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Post by kilop on Feb 22, 2024 20:34:06 GMT
Looking forward to watching him and lafai. In tandom they could be devastating this season.
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Post by BDD on Feb 22, 2024 20:42:32 GMT
Looking forward to watching him and lafai. In random they could be devastating this season. I imagine he'll be playing with Nene. |
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Post by cmillward20 on Feb 22, 2024 20:51:50 GMT
Looking forward to watching him and lafai. In random they could be devastating this season. I imagine he'll be playing with Nene. Listen to his interview Salford just released he talks about playing on the left with Lafai |
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Post by salford1963 on Feb 22, 2024 21:13:13 GMT
I imagine he'll be playing with Nene. Listen to his interview Salford just released he talks about playing on the left with Lafai Makes sense to try and recreate the Lafai/Burgess partnership |
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Post by BDD on Feb 22, 2024 21:28:49 GMT
That's interesting... However, we traditionally create far more on the right then left. Burgess didn't score many at all and surely you want your best winger on the side we attack most (didn't he play right when he won't winger of the year?)
Maybe it signals a shift of intent and that we'll target the left more?
We also concede more on the right, so I'd want my better player there.
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Post by kilop on Feb 22, 2024 22:31:18 GMT
Whats also interesting is we now have 2 left handed half backs. I wonder if that has impacted a potential changed in attacking intent. Most team i think attack more left side due to more right handed players. So maybe we bluff them all and go right. Or double bluff and go left now? I'm confused and need to sleep  |
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Post by BDD on Feb 22, 2024 22:43:27 GMT
Whats also interesting is we now have 2 left handed half backs. I wonder if that has impacted a potential changed in attacking intent. Most team i think attack more left side due to more right handed players. So maybe we bluff them all and go right. Or double bluff and go left now? I'm confused and need to sleep 🤣🤣 |
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Post by Carnster on Feb 23, 2024 6:33:42 GMT
I think people are overthinking this.
Nofoaluma is a try scoring machine. Play him left or right and he will score a bagful. I think you put him outside Lafai or MacDonald and he'll do well. Either way, that's one scary edge for oppositions to deal with. Traditionally he played on the right for Wests, so will be interesting to see where he ends up.
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Post by russ on Feb 23, 2024 9:43:47 GMT
I think people are overthinking this. Nofoaluma is a try scoring machine. Play him left or right and he will score a bagful. I think you put him outside Lafai or MacDonald and he'll do well. Either way, that's one scary edge for oppositions to deal with. Traditionally he played on the right for Wests, so will be interesting to see where he ends up. There's a bit of a tendency to overthink when you spend most of the time worrying.
Nofoaluma (still trying to make sure I spell his name correctly) is a real worry for any opposition and will give even more go forward out of the red zone.
You have to hand it to the coaching/office staff for getting this one over the line at this time of the year. This won't make any difference for those suffering from PFS though!
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Post by BDD on Feb 23, 2024 10:38:29 GMT
I agree that he'll score tries on either edge and we have two quality centres. But, as a team we seem to target the right edge more. Burgess was a capable try scorer. He averages 0.8 tried a game at Wigan. But at Salford it was 0.425 tries a game. By comparison, Sio averaged 0.75 tries a game at Salford. Sip even got 19 f/tries from 20.games.when we had no Brody or Hastings and Richard Marshall was in charge.
So long as we send the ball Nofoaluma's way, he'll score, no doubt, but we need to play to the left edge more.
I'd prefer him on the right because Watkins and Nene is better than Stone and Lafai. Also, put right edge is where we concede the highest percentage of tries. Maybe having him there will help stop some at our end.
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Post by dixon13 on Feb 23, 2024 18:45:36 GMT
Whats also interesting is we now have 2 left handed half backs. I wonder if that has impacted a potential changed in attacking intent. Most team i think attack more left side due to more right handed players. So maybe we bluff them all and go right. Or double bluff and go left now? I'm confused and need to sleep You can say I am back in the past but Kenny Gill could go any way. |
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Post by kilop on Feb 23, 2024 21:04:16 GMT
Am sure a number of them can, doesn't change the fact that players have a preferred side to pass, tackle, hand-off etc from. All things a coach needs to consider in defence and attack to get the best out of them
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Post by BDD on Feb 23, 2024 23:26:30 GMT
Inu on Nofoaluma: “I think he brings a lot of experience. We see him slotting into that spot where Sio was and we’ll see how his connection is with the other players.”
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Post by mauricethered on Feb 28, 2024 9:21:27 GMT
Been told he will 100% make his debut on Saturday night, we need a winger of his class.
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Post by JJR on Feb 28, 2024 9:28:33 GMT
Hankinson is mainly a centre but with his size, speed and skill could fit into the second row aka Watkins
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