Eagle Rock said:This kid is promoted Extraordinarily well by someone at the club or his Management, ( he is off contract at the end of this season as well, which might be a reason to bump up his contract ) but they go overboard, he is a talented player but in the eyes of a lot of Senior people at the club, he is No Superstar and he will be No Brett Stewart either. He Is too Light, Lean and does not have Toughness or Explosive Speed to be One of the Best. There are a number of Talented, Fast Better players than him coming through but they get about their work quietly.
Your either born with speed or your not, its genetics, Brett has always been a fast kid, not just fast but explosively quick off the standing mark and your either Tough or not, you can train to get tougher but you either have the Ticker there inside or not to begin with. Brett has the toughness as well, right from a kid, he also had a lot of lean muscle mass and is athletic. I think Manly should stop promoting this one particular player all the time, it gets boring, as there are better players there, who are bigger, faster and stronger and being a former selector, I know. Some players are getting tired of hearing about it. They did the same with Chee Kam last year and the poor kid was injured all last season. They should be concentrating now on getting all their other grades up on a winning note throughout the season.niccipops said:Eagle Rock said:This kid is promoted Extraordinarily well by someone at the club or his Management, ( he is off contract at the end of this season as well, which might be a reason to bump up his contract ) but they go overboard, he is a talented player but in the eyes of a lot of Senior people at the club, he is No Superstar and he will be No Brett Stewart either. He Is too Light, Lean and does not have Toughness or Explosive Speed to be One of the Best. There are a number of Talented, Fast Better players than him coming through but they get about their work quietly.
I haven't seen any of Gutherson so I can't make any judgements. He is only 19, still growing. If he stays an Eagle the intensive training at Manly will help him increase speed and the toughness will come.
As for the weight remember the legendary Snake was a skinny kid when first sighted at Brookie, although in his case, you knew he was magic from day one.
Let's give this young bloke a chance to grow and develop before we pass too much judgement. If his dream is to become a first grade Sea Eagle, persistence, hard work and dedication might get him there.
niccipops said:Eagle Rock said:This kid is promoted Extraordinarily well by someone at the club or his Management, ( he is off contract at the end of this season as well, which might be a reason to bump up his contract ) but they go overboard, he is a talented player but in the eyes of a lot of Senior people at the club, he is No Superstar and he will be No Brett Stewart either. He Is too Light, Lean and does not have Toughness or Explosive Speed to be One of the Best. There are a number of Talented, Fast Better players than him coming through but they get about their work quietly.
I haven't seen any of Gutherson so I can't make any judgements. He is only 19, still growing. If he stays an Eagle the intensive training at Manly will help him increase speed and the toughness will come.
As for the weight remember the legendary Snake was a skinny kid when first sighted at Brookie, although in his case, you knew he was magic from day one.
Let's give this young bloke a chance to grow and develop before we pass too much judgement. If his dream is to become a first grade Sea Eagle, persistence, hard work and dedication might get him there.
Your either born with speed or your not, its genetics, Brett has always been a fast kid, not just fast but explosively quick off the standing mark and your either Tough or not, you can train to get tougher but you either have the Ticker there inside or not to begin with. Brett has the toughness as well right from a kid, he also has a lot of lean muscle mass and is athletic you could tell back then he could run like a rabbit. I think Manly should stop promoting this one particular player all the time, it gets boring, as there are better players there, who are bigger, faster and stronger and being close with selectors I know. Some players are getting tired of hearing about it. They did the same with Chee Kam last year and the poor kid was injured all last season. They should be concentrating now on getting all their other grades up on a winning note throughout the season.niccipops said:Eagle Rock said:This kid is promoted Extraordinarily well by someone at the club or his Management, ( he is off contract at the end of this season as well, which might be a reason to bump up his contract ) but they go overboard, he is a talented player but in the eyes of a lot of Senior people at the club, he is No Superstar and he will be No Brett Stewart either. He Is too Light, Lean and does not have Toughness or Explosive Speed to be One of the Best. There are a number of Talented, Fast Better players than him coming through but they get about their work quietly.
I haven't seen any of Gutherson so I can't make any judgements. He is only 19, still growing. If he stays an Eagle the intensive training at Manly will help him increase speed and the toughness will come.
As for the weight remember the legendary Snake was a skinny kid when first sighted at Brookie, although in his case, you knew he was magic from day one.
Let's give this young bloke a chance to grow and develop before we pass too much judgement. If his dream is to become a first grade Sea Eagle, persistence, hard work and dedication might get him there.
Eagle Rock said:Your either born with speed or your not, its genetics, Brett has always been a fast kid, not just fast but explosively quick off the standing mark and your either Tough or not, you can train to get tougher but you either have the Ticker there inside or not to begin with. Brett has the toughness as well right from a kid, he also has a lot of lean muscle mass and is athletic you could tell back then he could run like a rabbit. I think Manly should stop promoting this one particular player all the time, it gets boring, as there are better players there, who are bigger, faster and stronger and being close with selectors I know. Some players are getting tired of hearing about it. They did the same with Chee Kam last year and the poor kid was injured all last season. They should be concentrating now on getting all their other grades up on a winning note throughout the season.
Mals said:Eagle Rock said:Your either born with speed or your not, its genetics, Brett has always been a fast kid, not just fast but explosively quick off the standing mark and your either Tough or not, you can train to get tougher but you either have the Ticker there inside or not to begin with. Brett has the toughness as well right from a kid, he also has a lot of lean muscle mass and is athletic you could tell back then he could run like a rabbit. I think Manly should stop promoting this one particular player all the time, it gets boring, as there are better players there, who are bigger, faster and stronger and being close with selectors I know. Some players are getting tired of hearing about it. They did the same with Chee Kam last year and the poor kid was injured all last season. They should be concentrating now on getting all their other grades up on a winning note throughout the season.
Really? Which players are these? He's hardly been rammed down everyone's throat but yeah maybe he's had a bit more media attention than other fringe players because he's a local junior. Let's give Gutho a chance before saying "he won't be this", "he won't be that".
Eagle Rock said:Mals said:Eagle Rock said:Your either born with speed or your not, its genetics, Brett has always been a fast kid, not just fast but explosively quick off the standing mark and your either Tough or not, you can train to get tougher but you either have the Ticker there inside or not to begin with. Brett has the toughness as well right from a kid, he also has a lot of lean muscle mass and is athletic you could tell back then he could run like a rabbit. I think Manly should stop promoting this one particular player all the time, it gets boring, as there are better players there, who are bigger, faster and stronger and being close with selectors I know. Some players are getting tired of hearing about it. They did the same with Chee Kam last year and the poor kid was injured all last season. They should be concentrating now on getting all their other grades up on a winning note throughout the season.
Really? Which players are these? He's hardly been rammed down everyone's throat but yeah maybe he's had a bit more media attention than other fringe players because he's a local junior. Let's give Gutho a chance before saying "he won't be this", "he won't be that".
Its been happening for the last couple of years, he has some Media Person there that keeps pushing, the other players must get sick of it. I can name players like Jamil Hopoate ( Local Junior Manly Cove ) Michael Stigg, Liam Knight and Charlie Taylor Australian Schoolboy and NSW Dual Code Rugby and NSW League player ( Local Junior, Mona Vale Raiders ) Strong, Tough and Explosively Quick
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1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -30 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -36 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -38 | 0 |