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Taumalolo or Napa who would you choose
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Originally posted by fletch View Postcould be a case of us having one or the other in 2016 who would you choose.
Already salary cap pressure with Cords, Guerra, JWH, Moa and Friend. I wouldn't say he's better than any of those 5 let alone Napa. If he came at the same cost as Napa... probably still Napa given he's a good bloke and has proven himself within our culture on multiple levels.Last edited by ism22; 02-13-2015, 04:42 PM.
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Originally posted by ism22 View PostNapa on current form/value. Taumalolo gets a lot of talk and admittedly I haven't watched him much. However, IMO there's no guarantee he'll be better than Napa (already earmarked for QLD Origin) and given the media hype he'll be asking big bucks!!
Already salary cap pressure with Cords, Guerra, JWH, Moa and Friend. I wouldn't say he's better than any of those 5 let alone Napa. If he came at the same cost as Napa... probably still Napa given he's a good bloke and has proven himself within our culture on multiple levels.
I can tell you that there at least 4 clubs out there that value Napa more than JT.Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe
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Originally posted by Bansai Pipeline View PostNapa is a bit of an imbecile.
What kind of player puts on a shoulder charge in a pre-season novelty tournament?
He's also exactly the kind of player who'd get himself suspended on the eve of a GF.
He needs to figure it out.
For the record I'd take Dylan.
Chook.
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I'd also take napa. I'm not sure if all the people who want lolo have actually watched him closely. His work ethic is not good. He hides out wide in defence whereas napa will do the dirty work. Yes lolo is liklely to make more meters per run but he isn't a 15+ hit up player. The media often latches onto a player and runs with it and perception soon becomes reality when talking salary. He had a good four nations series. But to compare him to sbw is ludicrous. He has done nothing to command the money and attention he is attracting.
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Originally posted by Chook View PostHis fear factor is strong, in more ways than one.
For the record I'd take Dylan.
Chook.
Napa might be a reminder of real league in some ways, but I see that as a good thing coz I'm stuck in my ways.
Imagine Napa and JWH playing for us in the mid to late 80's.??
We would've scared the berries, fake shoulder guards or not.
I hate rugby league.
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Originally posted by Vasco View PostTaumalolo has an offload, line breaks, tackle busts and can Play 80 mis.
Napa?
As for Napa, he has played 80 minutes in the past when he has played out wide, the game against Souths springs to mind where he dominated Sam Burgess.
Of course they are completely different players so it's hard to compare.
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For players Under 23 Taumalolo has the highest potential ceiling in the game for a forward at the moment. It's hard not to get excited and tempted by a player like that. But I value loyalty and for it to be received you have to also willing to give it, I think our club is in a good place atm with it's current squad so based on that I would happily retain Napa over signing Taumalolo.
Napa in his own right has the potential to be a great player too. He's a defence orientated player, one of the best hitters in the game and that will always make him unfashionable amongst the masses but a good shot is just as valuable as a good run, a cover tackle is just as good as a linebreak, a try saver as good as a try & a big hitter puts just as much fear into the opposition attack as a great attacking player puts fear & uncertainty into the opposition defence. No one records these stats though and very few seem to pay attention to the individual skills and efforts of defensive players.
I can understand the temptation of Taumalolo but I can't understand the continual underrating and writing off of Dylan Napa. Yes his yardage carries aren't great and it's an area he can work on but it's just one facet of his game, every player his age has a weak point, for Taumalolo it's lateral movement in defence.
Attack is 50% of the game
Defence is 50% of the game
Napa is a very promising prospect even if he doesn't match up to the attacking qualities of IMO the most promising young forward in the game ATM.
/rant
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Originally posted by Vasco View PostTaumalolo has an offload, line breaks, tackle busts and can Play 80 mis.
Napa?
Of all the games I have seen him play, he doesn't offload much at all.
He does break the line which is a massive bonus.
No way he can play the full 80 (probably around 50-60 at best)., unless something has changed over the offseason that I don't know about.Comment of the year:
Andrew Johns, Semi-Final vs North Queensland ,
"It's touched Lui's hand and travelled forward but that's not a knock on"
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