I've seen a half dozen Roosters games over the last year - admittedly don't watch them very much as I don't particularly like them. Suaalii does a few good things a game and makes bad defensive errors / good for a penalty or two... it always seems like he kind of balances himself out.
the kid is 19 and outplays most guys 7 years his senior. Very good player with heaps of improvement in him
I agree, his defence on the weekend was pretty atrocious. I wouldn't have any problems with that as he still young and inexperienced but as everyone hypes him up so much it creates pressure on him to perform
Sounds like Cobbo.
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Agreed, I would be far happier with him in RU than a Roosters jersey.
Staggering number revealed in rugby's pursuit of Payne Haas
Will Haas turn his back on this figure?
It would be pretty funny that if we lost Haas to rugby it was because we couldn't compete financially. Great thing we are the highest rating footy code and we cashed in on that at a time when all the power was in our court as a code.
I mean...imagine if a certain moron in charge who constantly has a dig at union was responsible for not being able to compete with rugby due to a terrible broadcasting rights deal.
Yeah, Aus Rugby has massive problems and they are clearly trying to buy some quality players and marketing by signing league players. They key problem with Union is it has no TV product and never has. Unfortunately they can cherry pick some quality players at the top end but the fact that there are none in their system without ex league players is a much bigger problem. I don't care if Haas goes. I think most league to Union converts have been worse for Union than league. Haas is a strange choice football wise. I think there are better picks for the money if they actually want to win a world cup. Halves and backs is where league players would help. Forwards jobs are different and need much more of a background in Union, particularly scrums. What position would Haas play? If I was a elite Aussie player in union I would be shitty that these guys are getting huge money for a risk that may not pay off over guys who have gone through the union pathway.
i couldnt actually name an elite wallaby player atm lol that is how far of the radar union as fallen for me
That's because nobody outside diehard fans ever see a game. If it was on commercial tv like AFL or League I might give it a look every now and then but It hasn't been on free to air properly in 30 years. There doesn't seem to be a superstar Australian rugby has produced in this time either
just looked through the side the only ones i know are izaia perese, koroibete,quade cooper and vunivalu.
It's not that desperate. Haas could get 1.3-1.4 in league at the right club. Pretty much every club will be offering him 1.1-1.2m.
