are we talking about the same team that beat St helens and leeds this year


wakey & Salford last week proved no one is a pushover any more

Phelps - by his own admission "had a howler" he will be better...
Briscoe - had his worst game of all time but will bounce back from it.
Yeaman - played very well so far this year
Whiting - 1st bad game last week ...
Sharp - Played well last week
Horne - Had a bad game last week but I would back him to bounce back didnt they all???
Long - game time he will improve week by week
Radford - will lead from the front on this oneHoughton - Very consistent this season.
Fitz - Needs to play prop, he looks so pedestrian at 13.
Tickle - looked average so far, needs to up his game
Manu - player of the season after fitz so far
Westerman - Getting better each week.

Moa - missed his power
Lauaki - is NOT playing for his future what so ever, is in fact highly thought of and playing well so far
Obst - best starting on bench
Washbrook- no brainer against dowes

bring in kent for dowes or washey, they both offer nothing at the moment, so no harm in giving him a shot

Obst and Washy should never be on the bench together.

If he is highly thought of then the we are even bigger trouble than i originally thought.

considering his reputation when he came over here, he has to be up there with the worst overseas signing the club has made in super league.

More to the point he is out of contract, he must be playing for his future!

he will get another....fact!!!

if he does get a new contract its a disgrace.

A disgrace

the only truly explosive prop in SL other than willie mason and its a disgrace


omfg

FFS!

prove it

by explosive do you mean easy for opposition to wind up and give away penalties?

Apart from saints away last season i have honestly seen nothing to suggest we should even be considering offering him a contract for next season.

i'd also disagree regarding him and mason being only explosive props

Nowhere near.

not even 100 near is it


do you think he has seen him play

Maybe i am being a too harsh but when you consider he was the replacement for carvell he isnt a patch on him.

Ok tell me what he has done on the pitch for fc that makes him one of our best ever overseas signing in super league.

i agree too i was wrong there are others like Morley etc but you can i am sure see my sentiment, he is a weapon

injury record for one!!!

Fair enough he hasn't been wound up yet but i'll be amazed if he lasts till after easter without doing it.

the minimum i expect from any player is to "work their tits off" every single time they put on the shirt

I honestly think it would be a waste of a quota spot we re signed him

Sorry but you are wrong.
Who else we going to get to replace him with that kind of agression, agression that he has mastered to stay on the right side of the refs this season and is not a liability at all. He & Manu were the only ones on Friday to put it about going forward.

I personally dont see this "aggression" from him he never seems to charge into the opposition like ogre and moa do.

I'd much rather we give a young lad a try or tried to signed a young english prop.

I'm pretty sure he's one of the clubs highest earners as well which in my opinion he shouldnt be

Apart from Saints away last year he hasn't impressed me TBH, when teams learnt how to tackle him he's not had the same impact. Yes he's currently keeping his lunatic tendencies in check but for how long?

My mate and I commented at Friday's game about Lauaki's body language...in our eyes he doesn't look or appear to be playing like someone chomping at the bit for a new contract.

If Expro is right and the club do really rate him, then for me this is a massive concern. We should be saving that quota spot and getting a UK based player for less salary but similar quality next year.

Lauaki seems to have had his 'aggression'' removed,which in a sense is a shame,as yes,he was a liability,but he was certainly more powering,and teams were more wary of him.

Roll on 10 am sat when the supping can start!

What's the name of that wine bar you were on about - the one with the original interior?

mason is a 2nd rower