I'd leave RAVA on the wing. After all, even in this underwhelming team Rava has scored 20 tries, one from top try scorers.I would bring SULI into the backrow though. Make a real good second row. (Damaging)
Most handed to him on a platter, but he does have the bulk to power thru on line tacklers. Just wish he'd not keep leaving his wing and creating an overlap. Betting that between he and Feagai they have conceded far more than 20 tries this season.
If not for that, he'd be a very goof winger. Below the top few because he's not fast enough but in the next tier down. Right now he's a fringe first grader because he lets in as many tries as he scores.
Coops coming home and working with the outside backs on defence will be a coup for the club.
Not going to happen apparently..
It was a nice idea and seemed like an obvious solution but then again, most of the best players don't make good coaches. So one of the best defensive centres might not be one of the best defensive coaches for the outside backs. Though our outside backs certainly need some help from someone.
All Flanagan has said is Coops will not be on the coaching panel as evidently that has now been filled. But he said nothing about not having him as a consultant. So is Dean Young to be our defence coach?
NQ attack has been good but defence, not so much. Are the two assistants confirmed Deano and Carr? I know Deano has been confirmed. How about Carr?
Going to the Tigers maybe? Ben Woolf still there I think.
Coaching the Ressies. Failed miserably as defence coach this year.
So was that 10tries each or don't u know at all?
Well can agree suli to secondrow .
The only thing that is certain is that Rava's positional play in defence is really poor.
It's all about the training.
Training and hard work has a lot to do with it. In the case of Suli I think it's mostly training and hard work. But it also has to do with natural stamina. Apparently Andrew Fifita used to always win the Shanks 5km races. Beating people like Val Holmes. At is best, he used to regularly play at pretty good intensity for 80min. Payne Haas can do that too but his output is very high quality. Try getting Frank Molo to play for 80min.
Been saying the same for past three years, must be concrete between his ears if he hasnt fixed this glaring problem yet. Still think he'd be better suited as a late bench forward against a tiring defence. We have other blokes to score his tries and that will stay on their wing to not allow any against us. Problem solved. Other problem solved is sack Matt Feagai.