Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:28 am  

St pete wrote:

Shame we didn't exploit ablett all night who's postional play in defence isn't great..

Ablett being a bit dodgy positionally is nothing like having Meli on the wing. Even in the exiles game Meli was taken off the wing. Soliola ended up playing on the wing. Leeds have exploited Meli in every GF we have played against them. He has been our big problem in GFs. Sinfield knew that. Everybody knew that. It didn't take a brain surgeon to know that.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:33 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

Ablett being a bit dodgy positionally is nothing like having Meli on the wing. Even in the exiles game Meli was taken off the wing. Soliola ended up playing on the wing. Leeds have exploited Meli in every GF we have played against them. He has been our big problem in GFs. Sinfield knew that. Everybody knew that. It didn't take a brain surgeon to know that.

Looks like Royce didn't know that

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:38 am  

I'm a push over for second chances but for me enough is enough. Leeds did not exploit Wheeler biscuit boy did they. He maybe a buscuit with only a little more game time than pryce but they left him alone.

Assuming shenton is fit next year starting line up for me is

Lomax Makinson Shenton WHEELER Foster Gaskell Lance

Forward to be decided.

Meli has been a good centre at times this year. But since the exiles game we've seen zero from that centre position. Not a scapegoat just a look to the future next year is his last year and we either have to build a centre or buy one.

I cant see any uk centre who we can buy. So that leave overseas or build one. Overseas would mean lossing sia as a forward. And we could only gets an NRLreject centre or a guy who cant make it in the NRL.

But for me Meli has had his time. Only to be opened incase of emergencies.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:43 am  

Maybe your starting to see the light and admit we do need a real centre. The fact our quota is full for next year when we are in dire need of a prop and centre is a massive problem.

To be honest I'd rather have had Tony Martin centre than meli next year.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:10 am  

Tony Martin. Is he off quota.

Supposedly we are still looking at a prop.

For me Wheeler has next year to make centre his own. Or we will have to dump sia or perry and go shopping for 2013. I'd prefer to keep sia. He can miss some but he can crunch some too and is still a young man who could be huge in the pack for us.

Its telling that all our big pack players are from overseas. TP Perry Laffranci sia.

Clough and dixon seam to have made the grade. Megennis might. But prop wise do we have anyone in the academy big enough?Or are we going to be buying props for the foreseeable future.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:22 am  

bewareshadows wrote:

Tony Martin. Is he off quota.

Supposedly we are still looking at a prop.

For me Wheeler has next year to make centre his own. Or we will have to dump sia or perry and go shopping for 2013. I'd prefer to keep sia. He can miss some but he can crunch some too and is still a young man who could be huge in the pack for us.

Its telling that all our big pack players are from overseas. TP Perry Laffranci sia.

Clough and dixon seam to have made the grade. Megennis might. But prop wise do we have anyone in the academy big enough?Or are we going to be buying props for the foreseeable future.

Tony Martin is exempt as he's a crusaders player.

To be honest I wouldn't bevto happy if we signed Martin but he's better than meli in the centre and knows the position.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:28 am  

St pete wrote:

Tony Martin is exempt as he's a crusaders player.

To be honest I wouldn't bevto happy if we signed Martin but he's better than meli in the centre and knows the position.

I would have had Martin back in London anytime, but sadly he signed for Hull last week!

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 9:33 am  

I look forward to the day when Meli is no longer with us -useless ****

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:16 am  

The usual retort of the Meli-defenders is "his form during the season is good". I'd argue he has had only two genuinely good SL seasons (by his standards). But it's not like our chances of getting to the Grand Final hinge entirely on Meli's presence in the side. If we took him out - sure, we might take a hit in terms of finishing power. But we would still be in the hunt and capable of contesting the title. Better still, we wouldn't be saddled with the biggest handicap any side has ever had in a GF.

Re: Meli ???? : Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:12 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I'm a push over for second chances but for me enough is enough. Leeds did not exploit Wheeler biscuit boy did they. He maybe a buscuit with only a little more game time than pryce but they left him alone.

Assuming shenton is fit next year starting line up for me is

Lomax Makinson Shenton WHEELER Foster Gaskell Lance

Forward to be decided.

Meli has been a good centre at times this year. But since the exiles game we've seen zero from that centre position. Not a scapegoat just a look to the future next year is his last year and we either have to build a centre or buy one.

I cant see any uk centre who we can buy. So that leave overseas or build one. Overseas would mean lossing sia as a forward. And we could only gets an NRLreject centre or a guy who cant make it in the NRL.

But for me Meli has had his time. Only to be opened incase of emergencies.

Totally agree. I've been promoting biscuit all along and he should now be given his chance at centre (although I believe his real position is SO and will end up better than gaskell). IF he can stay fit, he will also be a good "reserve" for either HB position if need be.