you down. Perret was an international before he came to the dogs from memory. Perham is 24 and making simple errors he’s not first grade standard let alone being a kiwi international

 

[KiwiDog7]

I remember Perrett was the perennial whipping boy on this forum

IMO Perrett was very solid never let you down and did admirably at fullback taking us to the GF that season

 

[KiwiDog7]

He has a good combo with Inu as well (on wing )

 

[Powerslide]

He wouldn’t let you down. Perret was an international before he came to the dogs from memory. Perham is 24 and making simple errors he’s not first grade standard let alone being a kiwi international

Yeah I said he was solid, and yes in defence or a dart from dummy half he wouldn't let you down. But he was not much more than that. Perham was a stop gap for this year was never a long term proposition. I think CC saw something in Averillo and wanted him to develop in one position, and with Crichton coming he saw that if Averillo had a future at the Dogs it would be right centre. But anyways this was supposed to be about Alamoti.

 

[Powerslide]

He has a good combo with Inu as well (on wing )

Inu 'The Smiling Assassin' was the original Rock and Diamonds player. He could do something unbelievable and ridiculously stupid all within the same set of 6. He was only with the dogs for a short period, but I always hoped that someone could have further developed him and made him more consistent, but that never happened.

 

[GA45]

Yeah I said he was solid, and yes in defence or a dart from dummy half he wouldn't let you down. But he was not much more than that. Perham was a stop gap for this year was never a long term proposition. I think CC saw something in Averillo and wanted him to develop in one position, and with Crichton coming he saw that if Averillo had a future at the Dogs it would be right centre. But anyways this was supposed to be about Alamoti.

Alamoti will be fine. He just needs time wether that’s FG or reserves who cares. I just wanted to stick up for Sam. He’s way better than what we have at FB atm. Wether stop gap or not Perham is not the answer And he should be going back to reserves before Alamoti.

 

[CMP]

Wish they’d bring back proper reserve grade where younger players could get a taste of what 1st grades like & injured players had to play until they proved they were in form ..

Really made 1st grade players consistently play their best footy knowing if they dropped back to reggies whoever took their spot might do a better job & keep it ..

The cost was the reason the under 20’s comp was stopped. But I agree a true second grade comp played before NRL games should come back.

Even if they run it like some of the football (soccer) comps run in Europe.

Make it under 23’s and allow 6 overage players in the 17. Play it as a genuine second grade comp with all teams participating

 

[senshidog]

Bring on THIS for 2024..

1. Crichton
2. Kiraz
3. Xerri
4. Averillo
5. JAC

That's an absolutely potent backline, with speed, talent, and definitely up there with the best.

Then you factor in Preston and Kikau/Waddell inside Xerri or Averillo, and the backs to forwards combination is even better. Kingy, Hughes, TPJ in forwards, and RFM/Edwards/Thompson linking up at lock.

Sure it'd be lovely to keep Alamoti, and he was murdering it in lower grades, but if he can't sort his defence out (and fairly quickly), there are others happy to take his spot.

Personally I think Perham will be kept as cover for backline (maybe Burns too).

PERHAM - holding the #1 jersey till Crichton arrives.
ALAMOTI - holding the #3 or #4 jersey until Xerri arrives.

 

[KLil]

Perret was a lot better. Comparing him to Perham is slander

Relax Brah! Totally taking that out of context...

 

[DogsOfWar1704]

He’s a brick. I want to see him hit ***** like taufua

 

[ILiveForDib]

Have to bump this thread. Looked a lot better as I expected with a competent winger outside him. Guy was never an issue in the first place.

 

[Noosa Dog]

Have to bump this thread. Looked a lot better as I expected with a competent winger outside him. Guy was never an issue in the first place.

He is a work in progress for sure. Good to see him play better tonight.

 

[KiwiDog7]

Good game from the kid played really well tonight

 

[KiwiDog7]

It’s alarming our best players are the kids Alamoti, Wilson, Preston , Edwards

Experienced players letting us down

 

[CQDog]

Great game defensively from him tonight. He just will get wrong footed from a fast jiggy centre which happens to the best of them. Really good to see

 

[Berries]

Ladies and gentlemen according to Phil Gould we have solved our 5/8th problem. Welcome Alamoti to the halves, 700k contract coming up.

 

[Cappuccino]

Ladies and gentlemen according to Phil Gould we have solved our 5/8th problem. Welcome Alamoti to the halves, 700k contract coming up.

On the same day we sold the only centre we had too
Quick cunt find an off contract panther it's time to line up a 4 year deal