@@turtlescuhh7899 The Storm has only been in the NRL since 1998 and won the premiership the following year no one else has won as many titles as them since they were introduced....
@@Saiyan4eva fair point, all though I am Rabbitohs fan, the storms are an amazing team & have been dominant since they have joined they have joined the NRL! Still Rabbitohs all the way haha
Looks like he really enjoyed playing rugby, he is so gifted and I think rugby probably tested him more with his over all skill set. Rugby Leagues gain, shame we lost him... wonder if he will ever switch back? Have a chat to SBW
There is no one rugby union like Big Nasty. He is a bigger giant right now at over 130kg 6'8 but also his incredible workrate, speed and power for such a massive unit.
Wow ! A league / Union video where the comments haven't decended into a code war. It's good too see 😊 FYI Big Nasty my favourite NRL player to watch. Absolute beast.
The mic man says he looks like he likes running with the ball in hand, and he talks about how his team gives him quality ball to do so... What a man, talks his team up, not himself. Impressive
Could be the next brad Thorne brad came to union in his 30s late 20s Nelson got plenty of time he’s only 25 so I wouldn’t say he’s lost he can be brought back in and be nice to see him in a hurricanes jersey
You have to leave NZ ultimately if you're not All Black material or switch codes. People wonder why NZ produces and breeds such consistently good players it's because we are born bred and corn fed rugby.
yeah looks probably doubt that considering nelson was moved around weekly his set piece work wasn't great, also wallabies have some decent locks...If nelson played union professionally it would be at 6 or 8.
St Paul’s College was once the top rugby school in Auckland, with the likes of Bernie Fraser, Colin Farrell and Mark Graham in their first XV. Then they stepped up a gear and became a rugby league conveyer belt.
Haha Good on yah Nelson , beast today but man..you were a scrub growing up in Upper Hutt lol ..I remember Pride slapping you around..nothing but the best kid 💪🏽
@@clivecartwright5116 keep dreaming son... on a global scale rugby dominates league... and to be honest league is a bit boring to watch... so very predictable.. run it up..go to ground... go back roughly 10 metres and do the same thing again. Not much action in that!
@@aaronweastell9984 boring 😂 football is more popular than rugby. Doesn't mean it's a better sport. You stick to the slow game and I'll stick to the faster more athletically challenging one.
Yeah, as a union follower the video of this title is appalling. It's not 1952. Have some respect about another code. A better headline for this video would have been, "College rugby highlights of Melbourne Storm rugby league star, Nelson Asofa-Solomona".
Overthinking it bro. But to answer your question rugby union is the most popular game by far worldwide . Fact: rugby league is only a national sport in one country, Papua new guinea
well that was disappointing expecting some sort of discussion but just highlight package of some dude who went to league and will never be in a lineout
Rugby league players would eat you alive. Also didn’t Laumape play for the all blacks after struggling to play for the warriors who are a bottom of the ladder team? Different skills for different codes
@@jake567100 i am just the messenger. League was invented for the people that just didn't have the required skill level to reach the top. Sorry. Just the way it is.
@@aaronweastell9984 league was actually invented so the best union players could be paid. Israel Falou was the 5th best player in his domestic league club, never played union before and became the best fullback in the game after 1 year lol
@@amatmc8319 I highly doubt Solomona would be on the average $200k NZ super rugby contract. Of his caliber playing the way he is he would be the higher pay bracket making the same and more.
He makes more money playing league, also league players in Australia are way more famous in their community than any union player is in the UK , europe or Australia.
Big nasty now playing for The most successful team in the NRL and is an absolute beast one of the most dominant forwards in the game...👊🏽💪🏾✊🏾
💯💯💯
Oath 💪
Right now yes, but all time Rabbitohs!! Hands down, most premierships ever won
@@turtlescuhh7899 The Storm has only been in the NRL since 1998 and won the premiership the following year no one else has won as many titles as them since they were introduced....
@@Saiyan4eva fair point, all though I am Rabbitohs fan, the storms are an amazing team & have been dominant since they have joined they have joined the NRL! Still Rabbitohs all the way haha
Looks like he really enjoyed playing rugby, he is so gifted and I think rugby probably tested him more with his over all skill set. Rugby Leagues gain, shame we lost him... wonder if he will ever switch back? Have a chat to SBW
Tested more 🙃 yeh sureeeeee
@@ehhhhh8874 what he's basically trying to say is, rugby union is highly technical and you'll need to use more tactics than you do in league
@@ehhhhh8874 ,league is very one dimensional and repetitive not a lot of intelligence involved
he should be coming back very soon
@@Trajan2401
Lol 💩👹⛏️😎
Made for League . No doubt . Even playing Union he got League skills .
He will go back to union that's were his dream's at
No such thing, they’re all transferable skills within footy
@@kobidog4432 he resigned with Storm last week
@@kobidog4432nah don’t think so mate look at these highlights he’s built for league rugby shit anyway
There is no one rugby union like Big Nasty. He is a bigger giant right now at over 130kg 6'8 but also his incredible workrate, speed and power for such a massive unit.
