I think Saint's where conned a bit to pay over the odds to retain Savelio. I honestly think there is improvement in the player but it is obvious not with Saint's. I would say from reports on this site regarding his performance in the Reserves he has burnt his boat's with the coaching staff here. For me even in dispute you should always give 100% for whatever the team you are selected for. In Savelio it has not been the case, so I would have no regrets on seeing the back of him and his agent.
Who compared him to SBW?
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It appears his agent did but has made it out to be people of influence in the game over here.
What this whole sorry saga does for me is further highlight the importance of a young player choosing the best possible management/agent. In the space of two seasons, this guy will have unsettled a young player who has come through the junior system, banded him around in order to boost his value to saints, pocketed a nice commission after he signed his new and vastly improved contract before then touting him to any NRL club that will listen in order to....you guessed it.....pocket another load of commission.
All this will be sold to the player (and presumably his family) as being in his best interests, when really it may not be.
I only found out this season that tackle statistics include every player in the tackle
So if there are three players in the tackle, each gets credited with a tackle
This is how Vea & Tasi improve their statistics
Numerous times this season I've seen Tasi join in the tackle as third man and merely push the player to the ground or lean on the tackle, I bet he does this 10 times per game, whereas Roby and Wilkin primarily are first into the tackle
Its quite frustrating to watch Tasi, whoever taught him how to make your stats look good has done a good job
Another way of getting your stats up is to carry the ball first man after a kick off or from a drop out, you can usually get a free 10+ meters every time before you get to anybody
I also see Tasi's been credited with 5 busts, I just can't remember 1
I'd be amazed if player gave any thought to their stats during a match.
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Refusing to give up on St Helens
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ford-super-8s?
Really don't know what to make of this. Is he really wanting to come back and give it a go or is it just a fishing trip? Don't know why he wouldn't be confident at prop. I can understand him having a different preferred position, but to lack confidence to play there after the number of times he already has, doesn't sound right.
If he does come back with the right attitude it should be a win win for club and player.
Hope Daryl doesn't play him at prop.
It doesn't say he demanded to play back row though? He could have mentioned that he doesn't like it there and doesn't feel confident. I'd say that's the right thing to do personally.
Sounds to me like he's just not part of Cunningham's clique and we all know that once out you are out forever.