There honestly should be some "L" plates on some profiles.Classic K ..
Burns would be a superb buy for them... It'll be like Hiku never left.Hiku leaving the Cowboys for UK Superleague…. Opens up the door to one of our centres.
Talau, Timu, McCracken & Harris were all power centres & all were great for the Bulldogs. Alamoti can be also.I don't know why people are obsessed with Alamoti not being a sprint champion. Neither was Willie Talau and that worked out okay. Neither is Talakai or Penisini who I see Alamoti as a similar style of player to, just not as good yet..
His carries are getting tougher. He's breaking more tackles as he goes along. His defense needs work, sometimes he has shockers and other times puts on big hits and makes important cover tackles.. He can draw and pass.. He has a lot of potential. He's only 19 and is just scratching the surface. Just be patient with him and the other youngsters.
Not Harris, the premiership winning slug.Talau, Timu, McCracken & Harris were all power centres & all were great for the Bulldogs. Alamoti can be also.
Harris was good in 2004.Not Harris, the premiership winning slug.
Alamoti will be just as good as all them tbh..
These same people obsessing about Alamoti’s speed are probably the same ones that suggested we sign Justin Olam when he was available. I guess they haven’t seen Willie Talau play either. His game was based on strength and power rather than speed, and was one of our better centres in recent times. Alamoti has the potential to be that same type of playerI don't know why people are obsessed with Alamoti not being a sprint champion. Neither was Willie Talau and that worked out okay. Neither is Talakai or Penisini who I see Alamoti as a similar style of player to, just not as good yet..
His carries are getting tougher. He's breaking more tackles as he goes along. His defense needs work, sometimes he has shockers and other times puts on big hits and makes important cover tackles.. He can draw and pass.. He has a lot of potential. He's only 19 and is just scratching the surface. Just be patient with him and the other youngsters.
He was really good before he got injuries and also from memory he had issues with his wife being homesick which is why he went to the ESL.. After his first couple of seasons he wasn't the same player.Harris was good in 2004.
Willie Talau looks fit enough to play todayThese same people obsessing about Alamoti’s speed are probably the same ones that suggested we sign Justin Olam when he was available. I guess they haven’t seen Willie Talau play either. His game was based on strength and power rather than speed, and was one of our better centres in recent times. Alamoti has the potential to be that same type of player
I wasn't that worried about his speed originally but I'm slightly concerned now, looks slower than he did in the lower grades and doesn't really have the same explosive power those other players had. As you said he's still only 19 so he might get there but right now he isn't looking anywhere near the sure thing people had him penciled in as.I don't know why people are obsessed with Alamoti not being a sprint champion. Neither was Willie Talau and that worked out okay. Neither is Talakai or Penisini who I see Alamoti as a similar style of player to, just not as good yet..
His carries are getting tougher. He's breaking more tackles as he goes along. His defense needs work, sometimes he has shockers and other times puts on big hits and makes important cover tackles.. He can draw and pass.. He has a lot of potential. He's only 19 and is just scratching the surface. Just be patient with him and the other youngsters.
He's probably bulked up too much.. As long as he can improve his footwork before and after the catch and once he learns how to take better angles and uses his strength more, I think that will make up for his lack of pace.I wasn't that worried about his speed originally but I'm slightly concerned now, looks slower than he did in the lower grades and doesn't really have the same explosive power those other players had. As you said he's still only 19 so he might get there but right now he isn't looking anywhere near the sure thing people had him penciled in as.
I need to see him play on the right, always said he was a right side dominant player and never really looked the same on the left. Hard to make that switch now though with Averillo and Kiraz going so well together.He's probably bulked up too much.. As long as he can improve his footwork before and after the catch and once he learns how to take better angles and uses his strength more, I think that will make up for his lack of pace.
To be honest he has better hands and a higher work rate than I thought he would. He's definitely not a sure thing but there's a lot to like and I think Penisini is the perfect player for him to try and watch and learn from.
Last time I saw him he was coach at Moorebank with Vagana.Willie Talau looks fit enough to play today
Harris was very good.. Did his job admirably and goes to show a strong center is just as important as a speedy one.Harris was good in 2004.