On Satae
“I realize Chris Satae will never be fit enough to play in the NRL, because it's just fucken impossible for a 24 year old to increase his fitness. #angrysarc
But if by some miracle he was fit, I'd like to see him as a starting prop. His strength is his strength. You can read that both ways. But he's like an aircraft carrier, he needs some smaller, more agile forwards around him to tighten up the defence.
So in the early exchanges his job is to soften up the halfbacks and knock over the opposition props.
You wouldn't want 3 guys just like him out at the same time... But I reckon having him in the middle with lillyman and Mannering is a great combination for attack and defence...”
“If you mean Satae then I totally agree... He doesn't just bend the line, he folds it into interesting shapes and then gives it back to the opposition as a souvenir...
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“One thing I really like about him is his ability to make a tackle a minute. He hasn't been getting much game time but his work rate has been exceptional. He played 23 minutes against Manly and made 22 tackles and 55 metres. Basically identical to the stats of Adam Blair 22 tackles and 56m except Blair played double the time 46 minutes.
I really like his game, he is not the typical prop that comes through our system, he does the little things and extra efforts that have let down the likes of Lisone and Vete. If he starts eating more minutes, and gets some quality ball, he will earn himself a Warriors contract.”