Will Skelton 6'8, 140kgs
Kiwi born Samoan as well.
Former Wallaby
yeah ummm theres plenty
Eben Etzebeth and Will Skelton match him easy
@@JTO790 They are slow. They don't have the speed that NAS has
@@JTO790 In fact rugby league coaches advised Skelton to play union because he lacked the mobility to play league
Wow ! A league / Union video where the comments haven't decended into a code war. It's good too see 😊 FYI Big Nasty my favourite NRL player to watch. Absolute beast.
This is why storm import there forwards from Kiwi land
Watching him play school boy rugby was the same as when i saw Lomu play for Wesley College
The mic man says he looks like he likes running with the ball in hand, and he talks about how his team gives him quality ball to do so...
What a man, talks his team up, not himself. Impressive
He is very humble, even though he has had off field issues.
I think you mean "lost to rugby league" ? He now plays for the melbourne storm
Did they change it?
@@finn54123 yeah now updated
The best investment by the Mighty Storm
he has the perfect build for a rugby league prop, that slightly more athletic build which allows for more speed
I met him in person and wow he was huge he towers over everyone
A special talent, will be a world class talent in the next few years,
Could be the next brad Thorne brad came to union in his 30s late 20s Nelson got plenty of time he’s only 25 so I wouldn’t say he’s lost he can be brought back in and be nice to see him in a hurricanes jersey
What a gain that would be
Hurricanes couldn't afford the bloke to be honest
Na, I'm happy that he's at Storm haha. Keep him in League, he is an absolute unit.
Reckon he'll go good if he folllows RTS to union, hes got the height.
Big powerful and athletic.. can't doubt his ability or potential
He doesnt look as massive as he does in rugby as he does in league, this guy an absolute boss league player tho forsure
All NZ rugby players are hard to tackle, seriously. He is just like the great legend, Johnna Lomu.
Kevin
Papua New Guinea
My son played in the Wgtn College U15s with NAS. Lovely kid with great manners but definitely suited better to league.
At 15 he was bigger and taller than an average grown man, that is ridiculous. His team just had to pass him the ball and it was gg.
Most pro rugby players are lmao, especially polynesians. The average fit grown man is like 5'10" and 80kg
Stop playing the background music. The story gets lost
Cicadas doing the music for this vid. Sounds great😳
You have to leave NZ ultimately if you're not All Black material or switch codes. People wonder why NZ produces and breeds such consistently good players it's because we are born bred and corn fed rugby.
Big Nas....one of my fav players along with RTS
@Deon Botes are you sure about that
He'll be back 4 black don't fret
Go hard young bro ✊😎
Deep inside the ultimate dream is always to be an All black
Every kiwis dream
kiwis dream bro. All Blacks best in the world. Best sporting team. all the Kiwi women dreaming of you.
Hopefully 🤞
@@KwisBwown Ah if you only had foresight.
@@mobobrien2628 wish i was an All Black bro - they re losers now but Kiwi girls still wont to have there babies. far out man.
He can always come back like Joe Suaalii
Suaalii played league than went to a private school that plays union that’s why he has a union background
Still probably better than the wallaby locks even though he hasn’t played Union in years 😂
Probably not
yeah looks probably doubt that considering nelson was moved around weekly his set piece work wasn't great, also wallabies have some decent locks...If nelson played union professionally it would be at 6 or 8.
he's barely a top 20 prop in the nrl even though he was a very average rugby player 🙂👍
He was always a league man
he was a way more rounded player back then...now he's just a battering ram for the storm...what a shame
He wasn’t lost... he was found... always has been
Best forward in nrl
they really goofed up whoever thought putting him at lock was his ideal position. He is the perfect number 8
How many number 8s are 2m tall?
St Paul’s College was once the top rugby school in Auckland, with the likes of Bernie Fraser, Colin Farrell and Mark Graham in their first XV. Then they stepped up a gear and became a rugby league conveyer belt.
Seen him throwing hands on his little bali shindig..bloke can throw em proper
He should've been drafted into the AB squad very early
Abz need him.. cracking number 8 for 2024 world cup
Go Melbourne Storm 🏆
NZ needs to lure this dude back
Amazing
This guy is beast!!!
He played for my school
monsters all over nz 👏
@Deon Botes poor deon lost his job....mrs....dog and cat 2 a kiwi. Pray for deon botes.....botes lol da faaahk
4 more years at storm
What a grubby Kent
NZ Schoolboys Rugby>>>>
Bring him to South African schoolboy rugby. He will meet plenty blokes his size, strength and speed.
South africa are only on top in union now because most of NZs best talent is going into league.
@@Malapereira who
Its like he was playing rugby league from the get go.
Codec for both versions of the game
He'll be back to play in the all blacks plus more perks playing for the all blacks
And now, Eddie Jones is reportedly looking to poach him from league to play in the Wallabies.
