Harry Smith
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I like elliottNate myles, kane elgey, Brendan Elliott, Danny levi
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SignUp Now!I like elliottNate myles, kane elgey, Brendan Elliott, Danny levi
Adding Elliot to the list is unfair. He was solid for us and only a depth player. Myles LG levi all starting players and boy they were bad. LG.... damn i forget about him he was awfulI like elliott
Different situations. Hoppa has talent but clearly needs time after no footy and 2 serious injuries, hopefully gets there. Wright has obvious talent but it is the deficiencies in his game that were holding him back. Maybe he has found his level at the Wallabies.Rather sad you dont share that patience with players like Albert Hopoate and Tom Wright. They only had a few games to prove their worth. This will be Croker's sixth season.
So have Cust @ 9, Croker @ 14 & leave out Schuster all together.......I highly doubt it. That to me would indicate our coaching staff are total fvckwits & have learnt fvck all from this shemozzle of a year.Still better for Cust to start as the 9 and Croker as a 9 sub or bench utility . Fairly sure that Cust will do O K in attack at 9 and could even be quite suited with the increased ruck tempo play , just the more demanding defensive input again to hopefully adjust to . Levi certainly had a go , even in the tackling department .However not the most constructive or good reading of the play type 9 but certainly did not lack effort
Different situations. Hoppa has talent but clearly needs time after no footy and 2 serious injuries, hopefully gets there. Wright has obvious talent but it is the deficiencies in his game that were holding him back. Maybe he has found his level at the Wallabies.
Croker - people think he lacks the ability, that's my only point of difference really. He also hasn't been ready, and has had serious injuries cut into his development. The lot of you might well be proved right, I'm just not quite ready to give up on the guy just yet
(As for 6th season - he's only played 33 games and most of those would be off the bench)
Schuster will walk if that's the case, he be on the bench or backrow to start with. Croker get him away from first grade cust is creative and has a burst of speed to worry defence.So have Cust @ 9, Croker @ 14 & leave out Schuster all together.......I highly doubt it. That to me would indicate our coaching staff are total fvckwits & have learnt fvck all from this shemozzle of a year.
Have never suggested that Schuster should not be in the game day 17 , Either in the run on side as the 6 , 13 or back row or as a super sub [ maybe initially .]So have Cust @ 9, Croker @ 14 & leave out Schuster all together.......I highly doubt it. That to me would indicate our coaching staff are total fvckwits & have learnt fvck all from this shemozzle of a year.
When interviewed recently with Burbo, young Schuster has made it clear his ambition is to establish himself in the NRL in 2021. IMO if Des keeps him sitting on the timber during 2021 or playing at Blacktown, he will be gone in 2022. In the modern game management of young stars is critically important. Schuster will attract great interest from the other clubs especially the Rorters who need another gun half. Historically young players with talent have been given a start at a young age even Foran debuted when he was 19 and Fittler debuted at 18 years. Every kid with talent will be chasing fame and big bucks and wanting it as soon as possible. Don't get me wrong I am old school and believe selection being earned and not given to someone that is not putting it in at training or is being a trouble maker. But special talent is a very valuable commodity that needs to be nurtured and developed and not held back. Schuster is age 19 turning 20 in May 2021. Physically he is ready so its really a question of him being in the right head space and on the right side of the coach. So in my mind its either use him or lose him. Yeah some will call him a sook if he goes but I will see it as a great loss to the future of this club. Kieran is not a long term solution for us and DCE is coming towards the end of his career. Time to prepare for the changing of the guard.
I think and hope you're right, Mark. There's no reason they both can't be in the side and work together. And to think that Foran, who is still one of the best halves in the NRL and has premiership-winning history when working with DCE, won't get any time in the halves seems crazy to me.He’ll be playing , and a lot!
I think it’s a big reason why we signed Foran , as a mentor to the young fella.
so you don't think there will be any injuries in the trials?I think while fit Foran will start 6. Schuster will have to wait for an injury to get on the field so we should see him in RD 2.
He’ll be playing , and a lot!
I think it’s a big reason why we signed Foran , as a mentor to the young fella.
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