Chrispmartha Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 50 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: As being someone who actually watched him perform in nearly all the games Nene played for Leigh this past season, let me please give my personal assessment about him, he came to the club - a second division RL Championship club - from the NRL as a seasoned 27 year old player who presumably could not get a contract back home, his early season form was nothing short of spectacular with ball in hand, not so much defensively, but being fair playing in that team in the Championship should not have been to hard - with the exception of playing against Fev, as the season progressed that early season form dipped and carried on going down performing in a Leigh shirt up untill his WC performances which I am sure had his name not been recognisable people would not have known who he was. I am not surprised that if he is leaving Leigh, that of all the non-fed trained he is the one that the club will let go, and if they can get a transfer fee for him after his commiting and signing for the club then even better still - was signing him knowing he was in demand by our games richest club a planned move? if not he will still not cost Leigh a penny in signing him. I wish the lad all the best but I still see him as a winger, can Rohan Smith get better out of him than Adrian Lam - who I should imagine is revered by every PNG player I just don't know, one thing is for certain though he will not find life at the Rhino's any easier than he had at Leigh last season. Rohan smith was his previous coach so i would suspect he knows exactly what nene is like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 49 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: Then one must ask the question why is he still not plying his trade there instead of coming to a RL Championship club? You could say that about all your imports from last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmduck Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said: You could say that about all your imports from last year. I always wondered why Asiata was there. Surely he could have signed with one of the lower-ranked NRL clubs. He was a Blacktown boy so surely he had no qualms about moving to Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley30 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Who cares? Why should this guy have a thread and all the other off season signings not? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said: Rohan smith was his previous coach so i would suspect he knows exactly what nene is like As I said I am talking from the expierence of actually watching him over the course of the season Chris, in a few months time you can either shove that down my throat or agree with me and yes everyone ibe knows that Smith was a former assistant coach at one if Nene's previous clubs, no need to state the obvious as though it is an exclusive you have come up with. 1 minute ago, Chrispmartha said: You could say that about all your imports from last year. See you are being totally oblivious to what I said if you read it with my other post, of all the other non feds on Leigh's books, Nene is the one - in my opinion and seemingly the clubs - that is the least important to Leigh this coming season, I hope the lad does well but I would not be surprised if he is playing on the wing as opposed to centre, you may come to realise that he is a little like Konrad being a turnstile in defence, but you probably already know differently having watched him so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Stanley30 said: Who cares? Why should this guy have a thread and all the other off season signings not? Thought that myself Stan, but considering it was on here I answered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrispmartha Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said: As I said I am talking from the expierence of actually watching him over the course of the season Chris, in a few months time you can either shove that down my throat or agree with me and yes everyone ibe knows that Smith was a former assistant coach at one if Nene's previous clubs, no need to state the obvious as though it is an exclusive you have come up with. See you are being totally oblivious to what I said if you read it with my other post, of all the other non feds on Leigh's books, Nene is the one - in my opinion and seemingly the clubs - that is the least important to Leigh this coming season, I hope the lad does well but I would not be surprised if he is playing on the wing as opposed to centre, you may come to realise that he is a little like Konrad being a turnstile in defence, but you probably already know differently having watched him so much. Rohan Smith was his head coach. Why are you being so chippy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binosh Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, Farmduck said: I always wondered why Asiata was there. Surely he could have signed with one of the lower-ranked NRL clubs. He was a Blacktown boy so surely he had no qualms about moving to Sydney. Asiata came to England as it was the only option available to him at the time as he refused a Covid jab in Australia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binosh Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Nene Macdonald was sensational at the start of last season, form tapered off around the time of signing his extension in May. We had been in for him the previous year in our Ill fated return to SL with Tim Lafai who was playing reserve grade aswell, neither would commit so interest moved on to Whare who ended up with Catalans. We ended up with Gelling. In defence of Macdonalds poor form in the World Cup he’d played left edge all year and was picked on the right for PNG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Stanley30 said: Who cares? Why should this guy have a thread and all the other off season signings not? You , or you wouldn't have commented ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSTUD Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said: As being someone who actually watched him perform in nearly all the games Nene played for Leigh this past season, let me please give my personal assessment about him, he came to the club - a second division RL Championship club - from the NRL as a seasoned 27 year old player who presumably could not get a contract back home, his early season form was nothing short of spectacular with ball in hand, not so much defensively, but being fair playing in that team in the Championship should not have been to hard - with the exception of playing against Fev, as the season progressed that early season form dipped and carried on going down performing in a Leigh shirt up untill his WC performances which I am sure had his name not been recognisable people would not have known who he was. I am not surprised that if he is leaving Leigh, that of all the non-fed trained he is the one that the club will let go, and if they can get a transfer fee for him after his commiting and signing for the club then even better still - was signing him knowing he was in demand by our games richest club a planned move? if not he will still not cost Leigh a penny in signing him. I wish the lad all the best but I still see him as a winger, can Rohan Smith get better out of him than Adrian Lam - who I should imagine is revered by every PNG player I just don't know, one thing is for certain though he will not find life at the Rhino's any easier than he had at Leigh last season. Fair assessment is that. Suppose the Leeds deal may have been completed mid season coinciding with his form dropping off. Saving himself basically. It remains to be seen how he will fair in SL. I would go 50-50 at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost of 99 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Leeds won't be paying a transfer fee. Hetherington vs Beaumont isn't exactly a fair match up when it comes to negotiating though is it. I'd hope that with Rohan Smith as coach McDonald will be able to perform at a more consistently high level than he was able to at Leigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, The Ghost of 99 said: Leeds won't be paying a transfer fee. Hetherington vs Beaumont isn't exactly a fair match up when it comes to negotiating though is it. I'd hope that with Rohan Smith as coach McDonald will be able to perform at a more consistently high level than he was able to at Leigh. Agree completely , the novice coach at Leigh would struggle to deal with quality players 2 former double glazing salesmen trying to do a deal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Horse Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Liability in defence. Watching the PNG game he got pulled off after 20 minutes as he was the main cause of the defensive issues. Can see him getting found out at super league level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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