Best League prop in the World as of this date!
nas might be on his way back to rugby
This game from 2009 I think
3:27 swinging arm
Haha Good on yah Nelson , beast today but man..you were a scrub growing up in Upper Hutt lol ..I remember Pride slapping you around..nothing but the best kid 💪🏽
Nah...just watching these videos it seems he was made for rugby league.
15 looks 30 lol damn thats a bit unfair but I am guessing he was playing 17-18 year olds in this video and still dwarfing them :P.
Wonder if he'll switch back to union
That happens everyday in Oz!
Rugby leagues gain
Would have been wasted in union
Could be ABs answer at 6.
I think he would be a 6 or 8 in Union
Not so much of a big loss. We have so much talents back home that turn out to be All Blacks
While I think he would of done well, even in these highlights he looks like he's playing league. I wonder how he was in the ruck and etc.
Can he tackle now?
For a guy that tall he gets a lot of high tacklee
He just went to a game that would bring him on further than union would ever do. He'll probably go back when he's ready to retire.
Na. He wanted to be lazy so play league. Only have to play a few minutes a game
@@aaronweastell9984 lazy 😂 a prop in league can make more running meters than a whole union team over 80 mins.
@@clivecartwright5116 keep dreaming son... on a global scale rugby dominates league... and to be honest league is a bit boring to watch... so very predictable.. run it up..go to ground... go back roughly 10 metres and do the same thing again. Not much action in that!
@@aaronweastell9984 boring 😂 football is more popular than rugby. Doesn't mean it's a better sport. You stick to the slow game and I'll stick to the faster more athletically challenging one.
@@clivecartwright5116 no worries mate ... i will stick to the guys that have all the skills.... i thought you were talking about league not soccer
Lost to rugby league?? Like it isn't good enough 🤣 or I'm I overthinking it? More like rugby lost. Rugby league gain
Wow. Just wow
Overthinking it. massive gain for league hes still got time to be an all black
Yeah, as a union follower the video of this title is appalling. It's not 1952. Have some respect about another code. A better headline for this video would have been, "College rugby highlights of Melbourne Storm rugby league star, Nelson Asofa-Solomona".
Your comment doesn't make sense . The title means rugby lost him to rugby league that's all my bro
Overthinking it bro. But to answer your question rugby union is the most popular game by far worldwide . Fact: rugby league is only a national sport in one country, Papua new guinea
Bloody tall for a number 8
What an All Black he could have been
could have been one of the best super rugby reserves ever no doubt 🙂👍
well that was disappointing expecting some sort of discussion but just highlight package of some dude who went to league and will never be in a lineout
title should say rugby league
Could have replaced Read
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the guy is at least in his mid 20's... definitely not 15 😂
😲😱💪🔥🤜💯🤛
True Giant Play for the next All blacks World cup ?? Next Jonah for All blacks !!!
Just what the All Blacks need some no fkn around go forward
Jeeepers he huge
Good tight end for american football, make millions too
No offence to this guy, but pls put him against south african school boy rugby sides.
Head high tackles on a man that big? When will people ever learn
They need Folding in half a cupla times in a game, they stop doing then 👍🏻
Tackling so poor throughout the video
Hardly lost
Pisses me off that he went to the storm
Go to the wannabes ow
Rugby league was only made for players that couldnt cut it in rugby. True story.
Just like you could not cut it
Rugby league players would eat you alive. Also didn’t Laumape play for the all blacks after struggling to play for the warriors who are a bottom of the ladder team? Different skills for different codes
@@jake567100 i am just the messenger. League was invented for the people that just didn't have the required skill level to reach the top. Sorry. Just the way it is.
@@abc-ke2yq was not talking about me. i broke my knee so league or rugby wasn't for me. He is a great athlete but not a great rugby player
@@aaronweastell9984 league was actually invented so the best union players could be paid. Israel Falou was the 5th best player in his domestic league club, never played union before and became the best fullback in the game after 1 year lol
he was bored playing the slow game.
he hates nz?
Should’ve stayed with Union make more $ and travel the world.
Now you travel to UK and PNG 😩
Couldn't be more right
Can only make more money in union if he went to england, france or japan. In the nrl he is making double what he would make playing union in nz
@@amatmc8319 I highly doubt Solomona would be on the average $200k NZ super rugby contract.
Of his caliber playing the way he is he would be the higher pay bracket making the same and more.
He makes more money playing league, also league players in Australia are way more famous in their community than any union player is in the UK , europe or Australia.
There's always a Union bigot to spoil things with childish remarks.
Butchering his first name big time, clown commentators.
They call him Nielson or something?
Absolute thug
He will never make a good All Black
I see nothing special here
Huge miss for the wallabies NGL
Wellington is a weak school boy competition. He would’ve got carved up in the Auckland 1A comp.
He carved them up as well
@@doxcdoxc6266 stop lying bro
Um no, we just as good. Check out how many AB players came from windy Welly
Wellington collegewould get carved up by kelston boys
@@marnixhoebers5176 they did. Rotorua Boy's and Hamilton boy's carved them up aswel.