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The Don
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Thank god
Big Pete
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Berry having a really forgettable afternoon here for the Warriors. Had the opportunity to put them in front but bobbles the ball and then kicks for himself with plays remaining, then he just takes the tackle on the last. He's a genuine prospect, but a pretty poor showing from him all told.
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oooh... not the 5th tackle ending the warriors needed
Jedhead
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Walsh was a real let down for me. I tend to agree with Kevvie that he still needs time in ISC to learn the game properly.
BroncosFever
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You could tell neither team have any sort of spine
Midean
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Grats Don, your on the board.
As a side note, if i had to choose between Fifita and Tino, im taking Tino every day.
BroncosFever
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Without a doubt, Tino gets dirty in the middle, Fifita's only keen on an edge
Big Pete
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I honestly doubt that Walsh's career would have been much different had he stayed. He was killing it in QCup and we saw how frantic Kev was with team selections.
Sproj
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Which does make you wonder, what kind of salary would the Titans offer Fifita to stay beyond his current contract? He is not worth anywhere near what they are paying and they really don't look like they know how or when to use him. It doesn't help with such a green spine I suppose.
BroncosFever
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The thing for me is that at the time the talk was that his signing would be the one that motivates others to also come in and play for them.
We haven't seen that though, they bought well a couple of seasons ago, they finished 8th last season in a season where losing more than you won was good enough to make the 8. Since then they've lost a few players in their spine.
He would be flat out making the QLD starting 13.
jd87
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how many more years does he have this and next year?. but yeah I think every nrl fan in the comp knows hes is not worth that money.
only reason the media didnt blast the titans and call it irresponsible is because Mal was involved and it helped hurt the broncos which sells way more then criticize a team no one really cares about.
At most hes a 700-800k player at his best. but with how little he is involved in the game i think alot of good teams will be reluctant to even pay him that.
BroncosFever
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I'm starting to doubt any forward is worth more than 800k, unless they are like Payne Haas and basically make 200 metres every week in the middle of the field
Kimlo
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Fifi should come back to us when his contract is up, for a reasonable salary
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The Don
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It has been helpful in keeping our juniors mate which in my opinion has been better than signing 99% of the people who were available last season. Very excited on that front.
Also who did we lose in the spine that was doing well anyway? Fogarty most of us wanted dropped, Rein wasn't any better than Clarke and Taylor (untenable at that point).
Sure probably not the best bang for buck signing but I'm hardly going to complain about it. Who else were we going to sign for the last 2 years that would've been our top tryscorer etc.?
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Do you agree that he's still not up to NRL standards yet?
Wolfie
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I think he is an NRL player, but he is 19 years old. He isnt going to have the consistency in his game a 24 year old would. If you are prepared to let young players develop in first grade, you have accept they will make errors and you have to accept the inconsistency of performance.
BroncosFever
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I just don't think he's worth what he's being paid, it will be interesting when his contract is up, I can't see how he gets that same figure again and would he take a paycut to play in a team that is clearly in a development phase?
Maybe another club gets desperate, who knows.
Big Pete
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It was more about keeping players in the fold. The Gold Coast have really stepped up their junior development lately and have some quality prospects coming through who otherwise would have gone elsewhere for an opportunity.
One of the biggest issues the Titans had were keeping the talent on the Gold Coast. Fans forget that Reece Walsh, Xavier Coates and Brendan Piakura all came through the Gold Coast system.
Fifita is on the market again come November 1st, he can decide whether he wants to stay or head elsewhere for his own career. Either way, the Gold Coast got their value out of him.
