I like nothing more than seeing Pauli run over a defender and leave him on his back. But Friday night was no near what is acceptable at this level. Let's hope it's a one off.

CC made a really small comment about 1 game.
Let's get it in perspective.

Well done BG by the way with the loss. Im now looking at body fat % too.

As for PP nputting two stone on through the off season for me is too much.

Somebody said to me a couple of weeks back, he is now over 20stone.

Would be interesting to compare Pauli and Fifita height and weight wise, with an accurate source, unlike Wiki. I think Fifita was carrying too much back in 2016, but I think he has become leaner than he was then.

I think a lot was said in 2018 about Pauli and how he would be even better with a good pre season behind him. I as well as others would have thought he would come back this year, if anything leaner.

Im not bagging him as he is a good player and very capable, but I think a leaner version would be much more effective, but for me thats down to the individuals attitude and not coaching staff.

The first part of the post was tongue in cheek, I thought that would be obvious with the link to Hickey tbf? Had I compared him with Grond (Laeano) or Tautai then I’d expect the reaction. Perhaps next time I shall use an emoji- it has been a long time since I’ve posted on this forum so I forgot how tetchy people become if not 100% clear.

The second part of my post I will stand by- Pauli has a poor and in my opinion lazy attitude, which is not just reflected in his weight and athleticism but his application on the pitch- In my opinion I think we can get more bang for our buck elsewhere.

Fair enough, re part 1,but I wasnt the only one who commented.
As for part 2, that is your opinion, which is fair enough. But you seem to have forgotten the good things (as others have also pointed out) he has done and concentrated on the bad one that has been brought up. I would like to think that we will see a better PP - remember he also missed the beginning of the season due to injury.
Also as has been mentioned Big Dave wasnt "bang on" for a while - and comparing him to Big Dave isnt quite right - hes taller and bigger than him.

Fair point PT but at the end of the day it’s a forum. As I stated on another thread I’d deffo keep PP assuming he wants to stay. There is so much more to come from that lad if it can be unleashed.

If you look at the interview it was a loaded question which in hindsight C.C. would have been better dodging but he’s not a politician so he’s not had all the training

At least he's stopped picking his earwax and teeth during interviews...lol
mebbe its the politics course next

I thought PP looked either knackered or disinterested on Friday night - but equally, I thought Big Dave's contribution was significantly less impactful than usual; I wondered if he was a bit banged up and was there for his presence rather than his usual barnstorming stuff?

I like PP - he's got huge potential to do some really damaging stuff - but he isn't Big Dave, and doesn't have the natural flair and ability to pull of moments of magic; but in the right circumstances and used the right way, he can be devastating. I imagine he's a 'mare to coach and condition - because he's obviously naturally huge and not in any way athletic - but I think that turning on him is way too premature.

Just seen George Kings interview with TC on Trinity TV

As a finely tuned athlete, is it absolutely necessary to have a giant dominoes pizza under your arm whilst conducting a media interview....

on second thoughts, its 2 points.......eat what you want George

I dont know if you have read Keith Seniors book ir not, Upanunder, but there is a Pierce near the end, which is like a week in the life of a pro player, and it also looks at diet.

Its quite the norm for a player to intake calories after a game.

Dont the Cas team get them delivered if they win, they must be getting quite hungry over there at the minute

From a fitness point of view I believe it probably doesn't. But i'd say it definitely reflects mentality somewhat.

Not read this thread so forgive me for repeating any points that have already been made. I went to the Hudds match and I think Pauli was just taken from the field for been so poor, he come on 4 minutes after the second half started and looked completely disinterested from the moment he stepped on the field, falling off of more or less every tackled he attempted, could not be bothered to get back onside, lagging behind the line when we had the ball so he didn`t have to stick his hand up to take it in. I have defended Pauli since he came to us, I think he added a lot of value when he finally got fit towards the back end of last season but he now needs to step up and show his worth and improve his attitude - When he is up for it, he can be devastating but as a team we cannot carry passengers and last week thats what he was, well done to CC for removing him after 11/12 minutes.

Agreed. I didn't go but watching it back knowing what went on it was frankly a bit weird, his effort in previous games hasn't been like that, infact by and large he's played well and looked fit. Yes his tackling technique leaves a lot to be desired at times, especially against the smaller players where he has to bend his back but still he's beast when he gets into his stride. Hopefully the way CC handled him makes him realise that as a club we won't stand for anything less than 100% and it's a one off.

Very very rare I make negative comments on players but I was expecting a really big effort from Pauli tonight

I would assume he wants another contract? And after a dressing down after the hudds match again I was expecting him to show us his quality

I didn't see any thing to suggest he really wants it
A few decentish runs.....
He has all the attributes to be a real asset to us week in week out but isnt showing it

I also noticed when he made a mistake the players didn't run up to encourage him like they do others after a mistake
There may be nothing in that

I really want to see more effort from Pauli, he's class on his day

Or has he not being offered another contact and is that why we are not seeing him perform?