Re: Rob lui : Thu Jan 14, 2021 7:38 pm  

His build is none of our business. Just hopes he performs on the field next season.
He has skills, know that.....

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:09 am  

Surely fans can comment if a player looks too heavy!?

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:32 am  

I actually rate Lui (not a worldbeater but an ok player), however, I think he could be a lot better player if in better shape. Hopefully he has taken steps to rectify this, this offseason.

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:59 am  

Totally agree.A big season from hin will significantly improve us as a team.

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 8:16 am  

Lui is a chunky player and strong. He can hit in D as a result. What he isn't is fleet of foot and really pacy - it is just the type of 6 he is.

If we want a different style of 6 we need a different player, not some mythological transformation of an existing one which is never going to happen.

Same with Hurrell - we signed what we signed. These are mature professionals who've been in the game since their teens. Whatever potential they were going to have, they have had the time to reach it. Very rare to see a mature player transform - what tends to happen is a young player gradually develops physically into their mid-20s and then it's a fight against decrepitude

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:11 pm  

bdrhino wrote:

Surely fans can comment if a player looks too heavy!?

He’s naturally stocky, from what I’ve seen, he looks pretty trim, I honestly don’t see how he’s too heavy/overweight/fat.
Also there’s a difference between commenting and saying he’s a disgrace for an athlete like some on here have said

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 15, 2021 7:35 pm  

Ks84 wrote:

He’s naturally stocky, from what I’ve seen, he looks pretty trim, I honestly don’t see how he’s too heavy/overweight/fat.
Also there’s a difference between commenting and saying he’s a disgrace for an athlete like some on here have said

He is naturally stocky but last season he looked to be carrying too weight around his belly.JJB was a stocky player but never looked podgy around his middle. Lui did look a little leaner in the Instagram video.

Re: Rob lui : Sat Jan 16, 2021 8:32 am  

I think he’s just one of those builds that makes him look overweight.
As long as he trains hard and gets fit, I’m ok with him for another year.
Hoping Long can have an influence on him in the next few months and bring the best out of him.
Then we either give him a new contract for 2022 or let him go and have an overseas spot to use to replace him.

Re: Rob lui : Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:18 pm  

Still looks over weight to me, for a halfback. We have a massive issue with obesity in the west though I guess he is lean by everyday standards.

Re: Rob lui : Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:56 am  

FlexWheeler wrote:

Still looks over weight to me, for a halfback. We have a massive issue with obesity in the west though I guess he is lean by everyday standards.

Exactly, by every day standards he is lean albeit, for a pro rugby league half back, he is overweight. Although he is never going to be lightening fast now, I think a stone off would do him the world of good and improve him a lot. Its one thing being stocky, its another matter carrying a large gut.