Kelma Tuilagi

[Cliffycomeback]

iirc the Kelma vs Waddell argument is quite fruitless, because Scott Fulton decided that Kelma was worth ~$600k... Undoubtedly Waddell is on quite a bit less.

That said, I would say Waddell is a better defender, purely because he puts in marginally more effort. Though this is like prefering to have a quick death over a slow death. Ideally you're not dying at all.

Fainus also on $1 million for the pair of them. No way is Latu better than Brooks, I don't understand the hype. Also apparently some character defects there.

Worth noting that both Daine Laurie and Alamoti were not at the Panthers two years ago.

I don't think the problem is that there's no path to first grade. The issue is these players don't show anything that suggests they are first graders. Weekes is a very clear exception, but he's said himself that he was poor at Manly.

The exception of Weekes doesn't mean the bulk of players we let go are all of that quality.

Where are you getting the information that he was on $600000? There's no way Parramatta signed him for that much to be a squad player, and I don't believe Kelma walked away from 1.2 million on the table to sign a lower end deal with the Eels.

Samuela and Sione are already good forwards. I think Samuela will eventually become another Olakau'atu style elite edge. As for Latu, I think he will end up being a very good half. Time will tell. What I do know is we moved on some good junior talent for a crop of older players who are either not going to get better or have already begun to decline.

Just my opinion of course.

 

[Carl]

I think weekes played in 12 nrl games for Manly.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

I think weekes played in 12 nrl games for Manly.

We definitely had some young diamonds.