All he needs is a decent short kick, a bomb and a good enough shoe on him to get us out of trouble if we are stuck in our own end, I don’t think it is the worst idea to try him out at 6 either it’s just some skills he needs to improve on. But if Kev hasn’t been getting him to do some of that while he has been rehabbing and more recently suspended then he’s got rocks in his head
Yeah but what your forgetting is that most 6’s have devastating running games. Staggs is a lot better runner of the ball than him. Niko’s obviously got a better kicking game but that can always be developed a lot easier than being as devastating a runner as Staggs. Like Nikorima isn’t that good for you all need to get your nickers in a twist. If Staggs doesn’t work I actually believe I’d rather Albert Kelly at 6 then nikorima.
Only signing I rate is Tino. He's a competitor.
I think he is extremely over rated. But at least he has a go every now and then, eventually he's gonna get pissed at the "comfortable" footy the bloke on nearly 3 x his wage is playing despite their friendship. I think overpaid-minimal effort animosity was a major contributor to the troubles we had and are still having.
Tino is only 21 so it's a bit rich to call him over rated.
Ye I remember in rugby league week magazine they used to give players under 21 automatic 10/10 scores each game bcos it wasn't fair to rate them.......
He has won a premiership and played origin. I would say the hype is real.
Do we have anyone in the team who can run and pass a ball at the same time?
He's pretty awesome man, what don't you rate about him?
The old "he's won a premiership" argument.... Sean rudder, Shane Perry, Harvey Howard, Matt prior, Jamie burher.... they all deserve the same hype then? At least they were on the starting team if that's the criteria for pages and pages of hype lol And yes he played origin, that's a great achievement but wasn't last year's QLD team justifiably called among the worst we had EVER put together due to injuries and recent etirements?
Take a photo of this and remind yourself in a few years just how good this kid becomes.
Wow.... if my life ever gets to that level of reflection I'm not sure I'd have the motivation to turn on a computer tbh lol...
You seem to be at that level now
There's a reason Melbourne kept him on the bench. He is a dynamic player, not an 80 minute, or even 60 minute player. This might get better, he definetly has the motor but he goes missing for large chunks, particularly defensively. And is he an enforcer or a player with an engine in the middle, has not quite dominant in either. And if he's not quite there with either but not a ball playing lock and doesn't stay in the 80 minutes then.... let me put it this way, if he wasn't the size he is, would he be in 1set grade? Not saying he is bad , I think he's really good, but the hype he got last year after origin and signing for the titans was INSANE. I know I go on about it but rookies get hyped up all the time and about 1/10 live up to the hype given by media and fans yet people say "this one's different" yet look at where we find ourselves with our rookie dream team. Maybe tino is different, I'm honestly not ruling that out, but the results of the titans and the performance last origin aren't making me think he's the 1/10 yet.
I rate big Tino, I think he's one of the few signings Titans have got right. Don't get me wrong, it was a big gamble, they basically signed him before he'd played a handful of games. I think he has better output than Fifita for 60% of his wage but I understand that's a low bar.
I don't think he's bad, has just not what was being made out in the media.
