Quote Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino="Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino"I think Tui needs to force his way back in.
We do look very workmanlike with Sutcliffe in there and we lose the undoubted flair of Tui with his kicks and passing but I'm with you, lets grind it out for now, get some confidence back and push on, it gives Tui a bit of time to adapt and improve his woeful D.'"
It's a difficult one. I would say our best performances of the season so far were WITH Lolohea in the side. But the crucial win has come without him.
I don't know, but I would imagine Furner has told Tui where he wants him to improve, and they'll be monitoring that/practising it in training until he's happy or injuries change the decision.
Maybe he's been made a bit of a scapegoat because Leeds couldn't drop the incumbent captain or either Marquee signing for errors / form. He's certainly not the only player who's been rocks and diamonds this season; however I do think he deserved dropping for his consistent defensive misses.
If that is down to attitude and/or individual technique, we're stuffed and Tui will be on his way because you can't fix it in a mature player IMO. If it's something made worse by unfamiliarity with team-mates and systems, that's worth more patience. I think Tui's pace and mobility is an issue either way, because he has to be able to get into position and then get up and across in D. Again, conditioning is to some extent fixable, but why on Earth an early 20s professional rugby league back would be a stone over their playing weight boggles my mind. Their job is to be as physically fit as possible - and that's where my sympathy for the player wanes a bit.