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Nemani Nadolo the modern jonah lomu? wansn't Julian Savea???o_O

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19 Jun 2015, 22:50
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19 Jun 2015, 22:50#1
Hi I heard a discussion on the new jonah lomu, while ev eryone talks about savea for his power, his scoring frequency and his phisicality someone are starting to talk about NADOLO as new LOMU, NOt for his size or for his power, But for his capacity of attracting several defenders, infacts Lomu in all blacks game was mostly creating gaps not while ball in hand, but in next phase, because there were ever need of 2 or 3 tacklers and, if you see a crusaders match, it's exactly what happens with the difference that nadolo is able to offload greatly!What you think about this analisys??!? could be it correct?
Here in the video you can see how he attracts defenders and offloads!
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20 Jun 2015, 00:17
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20 Jun 2015, 00:17#2
 There will never be another Lomu. Jonah was an uncharacteristically big and fast player for his day, at a time when defences could not cope with him physically or the new dimension he brought with him by occupying so much attention. It would be like putting Zidane in the 80s. Now? Defences wre very sophisticated, players are bigger, stronger, faster, taller right across the board. Attacking structures are strongly challenged, so where is this physical presence going to diminate? Spies is one of the best two or three athletes I have seen in any sport. He was dealt with. So I say it aint gonna happen. No such thing as another Lomu. Just overhype, like all the players who were the next Naas in SA (Honiball, Pretorius, Hougaard, Koen, De Beer, Rose, Jantjies, Lambie, Russell, Gaffie... Just off the top of my head!). Never pay credence to the hype machine. It cost New Zealand the 2011 Tri Natrions with the Sonny Bill nonsense.
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JeromeV
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20 Jun 2015, 01:02
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20 Jun 2015, 01:02#3
 Savea and Lomu will go down as NZ's most powerful wingers
for a long time, both are phenomenal at what they do though 
the way the defence was in the mid 90's over was very poor 
which is part of the reason why Lomu was almost unstoppable. 
The defence nowadays are more physical and well orchestrated
with better tackling technique so i do believe there would be
a disparity of the way Lomu plays in the modern game.

Nemani Nadolo has all the makings of being the best winger
in the world, he has much more to his game than speed and
power hence why he's selected at centre for fiji, he can create 
space, offload and even goal kick. For that reasons he's more
proficient than Savea and Lomu. 
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20 Jun 2015, 01:14
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20 Jun 2015, 01:14#4

....Fiji has the potential to cause some serious damage at the RWC...

Pretty tough pool but ,with England, Oz and Wales although you could still see an upset..


..can see Nadolo in the centres here as they've already got shit loads of wingers like Jone Macalai , Asieli Tikoirotuma and Toulon's Napolioni Nalaga ( Naps funnily enough given the threads title as he is also nicknamed 'the new Lomu'),


..then there's Bordeaux’s prolific Metuisela Talebula..

 ..a lot of their victorious Sevens squad has been included in the extended squad also like Sevens speedsters Samisoni Viriviri and Savenaca Rawaca ...

Could form a pretty mean backline out of all that aforementioned lot alone..

and a good reason to watch the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup...

  

..Glasgow Warriors pair Niko Matawalu and Leone Nakarawa add another layer of offloading ability, while the likes of Toulouse' s Akapusi Qera, Brive’s Dominiko Waqaniburotu and Sisa Koyamaibole, and Peceli Yato are excellent forwards.


.. a hard running team with a mixture of experience gained from Super Rugby, NH rugby competition and Sevens that shouldn't be treated lightly otherwise they may just kick yr butt...

 ...Fiji love to throw the ball around which makes for an entertaining spectacle

 and a very physical side so there will be no shortage of big hits..

..may be worth wee flutter if the odds are stacked heavily enough against them...

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20 Jun 2015, 03:20
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20 Jun 2015, 03:20#5
 he was playing in the Sydney for years without any recognition
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20 Jun 2015, 05:16
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20 Jun 2015, 05:16#6

 ... checked out the odds and Fiji paying $81.00 to progress..so if I had a lazy hundy that would return over $8k should they survive Pool A = the pool of death... but hard to see them rolling both England or OZ to go through ...Uruguay no sweat but maybe not Wales either... although stranger things have happened

...whatever happens they will gain valuable experience playing against some of the worlds best teams..so they can build on that..

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20 Jun 2015, 06:41
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20 Jun 2015, 06:41#8

 ...Viriviri and Masilevu will be there too...so much talent in their backline anything could happen..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHgiIYdAoxI

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20 Jun 2015, 07:03
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20 Jun 2015, 07:03#9
I like what i'm seeing from Leone Nakarawa. Great Fijian lock.
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20 Jun 2015, 07:19
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20 Jun 2015, 07:19#10

 ...Watch this guy Savenaca Rawaca... unbelievably he has turned down five offers from world renowned clubs.... offers from top French clubs Toulouse and Clermont...also turned down the Paramatta Eels and an offer from Scotland’s top club, the Glasgow Warriors...


..Here's why - he's promised his parents that he will represent Fiji until the Olympics and wait for any offers from overseas clubs after the Rio Games...only 23 so what's the rush..

... He will make an awesome flanker... or fullback not sure where he will fit in but he's playing in the RWC.. finished the last World Sevens Series with 42 TRIES...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5o-7l-kk1M




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