Big Pete
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I don't mind having Palasia off the bench if only because he's versatile and can cover the edge backrow spot better than Carrigan.
It's a good reward for Keenan. He was touted as a star junior coming through the ranks but his development wasn't as smooth as you'd expect. He barely saw any NYC in his initial year with the club and while he did enough to train with the NRL squad, there wasn't any buzz about him playing first grade.
Palasia has just kept on plugging away for the Seagulls, he's improved as the season has gone on and has out-performed a lot of other players who were ahead of him.
Hopefully he can make an impression on Sunday. He's a big body, so the pack has really got some size about it now.
As far as Fensom goes, I thought the selection of him off the bench was odd. When I predicted the team and had him there, my mind-set was that Seibs' doesn't rate the other options and was going with Fensom as a last resort.
If it was me, I would have had him at 13 to tighten the middle and help the rotation. However, Seibs is looking towards the future and is really trying to force Lodge and Pangai Jr to become senior players for this side. I just don't know if forcing the issue is the right idea.
I look at a player like Coen Hess who Green insisted on making an 80 minute edge backrow and it's ruined his career. I see it as a cautionary tale and how if something isn't working, it's better to go back to the way things were and trying again at a later date.
Similarly, I don't think Pangai is more than a 40 minute player. His best performance this season was against the Cowboys in Round 2, and that's all the time he needed to play to be effective.
It's a good reward for Keenan. He was touted as a star junior coming through the ranks but his development wasn't as smooth as you'd expect. He barely saw any NYC in his initial year with the club and while he did enough to train with the NRL squad, there wasn't any buzz about him playing first grade.
Palasia has just kept on plugging away for the Seagulls, he's improved as the season has gone on and has out-performed a lot of other players who were ahead of him.
Hopefully he can make an impression on Sunday. He's a big body, so the pack has really got some size about it now.
As far as Fensom goes, I thought the selection of him off the bench was odd. When I predicted the team and had him there, my mind-set was that Seibs' doesn't rate the other options and was going with Fensom as a last resort.
If it was me, I would have had him at 13 to tighten the middle and help the rotation. However, Seibs is looking towards the future and is really trying to force Lodge and Pangai Jr to become senior players for this side. I just don't know if forcing the issue is the right idea.
I look at a player like Coen Hess who Green insisted on making an 80 minute edge backrow and it's ruined his career. I see it as a cautionary tale and how if something isn't working, it's better to go back to the way things were and trying again at a later date.
Similarly, I don't think Pangai is more than a 40 minute player. His best performance this season was against the Cowboys in Round 2, and that's all the time he needed to play to be effective.
