Brad Parker the man!

[Holmsey]

"I told you so" says @Woodsie
"Yes Woodsie you did" says @Turbo1

Woodsie never doubted this young man, I did and I bagged him for it and I'm happy to eat my words!

Well done young Brad you have proven your self a great find, big powerful strong starts to sets. Solid speed, footwork. Good vision with the ability to put an outside man away. And an excellent strong defender. He has been that missing option for our left side. Now we have a player to give the early ball and make something happen. Cant believe how much enjoyed his performance today, very refreshing to see a young back ripping a side of a team apart!

On BK he will be back, he has a future here for a long time. Wont be out of first grade for long.

 

[Pepi]

I agree Parker was good today.
But if BK will be back as you say, who drops out?

 

[Holmsey]

I agree Parker was good today.
But if BK will be back as you say, who drops out?

Im not sure yet but he will be ready to pounce if someone drops off as brad did.

 

[Deleted member 26876]

"I told you so" says @Woodsie
"Yes Woodsie you did" says @Turbo1

Woodsie never doubted this young man, I did and I bagged him for it and I'm happy to eat my words!

Well done young Brad you have proven your self a great find, big powerful strong starts to sets. Solid speed, footwork. Good vision with the ability to put an outside man away. And an excellent strong defender. He has been that missing option for our left side. Now we have a player to give the early ball and make something happen. Cant believe how much enjoyed his performance today, very refreshing to see a young back ripping a side of a team apart!

On BK he will be back, he has a future here for a long time. Wont be out of first grade for long.

Parker was absolutely on fire, he always has those tough runs and outstanding defensive reads/tackles although today he lifted to a new level

Walker and Uate were sensational as well, some of their runs turned momentum around and they always hit us out of our end

 

[lsz]

Great game but he is still a kid...lets give him the same amount of time Tom gets when there are inevitable errors in his game

 

[SoaringEagle]

I agree Parker was good today.
But if BK will be back as you say, who drops out?

Id say push Brian Kelly to wing, Parker in Centres and Wright to nsw cup. BK played for nsw u20 and shredded it scoring 4 tries, he also plaued junior kanagroos on the wing so he can definitely play there in the future

 

[Woodsie]

Regular readers will know that I am always hesitant to say I told you so ...... but from the pre-season ...

However, I would be putting a lobster each way on Winterstein to be the big improver.
Centre will be more difficult, given Walker is one, Again I would be putting another lobster each way on Parker.

And well said @Turbo1

 

[Bearfax]

Well I've been saying for some time that Parker needed to show his worth if he could be considered a first grade standard. Today he did it. Congratulations to the lad. He got his chance and grabbed it with both hands and feet. Though I'm one who thinks Kelly has the goods to be a fine player, Barrett again made the right move at the right time and did the switcharoo. And it worked. I suspect Kelly will struggle to get his centre position back. But then he just may be destined for the wing. I'm prepared to admit I didnt think the switch should have happened, and I was wrong

 

[HappilyManly]

The Ranger complimented our LHS today

 

[Eagles2nv]

Parker was really good. If he keeps it up I dare say that BK may find himself playing ressies for the rest of the year. Depends on how BK handles being dropped.

Wright is our best goal kicker so he isnt going to be dropped unless that shoulder injury keeps him slidelined.

 

[cherry_poppins]

Jorge is back next year

 

[cherry_poppins]

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

I can't imagine Kelly would get back in anytime soon, barring injury.

A no brainer really.

 

[Top End Eagle]

For anyone who watches rugby league and not just YouTube highlights set to second rate rap songs it has been obvious for a long time that Parker is a very good footballer. I'm sorry he doesn't look like Taniela Paseka. Brains count for a lot.

Wright won't play next week Kelly will be on the wing.

And every good team needs a ranga.

 

[pt73]

Nice cheap shot on Brad from the cat Blake Ferguson, wonder if that will get looked at.

Good to see Brad get back on the park and play a solid second half.

 

[The Royal Soup]

Parker was really good. If he keeps it up I dare say that BK may find himself playing ressies for the rest of the year. Depends on how BK handles being dropped.

Wright is our best goal kicker so he isnt going to be dropped unless that shoulder injury keeps him slidelined.

Cherry is better IMO

 

[Pittwater Legend]

@Woodsie has always been a champ in my eyes

If the very unlikely happens and Barrett goes to the Dogs, I'd champion Woodsie for the role of head coach. He would make an excellent man manager as he backs the players 100%

He didn't need to do anything further to win me over but his thread a few weeks ago about the players getting aggressive to attain physical dominance really got the pulse racing and the mouth frothing. There's always time to smack the opposition in the chops if they're getting cheeky

Woodsie for head coach 😉

Brad had a fine game today

 

[Bearfax]

I dont think DCE likes the goal kicking responsibilities. But he may have to put up with it.

 

[killerspud]

Id say push Brian Kelly to wing, Parker in Centres and Wright to nsw cup. BK played for nsw u20 and shredded it scoring 4 tries, he also plaued junior kanagroos on the wing so he can definitely play there in the future

Hmm kelly to small and slow for a winger and we need wright as our kicker....

 

[Top End Eagle]

Hmm kelly to small and slow for a winger and we need wright as our kicker....

He's neither champ. He is young and strong. Val Holmes looks little compared to Oates.