Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:15 pm  

Hope we do not see Tanginoa at prop fastest forward down at Wakey second row for me . Like to see Atkins in second row as well

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Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:46 pm  

alegend wrote:

Hope we do not see Tanginoa at prop fastest forward down at Wakey second row for me . Like to see Atkins in second row as well

We shouldn't need to now.

Fifita
Green
Kopczak
Tangata
King
Gwaze

Is enough for front row with Arona back up.

Tanginoa
Ashurst
Pitts
Batch
Kirnond

Are my SR in order.

Westerman
Arona
Crowther

LF pretty equal but I think that will be the order.

Looks good to me.

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:55 pm  

Shrewd signing by the club and a good player who I think will only get better the more he’s around our club

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:42 pm  

Pound for pound an improvement on Hirst. Happy with this

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:59 pm  

Started last season with huby horo england poorly hirst start current season with green, tangata tanginoa , westerman and Pitts IMO every player we’ve signed are better than previous season

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:38 pm  

Good solid prop signing who should get even better in a full time environment. Hope he plays next week for Cook Islands and it can be viewed on 'You' know what....

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:01 pm  

so we still have 1 quota spot to fill??????

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 10:27 pm  

BOJ042 wrote:

so we still have 1 quota spot to fill??????

I can’t ever make it out to be honest. If we have it might be worth leaving it open and picking someone up mid season if needed and if we can afford it. Had a lot of luck in recent years by doing that. Tupou, Fifita and Tanganoa were all recruited that way.

I think you get far more choice with NRL players mid season when they can’t break into the first team or the NRL contracts on offer are not as good as they hoped for.

It’s perhaps a bit of a gamble but hardly reckless, no need to buy just because you. Wait until the player you really want becomes available.

Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:11 pm  

It’ll depend on injuries, but I think Arona will be used more as an out and out prop this coming season. I know he said the same about Tanginoa, but I can’t see that happening too often as it would mean leaving out two from Fifita, Kopzcak, Green, Arona and King.

And whilst we have the depth, I’m not sure we have enough quality in the second row to play Tanginoa anywhere else. Kirmo must surely be backup only, and Batch isn’t ready for a full season yet which leaves Ashurst, Kelepi and Pitts as the first three choices in my opinion.

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Re: New Signing - Tangata : Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:38 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

I can’t ever make it out to be honest. If we have it might be worth leaving it open and picking someone up mid season if needed and if we can afford it. Had a lot of luck in recent years by doing that. Tupou, Fifita and Tanganoa were all recruited that way.

I think you get far more choice with NRL players mid season when they can’t break into the first team or the NRL contracts on offer are not as good as they hoped for.

It’s perhaps a bit of a gamble but hardly reckless, no need to buy just because you. Wait until the player you really want becomes available.

Tang-IN-oa or Tang-I-noa but not Tang-A-noa.

But I agree with your point. Worth waiting.