Will Penisini Gone

His decision making is bad and his 1 on 1 tackling is bad . How many times have you seen him have a guy dead to rights on a kick chase and the guy gets away? Or the opposition throw a loose ball out the back and he can't finish the tackle on the guy who cleans the ball up ? He is a woeful footballer who just doesn't have the concentration , IQ or competitive fire to win 1 on 1 battles . I can't believe we've persisted with him this long . It may sound harsh but I just honestly feel he's that bad . I can remember him having some promising performances early in his career but there are so many bad habits in his game now here is not the place for him in centre or any other position. I'd say he'd be better of going to rugby where he wouldn't have to make so many decisions or move as quickly and his confrontational running might be of benefit but he would have a long way to go to get up to the skill level required there too. He can't even catch and pass.
I feel he's been a walk up starter in our side for that long now something has gone wrong . He hasn't developed his skills or progressed as a footballer and the basic fundamentals in his game have gone be the wayside. Maybe it's him being comfortable , maybe he hit his ceiling early , maybe the modern game passed him by and he's struggled to keep touch with it ... whatever the reason if we re-sign him we are deadset kidding .

"Agree with LB and Yehez on this and especially the aspect of patience for the juniors, injuries and what we see from HIA's to ACL's are a part and parcel of putting a team together.
Well said guys, I hope you are right....Burton makes up for the…"

"Not necessarily. I know Burton is against it but Lorenzo can stay in Cup till end of 2028 and then Burton moves to centre.
I know we need to elevate juniors and I am on that bandwagon. But juniors need to get it like they can't just demand NRL…"

"His decision making is bad and his 1 on 1 tackling is bad . How many times have you seen him have a guy dead to rights on a kick chase and the guy gets away? Or the opposition throw a loose ball out the back and he can't finish the tackle on the guy…"

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- - fake midget pseudoachondroplasia > Snottie Pimpin May 22, 2026 at 4:21pm
    
    Defensive technique for a backrower vs a centre is very different as there is less space. I don't think his 1 on 1 is to bad it is more his decision making putting him in wrong position where players with speed expose him.
    
    Can't be any worse than some of the of backrowers defensively that we have had but I think he runs a lot harder and would be more effective in attack them many of our options. Our depth at centre is covered by Samrani and Nanva.
    - Snottie Pimpin > fake midget pseudoachondroplasia May 22, 2026 at 4:51pm
      
      His decision making is bad and his 1 on 1 tackling is bad . How many times have you seen him have a guy dead to rights on a kick chase and the guy gets away? Or the opposition throw a loose ball out the back and he can't finish the tackle on the guy who cleans the ball up ? He is a woeful footballer who just doesn't have the concentration , IQ or competitive fire to win 1 on 1 battles . I can't believe we've persisted with him this long . It may sound harsh but I just honestly feel he's that bad . I can remember him having some promising performances early in his career but there are so many bad habits in his game now here is not the place for him in centre or any other position. I'd say he'd be better of going to rugby where he wouldn't have to make so many decisions or move as quickly and his confrontational running might be of benefit but he would have a long way to go to get up to the skill level required there too. He can't even catch and pass.
      I feel he's been a walk up starter in our side for that long now something has gone wrong . He hasn't developed his skills or progressed as a footballer and the basic fundamentals in his game have gone be the wayside. Maybe it's him being comfortable , maybe he hit his ceiling early , maybe the modern game passed him by and he's struggled to keep touch with it ... whatever the reason if we re-sign him we are deadset kidding .
Tin Tim May 22, 2026 at 2:36pm

We need rep players if we want to be taken seriously.
Parra_Greg May 22, 2026 at 2:41pm

Cmon Adam I think your brother Jarryd telling porkies ....but if true meh

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