Dene Halatau - 2013 Discussion Thread

[wigum]

General discussion on match form, selection, injuries, contracts, and anything else here.

 

[Nano]

He might be getting old but the amount of charity this guy does off the field while being a NRL player is so good. This guy deserves a good future after the NRL and hopefully he doesn't stop giving

 

[Mallyboy]

My expectations of him are high. Waiting for him to fire 2013.

 

[Blue&White]

He might be getting old but the amount of charity this guy does off the field while being a NRL player is so good. This guy deserves a good future after the NRL and hopefully he doesn't stop giving

One of the nicest, down to earth guys u will ever meet. Coming off an injury, will kill it this year.

 

[Moe]

I want to know what Dene has done (or not done) to be only getting 8mins a game?

Last year when we had our 11(?) game winning streak he was our starting backrower, and he was great for us. Next minute he gets injured now he's completely out of favour.

 

[HajdukSplit]

We need Halatau playing alot of minutes to tighten the fringes just like what he and stagg did last year. We are getting smashed around the fringes.

 

[Moe]

We need Halatau playing alot of minutes to tighten the fringes just like what he and stagg did last year. We are getting smashed around the fringes.

Fucking oath. That and we're missing that straight runner when Reynolds goes drifting across field with the ball.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Last year the team was balanced out alot better with plenty of firepower and Dene and Stagg tightening up the fringes. This season the balance is not there as Stagg is gone and Halatau not getting enough minutes. Obviously T-Rex is in for Halatau but he obviously is very week in defence.

IMO there is plenty of firepower with Kas, Graham, Eastwood and Pritchard while T-Rex is not needed in the starting line-up. Halatau should be getting 60 min to tighten up the fringes and T-Rex should be brought on as an impact player when the opposition defence tires.

Funny enough we have been in most games this year up to half-time, only to be blown away in the second half, the reason i think is we miss the Halatau-Stagg type player around the fringes with the big men gassing out after the 60th minute!

 

[Mr Invisible]

Hasler has always had a habit of using minimal interchanges (even at Manly). Tis not unusual to go through a game with only 15 or 16 players being used.

 

[DOGGIESSTYLE]

yeah I'm confused, as to why Halatau's game time has gone down so much all year, last year he was def one of my fav players, he was consistent week in week out , hit the line hard and tackled like a machine. Hasler's hardly giving him a chance to earn another contract gotta feel bad for him.

 

[outoforder]

Using up much needed salary cap space.

 

[adamski007]

Nothing wrong with the way he plays, he turns up every game....

 

[Allan]

There are a couple of areas where Des and I part ways. One of those is his use of Halatau. Dene tackles everything that moves on the edge and he runs absolutely fantastic lines. On our right side at the moment T-Rex is a man missing and Inu is playing like a child. Halatau should have been brought on early yesterday.

 

[vietorious]

Seems like he is playing a similar role to Payne last year.
Plays 10min or so at the end of games.

He will cover hooker/centres if there is an injury.

 

[Blue&White]

Last year the team was balanced out alot better with plenty of firepower and Dene and Stagg tightening up the fringes. This season the balance is not there as Stagg is gone and Halatau not getting enough minutes. Obviously T-Rex is in for Halatau but he obviously is very week in defence.

IMO there is plenty of firepower with Kas, Graham, Eastwood and Pritchard while T-Rex is not needed in the starting line-up. Halatau should be getting 60 min to tighten up the fringes and T-Rex should be brought on as an impact player when the opposition defence tires.

Funny enough we have been in most games this year up to half-time, only to be blown away in the second half, the reason i think is we miss the Halatau-Stagg type player around the fringes with the big men gassing out after the 60th minute!

Right on the money.

 

[Bulldog wazza]

Last year the team was balanced out alot better with plenty of firepower and Dene and Stagg tightening up the fringes. This season the balance is not there as Stagg is gone and Halatau not getting enough minutes. Obviously T-Rex is in for Halatau but he obviously is very week in defence.

IMO there is plenty of firepower with Kas, Graham, Eastwood and Pritchard while T-Rex is not needed in the starting line-up. Halatau should be getting 60 min to tighten up the fringes and T-Rex should be brought on as an impact player when the opposition defence tires.

Funny enough we have been in most games this year up to half-time, only to be blown away in the second half, the reason i think is we miss the Halatau-Stagg type player around the fringes with the big men gassing out after the 60th minute!

Couldnt agree more.. Denes experience and class is whats missing.. i have mentioned this earlier in the year only to have people say bring in the jacksons and finucanes etc.. even romelo. Dene is a class act and I hope des changes tact with the use of him sooner as we need him. Im confident given the opporuntity he will prove to be a wonderful success to this years campaign and he rightly deserves a contract upgrade with the club.

 

[Blue&White]

Couldnt agree more.. Denes experience and class is whats missing.. i have mentioned this earlier in the year only to have people say bring in the jacksons and finucanes etc.. even romelo. Dene is a class act and I hope des changes tact with the use of him sooner as we need him. Im confident given the opporuntity he will prove to be a wonderful success to this years campaign and he rightly deserves a contract upgrade with the club.

We lost the GF with Dene out of the side. Along with Stagg, one of our most under-rated players. Also a top bloke off the field.

 

[JUNKYARD DOGS]

Couldn't agree more, we need him in this side and has to be used longer than 10 mins. Should play at least 40 mins.

 

[The DoggFather]

Couldn't agree more, we need him in this side and has to be used longer than 10 mins. Should play at least 40 mins.

He has played 40 mins in total all year lol

 

[Bob dog]

Who else thinks Hasler could use the interchange better?