We without a doubt have the worst centre pairing in the comp . You can look through every other side - neither of our centres would get a start in any of them . It's an area we have neglected in both recruitment and development. We have a rep level halfback and his strike on his side is battering ram Pensini who lets in 3+ try's a week and runs the 100m in about 22 seconds. He doesn't have the ability to compete for high balls , can't beat a guy with footwork , has errors in his game , can't draw and pass , can't catch and pass , defends on his heals , stops and comes in when the defence is sliding out , lacks attention to finer details .. he's just an out and out battering ram . His carries were pivotal in us beating the Dogs last week but they were needed because he invited the Dogs to score 3 try's.
Rusell isn't any better . Just no class about him at all . On his good days he competes hard and has a crack . He is a bog average player who has no clsss or finesse and worryingly still has more of both then Penisni .
Nanva showed more defensively in 2 games than either of the above 2 have in their first grade career. He has a bit of height and smarts about him and may be one to go with moving forward . We desperately need to recruit a strike centre who can compete athletically . It's an absolute must . If we want to keep Will for his tough carries going forward he needs a new position . He can't play back row because he doesn't have the motor or work ethic - he's gassed after ever carry . It's a dead set massive problem for us moving forward if the club fhinks he's a centre we can build around .
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If you watched them together when they were young, Pensini was better than Sua'ali'i in union. He was very talented he just has not kicked on.
His body and playing style is much more suited to Union . Even then he's probably not wallaby level because his skill set isn't well rounded .
I'd love to have the ability to sit down and cut up every try we've conceded Will has been involved in a bad read , error or missed tackle since start of last season . It would be pushing 40 or 50. He's an absolute liability.
There is no other 100+ game player as totally lost in defence.
He does this way to often, very unfortunate and I suspect that's why he dosnt appear to have a contract confirmed for next year.
Need a big name signing , Staggs or farnworth I'd settle for Xerri tho
Need to throw big money at herby or Joey Manu for a start
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