Ryan
Journey Man
I don't know if anyone caught the NSW Cup game last night, with The Bulldogs vs. Wests. I watched on in interest at our newest recruit Daniel Harrison. He is a tall rangey fellow.
To be honest, it got me to thinking about how poor our recruitment has been for the past 12 months.
He came on and looked lethargic, slow, and was dominated in the few tackles made against him. In fact, he didn't touch the ball for almost the 1st 5 minutes. I thought to myself, eeergh, he used to be a lot fitter / faster / dominant - maybe this is what happens when you make the jump to the big boys.
BUT !!!
Then he ran this fantastic line, tore through the defense and scored a great try.
I don't know if it was his coaching telling him to work his way into the game or whatever, but there was definitely a button pushed. He became a man obsessed, and really was the best forward on the field....by some.
He smashed the opposition in defence. He was aggressive. He played in a very up tempo manner. He put a few balls onto players through holes, he hit holes etc.
In fact, the commentators even went on to say that he'd be one of the most missed players through their club.
Performance wise, I'd give him 8/10. He looks good. He looked MUCH better than Lama Tasi, and he was playing against men.
Ok, it was only one game, but I also remember him dominating last time he was in Eagles colours. Don't know lads - think we may have got a belter here.
To be honest, it got me to thinking about how poor our recruitment has been for the past 12 months.
He came on and looked lethargic, slow, and was dominated in the few tackles made against him. In fact, he didn't touch the ball for almost the 1st 5 minutes. I thought to myself, eeergh, he used to be a lot fitter / faster / dominant - maybe this is what happens when you make the jump to the big boys.
BUT !!!
Then he ran this fantastic line, tore through the defense and scored a great try.
I don't know if it was his coaching telling him to work his way into the game or whatever, but there was definitely a button pushed. He became a man obsessed, and really was the best forward on the field....by some.
He smashed the opposition in defence. He was aggressive. He played in a very up tempo manner. He put a few balls onto players through holes, he hit holes etc.
In fact, the commentators even went on to say that he'd be one of the most missed players through their club.
Performance wise, I'd give him 8/10. He looks good. He looked MUCH better than Lama Tasi, and he was playing against men.
Ok, it was only one game, but I also remember him dominating last time he was in Eagles colours. Don't know lads - think we may have got a belter here.