Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:28 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

He's very much in the Feka mould.

This is what i thought when i looked at his physical stats and playing style.

The fact NRL clubs would not appear to want him, points to some issues

It would not surprise me if those issues are the same as those of Feka eg spends more time eating rather than training.
I suppose he would get sponsored by Nando's

Looks the big lumbering sort who would get exposed against fast half backs and quick play the balls.

The fact he only plays for 20 mins a match is also a concern. Saints fans are crucifying Perry for doing that, and yet are getting all excited about a player who will offer pretty much the same durability.

I want Saints to be signing a front rower who can play for 60 to 80 minutes if need be, and who is prepared to run at brick walls

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:32 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

This is what i thought when i looked at his physical stats and playing style.

The fact NRL clubs would not appear to want him, points to some issues

It would not surprise me if those issues are the same as those of Feka eg spends more time eating rather than training.
I suppose he would get sponsored by Nando's

Looks the big lumbering sort who would get exposed against fast half backs and quick play the balls.

The fact he only plays for 20 mins a match is also a concern. Saints fans are crucifying Perry for doing that, and yet are getting all excited about a player who will offer pretty much the same durability.

I want Saints to be signing a front rower who can play for 60 to 80 minutes if need be, and who is prepared to run at brick walls

To be fair Paul Anderson was only playing those amount of minutes at Bradford before we signed him, and we got him playing the best part of an hour. IF he has the right attitude it will be a good signing.

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:35 pm  

Top Saint wrote:

To be fair Paul Anderson was only playing those amount of minutes at Bradford before we signed him, and we got him playing the best part of an hour. IF he has the right attitude it will be a good signing.

This is true.

However the fact two different NRL clubs have been prepared to let him go, should set some alarm bells off.

Paul Anderson always had the footballing ability, it was merely that the Bulls never used him to his potential

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:35 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

This is what i thought when i looked at his physical stats and playing style.

The fact NRL clubs would not appear to want him, points to some issues

It would not surprise me if those issues are the same as those of Feka eg spends more time eating rather than training.
I suppose he would get sponsored by Nando's

Looks the big lumbering sort who would get exposed against fast half backs and quick play the balls.

The fact he only plays for 20 mins a match is also a concern. Saints fans are crucifying Perry for doing that, and yet are getting all excited about a player who will offer pretty much the same durability.

I want Saints to be signing a front rower who can play for 60 to 80 minutes if need be, and who is prepared to run at brick walls

To be fair Perry plays for 20 mins and we only notice him because he gives away penalties, this guy looks like he may actually be capable of making an impact. Saying that, if we dropped Perry out of orbit with all that extra weight he's carrying we'd be looking at scenes out of deep impact.

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:37 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

This is what i thought when i looked at his physical stats and playing style.

The fact NRL clubs would not appear to want him, points to some issues

It would not surprise me if those issues are the same as those of Feka eg spends more time eating rather than training.
I suppose he would get sponsored by Nando's

Looks the big lumbering sort who would get exposed against fast half backs and quick play the balls.

The fact he only plays for 20 mins a match is also a concern. Saints fans are crucifying Perry for doing that, and yet are getting all excited about a player who will offer pretty much the same durability.

I want Saints to be signing a front rower who can play for 60 to 80 minutes if need be, and who is prepared to run at brick walls

Perry doesn't do anything in the 20 mins he plays. Its not that fact perry only plays 20 mins, its the fact he's non existent.

The likes of Anderson, McDermott, maurie, Vila etc only did 20 mins but they made a impact in the 20 mins they play.

Alex Walmsley can only do 20 mins spells but he's very effective, that's why teams mostly have 3 forwards on the bench to rest the props.

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 7:41 pm  

this guy and Walmsley rotating twenty minutes a pop each sounds good

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 8:00 pm  

Does the fact that: he's 24, at his second club in as many years and being released after one season at Penrith suggest that he might not be that great?

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 8:01 pm  

He's a huge unit. Unlike Perry he shows real aggression in attack & defence & hurts players with or without the ball. From the limited clips Ive seen he will undoutedly make yards in SL. Walmsley & that animal would intimidate most front rows.
Walsh & Roby would have a field day running behind them two.

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 8:11 pm  

Albion wrote:

Does the fact that: he's 24, at his second club in as many years and being released after one season at Penrith suggest that he might not be that great?

This is the calibre of imports we going to get now. The days of Britt, Fairleigh are long gone.

Re: Mose Masoe signed for Saints? : Thu May 23, 2013 8:19 pm  

Looking at his stats this year

Played 4
35 hit ups (9 carries a match)
364 metres (10 metres a carry)
38 tackles (9 tackles a match)
3 missed tackles
Minutes played in each game 18, 41, 12, 34

The metres per carry is very good, but overall contribution is somewhat limited.