PLAYER Kotoni Staggs

[Wolfie]

Injuries are, but how many players have played their best footy after a knee reconstruction? Especially a player who was coming through a tumultuous period in club history and was still developing their game in the centres?

No doubt he still has some improvements to make, but based on what he's shown in 2023 he's well on track. He'd just about be the form centre in the NRL if it wasn't for Herbie.

This bloke came back better than ever after a knee reconstruction

 

[Sanjit Joseph]

Maybe staggs work with Renouf paying off

 

[Big Del]

This bloke came back better than ever after a knee reconstruction

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He surprised me with his come back . But ,,,
Plays in the middle of the field .
Less athleticism req ...

How Pat deals with Origin / WC / Origin will be a test for him . I think he`s a little down on his best so far this season .

 

[BroncsFan]

If you look at the first try from the Dolphins game, Herbie is receiving the ball off the back of a long movement with the defence sliding and moving backwards... I dont feel like Staggs has been getting that kind of service to date.

If you put Staggs into that situation he is absolutely destroying the defence in front of him, whereas sometimes Herbie isnt finishing it off... such as the effort in the second half where his offload was swatted dead by Isaako. The desperation attempt from Isaako was immense, but it was still a missed opportunity.

Mam has started popping up on the right, but the play seems to die before it even gets out to him... and so far Staggs has been mostly used as a decoy with Walsh receiving it on the outside and looking for Cobbo to come back under.

I'm not sure what keeps happening out on the right so far, but it looks like Staggs isnt exactly getting all that much clean ball.

The defence is possibly rushing up to stop the situation because Staggs and Cobbo are a deadly combo out there for us... but if we can start working plays to get Staggs into any sort of space or 1v1 situations then I've no doubt he'll be schooling defenders

 

[Wolfie]

He surprised me with his come back . But ,,,
Plays in the middle of the field .
Less athleticism req ...

How Pat deals with Origin / WC / Origin will be a test for him . I think he`s a little down on his best so far this season .

Bigger workload though and more physicality where Pats playing.

Hes been good so far for us, but hes setbhigh standards so he has to get roughly around the his best level, which i think he is tbh. I was pretty harsh on Patty after the Phins game but after rewatching it he didn't have a poor game like I thought he did. 1 dropped ball really was it. You could argue the Hammer try but even fresh I don't think he beats hammer to that. Paynes just playing so well he's overshadowed him a little.

 

[BroncsFan]

Bigger workload though and more physicality where Pats playing.

Hes been good so far for us, but hes setbhigh standards so he has to get roughly around the his best level, which i think he is tbh. I was pretty harsh on Patty after the Phins game but after rewatching it he didn't have a poor game like I thought he did. 1 dropped ball really was it. You could argue the Hammer try but even fresh I don't think he beats hammer to that. Paynes just playing so well he's overshadowed him a little.

I'm not putting that Hammer try on Pat... you should not be relying on your middle forward to clean up grubbers behind... that's the responsibility of the fullback first and then half/centre/winger should also be spotting up on it and dropping in behind

Patty's job is basically just running interference for chasers coming through

The fact Patty was the only one even remotely close should be focussed on heavily during the video session

 

[Johnny92]

If you look at the first try from the Dolphins game, Herbie is receiving the ball off the back of a long movement with the defence sliding and moving backwards... I dont feel like Staggs has been getting that kind of service to date.

If you put Staggs into that situation he is absolutely destroying the defence in front of him, whereas sometimes Herbie isnt finishing it off... such as the effort in the second half where his offload was swatted dead by Isaako. The desperation attempt from Isaako was immense, but it was still a missed opportunity.

Mam has started popping up on the right, but the play seems to die before it even gets out to him... and so far Staggs has been mostly used as a decoy with Walsh receiving it on the outside and looking for Cobbo to come back under.

I'm not sure what keeps happening out on the right so far, but it looks like Staggs isnt exactly getting all that much clean ball.

The defence is possibly rushing up to stop the situation because Staggs and Cobbo are a deadly combo out there for us... but if we can start working plays to get Staggs into any sort of space or 1v1 situations then I've no doubt he'll be schooling defenders

I think play sometimes breaks down on that side from the forwards that are ball playing, passes dont seem to be hitting the mark or slow getting it out on some occasions alot of them would favour the other side passing right to left.

Would like to see Staggs start running a line back towards post and Walsh hitting him underneath running at a half with someone backing up incase he can get a offload away