Shoe

[The Royal Soup]

Should have been given a bench spot this week I reckon.... shame.

 

[The Who]

Should have been given a bench spot this week I reckon.... shame.

Seems he has been given the boot.

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Will be interesting to see if Des gives him a game this season.

I believe both Kieran Foran and Will Hopoate were both 18 when they debuted in first grade under Hasler. Both were outstanding from day one

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Will be interesting to see if Des gives him a game this season.

I believe both Kieran Foran and Will Hopoate were both 18 when they debuted in first grade under Hasler. Both were outstanding from day one

Neither debuted until a ways into the season. That is the best time to turn a teenage prodigy loose, in a team that is already settled and doing something.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Foran debut Round 15 2009
Hoppa, Will debut Round 13 2010

 

[frank stokes]

Jesus don't tell me Des has got @strone33 off side!! We all know how that ends... 🙂

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Jesus don't tell me Des has got @strone33 off side!! We all know how that ends... 🙂

Not to mention @Shoe1

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Correct for Foran but IIRC Will might have played the whole season. I remember him destroying his opposite number in round 2 against Newcastle at Brookvale

Wiki:
"Despite a season-ending injury to Manly 1st-grade fullback Brett Stewart in Round 1 of the 2010 NRL season, Hopoate had to wait until Round 13 to make his debut as coach Des Hasler preferred to use Ben Farrar in the custodian role".

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Wiki:
"Despite a season-ending injury to Manly 1st-grade fullback Brett Stewart in Round 1 of the 2010 NRL season, Hopoate had to wait until Round 13 to make his debut as coach Des Hasler preferred to use Ben Farrar in the custodian role".

Interesting. So he was even younger than I recall when he made his debut

 

[frank stokes]

Wiki:
"Despite a season-ending injury to Manly 1st-grade fullback Brett Stewart in Round 1 of the 2010 NRL season, Hopoate had to wait until Round 13 to make his debut as coach Des Hasler preferred to use Ben Farrar in the custodian role".

Yeah but how old was Ben Farrar? 🙂

 

[The Royal Soup]

Jesus don't tell me Des has got @strone33 off side!! We all know how that ends... 🙂

lol no no, Des is a lord!

 

[Shoe1]

Seems he has been given the boot.

He’ll lace a boot soon enough

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

lol no no, Des is a lord!

Lord Desmond Of House Hasler

 

[StuBoot]

Will be interesting to see if Des gives him a game this season.

I believe both Kieran Foran and Will Hopoate were both 18 when they debuted in first grade under Hasler. Both were outstanding from day one

True, but look at the team they came into, surrounded by Premiership winners, rep players etc

 

[MadMarcus]

Seems he has been given the boot.

Surely he’s our sole option

 

[globaleagle]

Seems he has been given the boot.

That pun really socks.

 

[globaleagle]

Surely he’s our sole option

As does that one.

lol

 

[MadMarcus]

As does that one.

lol

You’re just jealous because @The Who and I are studs

 

[BOZO]

When you are tough enough and good enough the time is right
Everything else is a waste of time

 

[manly al]

Thought that he may have been a Shoe In