Player Manu Vatuvei

[jonno]

Manu ran hard and got some good offloads away. But his dodgy decisions are still there. So I'd give him a 50% pass grade for the game.

Not good enough for the status he has at the club really...

 

[way2sharp]

He wasn't the worst out there. Poor cu** tries too hard. Wouldn't have to do that if everyone else cared as much.
Shit tonight tho.

 

[Beastmode]

Manu ran hard and got some good offloads away. But his dodgy decisions are still there. So I'd give him a 50% pass grade for the game.

Not good enough for the status he has at the club really...

good offloads or stupid offloads when he's better off just securing the pill?

 

[Jay M]

He wasn't the worst out there. Poor cu** tries too hard. Wouldn't have to do that if everyone else cared as much.
Shit tonight tho.

He was one of the worst. Between him and Robson really...

 

[mt.wellington]

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[Danpatmac]

He wasn't the worst out there. Poor cu** tries too hard. Wouldn't have to do that if everyone else cared as much.
Shit tonight tho.

I'm tired of people excusing his consistent mistakes by talking about his effort. nothing personal bro but its a shit argument.

 

[Lord Gnome of Howick MBE]

He wasn't the worst tonight.

 

[Wellington Warrior]

I'd like to see if he could tackle in the forwards. He can't defend on the wing to save himself!!!

The old Manu would have scored easily in the corner from the floated ball from Shaun Johnson. Tonight he decided to try and cut back into 2/3 guys.

We still need his hitups so can't leave him out completely

 

[way2sharp]

How far away is Tommy?
He can't be less fit than Bully.

 

[Beastmode]

He wasn't the worst tonight.

too many other options

 

[Rick O'Shay]

No forwards tonight. We should have steamrolled them up front but couldn't. TBH Luke was disappointing in the first half. I was expecting more of our 9 kicking some arse and providing some momentum. Thought we went backwards until Roache went on.

So, usual Warriors defence. I really wonder if these guys can communicate without grunting and count past 10 without taking their boots off. I would suggest the average IQ in this team is somewhere between 0 and 25

This was an average Tigers side playing a less than average Warriors team. I think we will improve but boy do we need to get some go forward.

 

[Lord Gnome of Howick MBE]

I reckon Kata's defence and lack of urgency should be out biggest worry - Manu only has a year or two left, we have Kata for a decade at least?

 

[mt.wellington]

Ive been Manu Vatuvei's biggest fan and love the guy for everything he stands for. Sadly, every player has to call time and its my sad opinion that that time has come. He lost his speed at least a year ago and his hands are again letting him down again. He's done amazingly well to survive so long at wing at his size but its time to pull the curtain. The club need to start looking at the next line of players coming through (Solomone Kata isnt one of them but thats another discussion for another thread).

Ive always said that when he's done on the wing he's done at the club. I dont think he'll make a good forward. Hit ups yes but how well will he go on defence having to run up and back 10 metres every single ball? People who believe he can just mosey on into the middle as a prop have obviously never played there. Is it too late to teach an old dog new tricks? For his price Id rather Albert Vete.

Sad day for myself but even Stacey Jones had to retire. Now is that time for Manu...

 

[bruce]

When is he contracted until?

 

[gREVUS]

Tonight i looked at how far behind the play he was, and that for me was the kicker. Manu is no longer a winger. Speed last year was still there imo, maybe that last injury was one to many but this game showed i was wrong for wanting him to still be there this year.

I always said he should keep the job until we have someone better. Now im saying that its time to give someone else a shot.

I would put him in NSW cup to see if he can move to the forwards or not.

But in all honesty my hero has gotten old, and slow.

 

[smc]

He should probably have gone to the super league a year or 2 back really.
Even with the shit show that was Manu on the wing tonight his hitups are still better than the majority of our packs, our pack should be fucking ashamed of themselves that we need this guy to do their job so badly we have no option but to keep him in the side.

 

[Mr Frank White]

I'm not ready to call time just yet. 2014 he started slow, then had a blinder.

This maybe the last season but I'd still play it out. Kata's rubbish, selfish play at center certainly isn't helping.

 

[gREVUS]

I'm not ready to call time just yet. 2014 he started slow, then had a blinder.

This maybe the last season but I'd still play it out. Kata's rubbish, selfish play at center certainly isn't helping.

thats why i think Kata should go to the wing.

Honestly (even though MT Well thinks hes manus biggest fan, hes wrong) i am his biggest fan and i want to see if theres any other position he can play for the team rather than seeing him stay out there as a lame duck.

 

[matiunz]

Guess you gotta weigh up the pros against the cons

Pros
Scores a lot of tries
Solid hit ups to start the sets

Cons
Hands can be terrible
Numbering up in defense costs us tries.

As long as the pros outweigh the cons he will stay where he is but last night they certainly did not, hope he will come right but time will catch up with him sooner than later

 

[mt.wellington]

Honestly (even though MT Well thinks hes manus biggest fan, hes wrong) i am his biggest fan

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