Anyone who thinks Tohu has played any meaningful part in our recent losses is not someone whose opinion I value.
He has been an absolute rock and I would suggest the "Tohu should retire" brigade pay attention to how valuable his ballplaying through the middle is.
Then again, it's probably...
He was picked... And fairly promptly flicked to us once he scored about 1 try in 2 seasons. Making a decision doesn't mean it was a good decision.
Putting DWZ to fullback makes absolutely no sense when we have CNK, RTS and Taupiki.
Looked like Jazz told Ali(?) to look at the big screen as a stitch up, as he'd seen they were on it.
I don't think it's an issue. Jazz has always been a bit of a larrakin on the big screen.
Yep - right near the end where he had to try and put Montoya in the corner with about 5cm of space, and it ended up going out.
I don't know how much of the blame is on TMM but we need more balance in the attack, and his whole vibe screams passive.
Montoya ain't the guy. He's a solid grafter, tries hard, but he isn't what we need.
We desperately need an aerial option like we used to have with Fus or Manu. Look how effective tall wingers like Don Young or Daniel Tupou have been, even Lomax against us last week.
Theres only enough room...
RTS was used by us as a battering ram for years when he was at fullback. He was also used in the opponents 20, but let's not act like he wasn't also doing massive work out of our own end.
I cannot believe our 2 starting backrowers played a combined 140 minutes and made 27m between them. That is absolutely disgusting, especially considering the load that Tohu and AFB were having to shoulder.
The bench strategy was a disaster. Not playing Zyon so we could instead play a reserve...
I really cannot believe this. We've signed the Kiwis captain at the peak of his powers coming off a three peat.
How the F have we somehow upgraded our prop rotation despite AFB leaving.
If I'm dreaming do NOT wake me.
I don't mind some robust discussion but it's the short memories of some of the posters - spend 2 years clamouring to get Pompey out of the team, then all of a sudden they want to drop RTS to accommodate him!
Agree.
Can't believe the near constant calls on this forum to play everyone out of position. Pompey to second row, RTS to wing, CNK to centre, CHT to lock, Metcalf to fullback, even saw Kosi to prop.
Constant shuffling of the same hand is what shit teams do, and maybe some posters have PTSD...