Sounds like pp had a dressing down from chezzy after Friday night's performance

Listening to Chessie's interview after the game it sounds like it. Not helping himself with being out of contract at the end of the season.

Chezzie said he’d played 12 minutes and needed to deal with it out of the public domain. The

Could do with paying a bit more attention to his fitness and mobility..

Couldn't make the game on Friday



How come he only played 12 minutes ?
Was it that he couldn't be bothered doing anything ?

Looks like he's loving life a bit too much and not concentrating on his rugby enough

Agreed. He is decent at second row but he gets exposed in the middle. Defensively he has a lot to work on. He can start by taking the fags out of his gob when on a night out.

He doesn't smoke em, he eats em, low fat....lots of fibre, can't see the problem tbh...

He is not a bad guy, however he lacks self discipline & focus to be a top line self accomplished sportsman - that you have to be in order to perform at the required consistent level !
He may well find himself isolated by his own in-actions !

I've nothing against him, when he's on his game, he's great. But with the growing list of injuries, we need every fit player to be on their game all the time. If he's not, then he needs to look in the mirror and answer some tough questions

I’m amazed any pro smokes these days, if true and I’m not doubting you that’s poor. I stopped smoking a few years back and I was only a social smoker and even I felt the benefit and I have a sit down job.

He's not the only one who smokes on a night out. If it's only a couple and not chain smoking everyday then it won't do any harm.

Has absolutely nothing to do with smoking whatsoever...or lifestyle...

Can only be attitude..

He's fit enough to do himself justice as 76 minutes against Wigan proved and 80 minutes against Cas last year..when his attitude is right he is a very capable player and a huge asset to the side.

I trust CC to have sorted it and I expect a big reaction on Friday...

It may just have been as simple as games have caught up with him over a very tough period we've been through where we've been unable to rotate the big men like we would have liked to...

On his season as a whole I'm prepared to give him the benefit of doubt and excuse the odd poor effort...

good balanced post.
I think the "chat" with CC will mean we see a different PP for his next game.

I don’t agree in that I think it does especially smoking but all things are relative and I certainly agree in as much as it’s a relatively minor issue. I was just surprised that’s all as it tends to be a real no no these days.

Maybe part of the problem is his closeness to big Dave. Dave is a lifestyle maverick as we know but he has that magic where he can turn it on when needed. Maybe PP thinks he’s the same when he isn’t, I like PP but as yet he’s no big bopper.

There is no doubting Pauli’s ability to play big minutes and wreak havoc in defences as we have already witnessed this season ,but to me as an onlooker I think there is a lot more in him to come if he’s hungry enough for the game ,and can knuckle down.

I like Pauli he can reek havoc but he has to perform every time. We can't afford an overseas quota spot to only do 12 minutes, not sure if he's a luxury we can't afford to have.

To be fair on Pauli, I also was critical of his game but watching it back on Trinity tv in his defence the players around him were suffering from fatigue from doing big minutes in defence so highlighted his tackling.

You get what you get with Pauli. Devastating attack when he given the ball in the right place but defensively he’s not the best.

You can tell CC is pulling his hair out with him at times. Well he’s not exactly secretive about it!

I do like Pauli, but like people say, defensively he isnt the best and Ive said it before, theres no hiding place on a rugby pitch if your weak in that area. Opposing teams will target you.

Not sure whether its an attitude thing or not. To play in the second row, you need to have a good engine, and 12 minutes isnt good enough to me, and would expect more from an overseas player.

I think hes carrying too much timber and looks bigger than he did last year. Not sure of his weight at the minute, but think if he shed a few kgs, we'd see a big difference in com.

Hopefully Chessie can get through to him, but with him coming off contract hes not doing himself any favours

Anybody fancy putting their hand up for tackilng practice with PP?

I dont think they would on here, but when it comes to Paulis defence, he could learn a lot from some of his team mates around him.

Look at the defensive stints Tinny, Matty and Jordy have put in, the Big Bopper even.

I mentioned about shedfing a few kg in a previous post. That and the above paragraph comes down to actitude. I am currently having a pre summer health kick, and have now shed 8kg in 2 months. If a 40 something office worker can do that, surely a 23-24 year old full time pro rugby league player is capable, but has he got the attitude to do so.

A few weeks ago Chezzie commented on Pauli's 6 weeks at end of last season off he had gained something like 2 stone.

For a professional athlete, Pauli Pauli is a disgrace, he makes Jarrod Hickey look lean!

Some players who carry that build play outstanding and contribute for much larger periods of games, BMM at Wire springs to mind as one, so it is totally down to attitude.

What I said about tackling practice with PP was a bit tongue in cheek, as much as like PP hes a great guy and always has time for us fans, I get what your saying re losing weight.
I too have lost 8kgs - albeit from January, but as you said if you can do it and I can do it a week away from being 53, then it cant be that difficult! (Even if its nearly killed me!)