Michael Lett

[Roosterfarian]

This thread should win the world record for the number of players named in a single post.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Mate in all honesty, Towers should be playing first grade now. But not on the wing. Move Perrett to wing and Towers slots into fullback. That way you can utilise his running game and his ball-playing ability. Also has a handy kicking game that can be a back up for Pearce if in trouble. He'd be a waste on the wing. Towers is one of those players that needs to touch the ball as often as he can.

I agree Towers best position is Fullback but there is no way on earth that he is a better fullback than Perrett.

[Guest]

Spot on. Perret is killing it at the back.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Spot on. Perret is killing it at the back.

A shining light...

[Guest]

Regardless, we might as well bring in Towers anyway on the wing IMO. If worst comes to worst, we can do what Minichiello and Perrett would do, where both can switch between wing and fullback throughout the match. From what I have seen, Perrett has better kick returns than Towers, but Towers has better attack in general play i.e. he supports offloaders more, can chime into the backline to create set plays, etc.

[Andrew Walker]

Regardless, we might as well bring in Towers anyway on the wing IMO. If worst comes to worst, we can do what Minichiello and Perrett would do, where both can switch between wing and fullback throughout the match. From what I have seen, Perrett has better kick returns than Towers, but Towers has better attack in general play i.e. he supports offloaders more, can chime into the backline to create set plays, etc.

Towers needs to learn you are allowed to pass the football before he goes near 1st grade

[Guest]

...he has been playing halfback for our U20s team. It has done wonders for his passing game.

[Guest]

Regardless, we might as well bring in Towers anyway on the wing IMO. If worst comes to worst, we can do what Minichiello and Perrett would do, where both can switch between wing and fullback throughout the match. From what I have seen, Perrett has better kick returns than Towers, but Towers has better attack in general play i.e. he supports offloaders more, can chime into the backline to create set plays, etc.

Spot on. Towers can create opportunities and set up play. Perrett has been fantastic at fullback this year but is an honest toiler who does a lot of work. He can have the same impact on the wing, whether on kick returns or from dummy half runs.

[novice chook]

I hope the faith some of you have in Towers comes to fruition and he's just not another talented young bloke who can't handle the week to week grind of the NRL.

I certainly wouldn't be shifting Perrett (again) to accommodate the bloke at FB.

Sandor Earl looks a more than capable winger. And it's not as if we're going to see the best of this kid in 09 given the crap year the team has had.

Quite frankly, what players achieve in NYC isn't that important. Some players excel in that comp but can't mix it in first grade. Other players who play average in NYC are made for NRL. A lot of it is about mental toughness, which is something you can't easily make a judgement call on.


NC

[Guest]

I hope the faith some of you have in Towers comes to fruition and he's just not another talented young bloke who can't handle the week to week grind of the NRL.

I certainly wouldn't be shifting Perrett (again) to accommodate the bloke at FB.

Sandor Earl looks a more than capable winger. And it's not as if we're going to see the best of this kid in 09 given the crap year the team has had.

Quite frankly, what players achieve in NYC isn't that important. Some players excel in that comp but can't mix it in first grade. Other players who play average in NYC are made for NRL. A lot of it is about mental toughness, which is something you can't easily make a judgement call on.


NC

A lot of it does come down to mental toughness. I just think while our season is almost finished, we can't do anything worse than throw a kid in their for experience for next year. Earl has done well in the limited games he's had so far this season. We'll be interesting though next season after the off-season is done who gets the wing spots. As mentioned, there's a lot of good young players competing for two spots on the wing next year, as well as across the rest of the team. Competition is a healthy thing to have.

[Cockadoodledoo]

What happens if we let go of Towers and Earl and they start killing it at another club ?

As much chance of me winning Powerball this week without buying a ticket.

[Cockadoodledoo]

I rate him as solid for a young player with limited 1st grade experience.He actually looks like he belongs out there. I am sure there were some questioning Michael Lett when he played his 1 0r two 1st grade games Yet now people ant him back.Go figure

He looks scared out of his brains out there.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Strange mob in here at times the knives are out for a guy who has had 2 1st grade games in Sandor Earl.Strange mob indeed.

and hopefully never to be selected again. He does not have one attribute that could see him succeed in First Grade.

[Guest]

Ok, if we are going to judge his future based on Sunday's game, then throw away SKD as well.

The kid was down on confidence last week, especially due to the fact that he had one of the biggest wingers in the comp lining up against him. The first try, he didn't take the bomb due to the sun in his eyes, you could clearly see that he couldn't see a thing when the ball went up. He then made a Rookie mistake by hanging off Vatuvei and trying to block the offload.

Second try he was outmuscled, as was our centre. I'm sorry but i couldn't see SKD doing any better. I thought it was a tough day for him especially knowing that Warriors always go to Manu as their strike weapon and he has been itching to get on the board lately.

I'm not saying Earl is the next Renouf but cut the kid a break. If you want to be harsh judges, then give more attention to the clown who is on the other side of the field.

[melon....]

Earl isnt a first grader. A light weight rag doll. With a dumb ass attitude. Would love him to be on the Smith cutting list.