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  • #16
    There are always a lot of promising young players up for grabs.

    It's always a bit of a crap shoot with outside backs. They might look like men against boys in the lower grades due to their extra pace and/or size, but whether they have the mentality top realise their potential, or whether they have the ability to learn those additional skills required for 1st grade is often up for questioning.

    Look how many 'next big things' we went through over the past 10-15 years or so - Sisa Waqa, Tautau Moga, Setimata Sa, Ryan Williamson, Mcdonald, Momirovski, Langi, Henry, Tagivie ........... the majority of whom had massive wraps on them coming through. "The next Folau" was uttered in reference to at least three of the above. The only three home grown outside backs for us that REALLY were the next big thing were RTS, Latrell and Toupo. (Ferguson, Morris etc dont count as they were produced elsewhere). And of those two, it took a long time before Toupo really hit his stride, and it's still up for debate as to whether Latrell will become another flash in the pan like Ewan McGrady.

    Presumably, even though talented, the coaching staff have seen something (small lack of effort, not quite the right attitude, issues with acquiring new skills or putting them into practice etc) that leads them to believe Tuipulotu is less worth the investment than some other options floating around.
    Last edited by Steakface; 11-23-2020, 04:55 PM.

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    • #17
      Good luck to the kid but the depth is fine...

      Toops
      Jmoz
      Manu
      Bmoz

      Billy Smith
      Ikuvalu

      Obviously Tuipulotu was seemed surplus to requirements with Suaalii on the horizon.

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      • #18
        very annoyed at this kid had some ceiling on his potential... I hope it doesnt come back to bite us in the ass

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        • #19
          I'm sure there is a plan, but as it stands I'm not as yet fully on board with releasing some younger talent (Tuipulotu, Faamausili etc) to retain old heads on 1yr contracts (Morris bros, Friend)

          Our backline depth actually concerns me, given Josh and Brett are guaranteed to miss a few games we could be seeing Ikuvalu given an extended stint

          All it takes is an injury to Teddy, Manu or Toops and we start to look like the North Sydney Bears

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          • #20
            More depth signings for backs must be incoming - hard to promote players from our system into first grade next year when there was no development played this year

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            • #21
              Massive hype on the bloke back when the Chooks signed him, apparently all 16 NRL clubs were interested in him plus NZ Rugby & after 1 game the Roosters punt him. Good luck Suaalii.

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              • #22
                Hope there is a good plan in place and I guess there must be but we really seem to be letting some good talent go . Good luck to the kid

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
                  Wtf Tuipulotu aswell. Very suprising news, he looked real good in his debut. I guess money talks and whoever he is going to must've been offering a decent amount. Our depth will really be tested now, yikes
                  He actually had a bludger of a debut. Was caught out repeatedly in defence and very nervous with the ball albeit did score a try.

                  Too early to tell if its the right decision or not. I’m guessing they are clearing the decks for Suaali but would had preferred they got rid of some of the dead wood first.
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                  • #24
                    that means we now have 25 rostered players (including keighran). word is the roster might be reduced to 28 for next year so it was always going to be tight. it also means there's a couple of signings coming up.

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by "gaz" View Post
                      Maybe making room for Stephen Crichton

                      "Crichton did not want the negotiations to drag on and simply said "hopefully really soon" when it came to reaching an outcome.
                      The Sydney Roosters have been linked to Crichton, and are in need of a centre once Josh Morris moves on at the end of next year.
                      Crichton said none of the Roosters had tried to sell him the Bondi dream while in Blues camp."

                      https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/cri...21-p56gov.html

                      Crichton isn't gonna leave Penrith. Just won't happen

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                      • #26
                        I heard Luke Towers is keen to return to Bondi.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by The Skeez View Post
                          Can’t keep them all.
                          Yes but we should keep young promising ones and phase out 34 year olds like the Morris twins

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                          • #28
                            Yes he looked good to me in his debut, but if he got a better offer with the chance to play more First Grade footy the club did the right thing by him in letting him go.

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                            • #29
                              Only saw him play once He reminded me of Sunny Tuigamala both looked powerful runners both were terrible under the high ball Sunny could not catch one Tuipolota struggled to even get close to one
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                              • #30
                                He is making way for Sualli. Neither is a sure thing imho but I much prefer Sualli's chances of making it than Tuipulotu.
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