2 rounds Assessment

[Arties Pie]

Nikorima is the weak link after 2 rounds because his defence is not up to FG standard & teams are running massive forwards at him & scoring tries. Its not his fault its Pearces fault for stuffing up on Australia Day because otherwise he would have been playing 5/8 over the last 2 weeks & he is the best & toughest halves defender in the game. They miss his experience & defence big time & untill JWH is back to his best they wont be the best pack in the game.

Nikorima is always going to be targeted because of his size as for his defence you can blame his inside and outside team mates for not covering effectively. Not once did I see him shirk his defensive duties but when you have players the size of rhino's running at him what do you expect him to be able to do.

[Mickie Lane]

Nikorima is always going to be targeted because of his size as for his defence you can blame his inside and outside team mates for not covering effectively. Not once did I see him shirk his defensive duties but when you have players the size of rhino's running at him what do you expect him to be able to do.

Nickorimas defence has been great! Happy your not the coach..

Nikorima has been the most ineffective defender & missed the most tackles out of all the Roosters players over the first 2 rounds. He is the weak link in the backline & the Roosters will be lucky to win 1 match whilst Nikorima is playing 5/8. Nikorima is missing tackles 1 on 1 & you cant blame the inside or outside guy for that. He is not big enough & can only tackle opposition giants low which is ineffective.

[roostersrule2]

Nikorika is a 19yr old half playing in his first games. He is going to be targeted by defences and he's not falling off defenders, he's giving it a good shot. He's saved a couple of tries too.

[Double]

A picture tells a thousand words...

[bondi paul]

I prefer Niko off the bench with Watson and Hastings as the halves. Watson and Hastings know each other's game.by having Niko on the bench it makes no room for Hendo our marquee signing.

[Pass the Ball]

I thought Kane Evan was very good against Canberra for the minutes he was out there..