Player Junior Ratuva

[The Falcon]

Fingers crossed he can be our version of Jason Saab

 

[wellyboy]

Anyone know how ratuva went in tonights game?

 

[Billyspleen75]

Anyone know how ratuva went in tonights game?

I haven't seen any footage. But he scored a try which is good I suppose. One of the opposition wingers scored 2 but unsure if that was on the side that Ratuva defended.

Good signs that he's made it from Fox to Q Cup already

 

[The Falcon]

Here are the point scoring stats from the game.

 

[Trugoy]

Not sure what game this was from but Redcliffe Dolphins posted this last night.
Thats some serious strapping on the thigh there but maaan, I thought I was looking at a union lock!
Beast.

 

[Greenlite]

Holy shite this guy’s huge, can see why people are putting him on the first grade wing next year. Fijian 1.96m speedster, sign me up!

 

[Billyspleen75]

Not sure what game this was from but Redcliffe Dolphins posted this last night.
Thats some serious strapping on the thigh there but maaan, I thought I was looking at a union lock!
Beast. View attachment 44698

Im pretty sure he was a union lock.
I'm hoping he's the next best thing like every one else but in the extremely limited highlights of the last game I didn't think he looked like a winger. He looks less agile than Maumalo.
Happy to be proved wrong, was literally about 30 seconds of footage.

 

[brightman]

The Storm had a recruiting initiative to turn tall athletic players into props and it worked well for them.
My concern is Ratuva may not be agile enough for wing as he develops physically but, like some of those Storm recruits and other NRL players past and present could be a boon in the forwards.
Either way, I hope he cracks it with us..

 

[Noitall]

PO’S claims Ratuva is the most talented player he’s scouted I’ve read before. Pretty impressive when you consider the talent he’s identified in his career. All the strapping on the thigh might be hindering him at the moment. Seems to pick up a lot of injuries though.

 

[Swanny]

PO’S claims Ratuva is the most talented player he’s scouted I’ve read before. Pretty impressive when you consider the talent he’s identified in his career. All the strapping on the thigh might be hindering him at the moment. Seems to pick up a lot of injuries though.

Yeah only 60m per game in his first 2 games suggests he is far from full fitness

 

[J_P]

PO’S claims Ratuva is the most talented player he’s scouted I’ve read before. Pretty impressive when you consider the talent he’s identified in his career. All the strapping on the thigh might be hindering him at the moment. Seems to pick up a lot of injuries though.

I think he said most "athletic" from memory.

 

[Noitall]

I think he said most "athletic" from memory.

Still not bad considering Inglis, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and other amazing players are in the group he’s identified as talent.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

Yeah only 60m per game in his first 2 games suggests he is far from full fitness

Or incredibly lazy… 6 runs for 39m last game. 2 tackles made, 1 missed and 1 ineffective.

 

[AusWarriorsFan]

I just want to know, is he really as fast over 100m as some seem to suggest?

When was the last time we had someone truely quick out wide?

 

[jonesy101]

Its been unfortunate that he's been hampered by injury for two years and wasn't prepared for his couple of games last year for the Dolphins so there's not a lot to go by. But there were glimpses in that trial that he does look quick and even then was looking like he was cruising. His youtube highlights, though now getting on a bit suggest there's something there.

 

[jonesy101]

 

[Wrighty]

If he scores two tries this weekend in reggies they must look at him for next week.

 

[J_P]

I must prefice by saying i like the guy but they video just made his inside guys look good.

 

[Bushman]

I must prefice by saying i like the guy but they video just made his inside guys look good.

Can catch a cut out ball, that something