From today Telecrap. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/we-list-the-best-young-players-in-the-nrl-today/story-e6frexr9-1226634240375 1. Boyd Cordner Roosters Position: Second-row Age: 20 years 327 days NRL games: 35 Turns 21 in June. Made his Country Origin debut this season and played Under 20s Origin for NSW last season. 2. DAVID KLEMMER Bulldogs Position: Prop Age: 19 years 131 days NRL games: 4 Still only 19 years old. Averaged 183m p/game, made 10 linebreaks and 137 tackle busts in the Under 20s last season. 3. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK Roosters Position: Wing Age: 19 years 331 days NRL games: 13 Turns 20 in June. Named as 19th man for New Zealand in this years Anzac Test. Averaged 185m p/game in the Under 20s last season. 4. COREY NORMAN Broncos Position: Fullback Age: 21 years 150 days NRL games: 52 Signed a three-year deal with the Eels earlier this season. 5. TYSON FRIZELL Dragons Position: Second-row Age: 21 years 205 days NRL games: 19 Made his international debut for Wales in the 2011 Four Nations. 6. TYRONE ROBERTS Knights Position: Halfback Age: 21 years 335 days NRL games: 32 Has filled Kurt Gidleys boots in the Knights halves over the past couple of seasons. Played Junior Kangaroos in 2011. 7. CURTIS SIRONEN Tigers Position: Five-eighth Age: 19 years 275 days NRL games: 8 At 195cm and 102kg is already one of the biggest halves in the NRL at just 19 years old. Made his City Origin debut this season. 8. BEN HENRY Warriors Position: Lock Age: 21 years 139 days NRL games: 28 Captained the Warriors to the 2011 Under 20s premiership. 9. JOSEPH LEILUA Knights Position: Centre Age: 21 years 141 days NRL games: 60 Had off-field issues, but has already played 60 NRL matches, scoring 20 tries. Named as 19th man for NSW in Game I of the 2012 Origin series. 10. JORGE TAUFUA Sea Eagles Position: Wing Age: 21 years 191 days NRL games: 31 Made his City Origin debut this season. Has scored seven tries in seven matches this season. 11. ALEX MCKINNON Knights Position: Lock Age: 21 years 86 days NRL games: 34 Made his Country Origin debut this season. 12. GEORGE BURGESS Rabbitohs Position: Prop Age: 21 years 11 days NRL games: 10 Averaging 121m and 20 tackles in just 40 minutes per game this season. 13. JOSH PAPALII Raiders Position: Second-row Age: 20 years 354 days NRL games: 46 Pledged his allegiances to the Maroons after an international tug-of-war. 14. AIDAN SEZER Titans Position: Five-eighth Age: 21 years 313 days NRL games: 23 Won the Titans rookie of the year award last season. Voted into the Indigenous All Stars side this season. 15. KONRAD HURRELL Warriors Position: Centre Age: 21 years 270 days NRL games: 24 Scored 22 tries in 21 Under 20s matches in 2011. Has scored 15 tries in 24 NRL matches. 16. JASON TAUMALOLO Cowboys Position: Second-row Age: 19 years 337 days NRL games: 27 Already into his fourth season of NRL. Made his debut for Tonga this season. 17. JAMES TEDESCO Tigers Position: Fullback Age: 20 years 114 days NRL games: 5 Made his City Origin debut this season having played just four NRL matches. 18. JACK WIGHTON Raiders Position: Centre Age: 20 years 87 days NRL games: 16 Made his Country Origin debut this season. 19. DYLAN FARRELL Rabbitohs Position: Centre Age: 21 years 352 days NRL games: 60 Already in his fourth season of NRL, has scored 26 tries in 60 matches. Signed with the Dragonsfor 2014. 20. DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK Panthers Position: Wing Age: 17 years 259 days NRL games: 0 Playing Under 20s at just 17 years of age. Has already scored eight tries in six matches this season. 21. MARIKA KOROIBETE Tigers Position: Wing Age: 20 years 280 days NRL games: 9 Has scored eight tries in nine NRL matches, including a club record equalling four tries in a game.
I have rarely seen tedesco catch a ball. Dropped one against us leading to a try to symonds, then dropped about a dozen in the city game. Call me old fashioned, but catching the ball is a pretty important skill I would have thought for a league player.
