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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Agree and he's not learning from his mistakes.
Ryles preaches about learning lessons which I agree with. Russell has shown he's learned more than Will and at times had some competent performances over the last 12 months . Will is just error after error . Not only that theres no consistency in his defence. He makes it up as he goes and he gets it wrong so often. He alone is a massive reason why we're conceding so many points. I assume Ryles and co are trying to work hard with him so we can justify having him in the side for his carries but man if they re-sign him and go on picking him week to week its headed towards much of the staff not having a job in 2 years . He is that bad.
I'm not sure the situation with Nanva and development rules , but if Samrani is back Will is straight out for me. We'll miss his yardage work but we'll be chasing 18+ less points .
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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