Rumour that Sua'ali'i is thinking of staying.

[Chook2]

Happy for him to go
a big unit who is a direct straight runner and some aerial ability but a winger only
can’t defend in the centre, no lateral movement in attack or defence, no step or fend or passing game and ball playing ability to play fullback
he will be a mercenary going to the highest bidder

[Easts75]

Happy for him to go
a big unit who is a direct straight runner and some aerial ability but a winger only
can’t defend in the centre, no lateral movement in attack or defence, no step or fend or passing game and ball playing ability to play fullback
he will be a mercenary going to the highest bidder

Showed absolutely nothing at centre except for a lack of attack and he was atrocious defensively
Like you say, just a winger who can do the tough carries extremely well and a target in the air. I honestly think he is a 500k per season type of player, maybe up to 600k

[top_joe]

My thought went straight to 18-19 Latrell at left centre - chalk and cheese. Hope he goes, develops and comes back to the Chooks as a history worthy FB in the same ilk at Mini/Ted. Best of luck to him.

[QWERTY]

It was Ben Fordham, he was adamant that Joe wouldnt be going to Rugby. He didnt say how he knows this but the Fordham family has had close ties to Mark Bouris for a long time so his info may well be right.

Fordham?

Regardless of his ties with Bouris that guy is a goon.

[Bondicigar]

Hope he stays. He loves the contact and is suited to rugby league even if it means he ends up in the back row . Probably not centre at this stage but only because that position takes time to learn .
Lateell and Joey Manu struggled in the early days playing centre so it's nothing new to see a kid take a while to become solid in both attack and defence playing centre.

[Headless Chook]

Happy for him to go
a big unit who is a direct straight runner and some aerial ability but a winger only
can’t defend in the centre, no lateral movement in attack or defence, no step or fend or passing game and ball playing ability to play fullback
he will be a mercenary going to the highest bidder

He has lateral movement, he just doesn't read the opposition attack very well. I don't think there's an outside back in the game 'with no lateral movement'

[Arties Pie]

Silly if he stays with the deal he has with RU.

[Chook2]

He has lateral movement, he just doesn't read the opposition attack very well. I don't think there's an outside back in the game 'with no lateral movement'

No but Suaali is very poor, got stepped on the outside but the slowest centre in the game in Moses Suli
Can’t read in defence and had little desire to go looking to the ball in centre or ability to step, fend or set up the winger outside him! Reece Walsh is 3 times the player suaali is however he is about to go to union for $1.5 m
way to many negatives and things to improve on to command half that money atm

[John Corey]

No way the Club chooses to keep him when it would likely mean letting Manu go.

[bondi.boy]

Happy for him to go
a big unit who is a direct straight runner and some aerial ability but a winger only
can’t defend in the centre, no lateral movement in attack or defence, no step or fend or passing game and ball playing ability to play fullback
he will be a mercenary going to the highest bidder

Agree.
And, we've signed players to replace him.
If he could turn himself into a 90% goal kicker, a 50+ metre line dropout kicker by season's end and wanted to stay he could be a chance.

[Paddo Colt 61]

Showed absolutely nothing at centre except for a lack of attack and he was atrocious defensively
Like you say, just a winger who can do the tough carries extremely well and a target in the air. I honestly think he is a 500k per season type of player, maybe up to 600k

Agree totally. Rugby is clearly desperate and has swallowed the hype but he's no Izzy Folau. He's returning to the RWB? I wouldn't think that there would be big money offers from other NRL clubs but he could do well in Super League.

[Vasco]

He is a right sided player so his stint at left centre was always destined to fail.

I know it was only the Wests Tigers but when he slotted into fullback that night, he was dynamite. Absolutely tore them to shreds.

[Vasco]

In saying that his defensive reads were woeful. Nothing some good coaching can't fix

[ism22]

In saying that his defensive reads were woeful. Nothing some good coaching can't fix

Yes and some of his defensive reads where he jammed in to smash big so and so's were terrific.

Screw the haters! It's like 'Trell. Sure he left us for the dark side but he's still a gun footy player. 100% if most of us were hired as footy coaches and asked to pick a team, he'd be one of the first people you'd pick.

[Roosterfarian]

Yes and some of his defensive reads where he jammed in to smash big so and so's were terrific.

Screw the haters! It's like 'Trell. Sure he left us for the dark side but he's still a gun footy player. 100% if most of us were hired as footy coaches and asked to pick a team, he'd be one of the first people you'd pick.

If you look back none of those were in the centres, they were all out on the wing.

He is 100% not a centre - wing or fullback for me.