Yeh Leary

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Filled in beautifully for Buhrer, and Buhrer had been one of our best all year. We didn't miss a beat with him out there.

 

[Snake]

Not bad for a bloke that hasn't played a lot. Thought he and Feliti went well for blokes short of a gallop.

Leary has been playing in NSW Cup for a month so he wasn't short of a gallop, but he did have a good game.

 

[Ryan]

He played like a beast today. So did DCE. Heck, the whole team played well.

 

[Fluffy]

Not to rain on the parade as I thought he was great and every team needs a Buhrer/Leary/Fensom etc type player but the question will be can you fit both?

There is a spot for this year so plenty of time to show what he can offer

 

[Andrew..]

Better than Beau Scott and probably on 1/5 the money.

 

[ShakeySeaEagle]

I think you can fit both, particularly if the interchange gets reduced. Buhrer's footwork in particular will be very handy late in the halves and two of Leary's best runs were late in the second half. I thought he was struggling mid way in the first half fitness wise but got his second wind and didn't look back.

 

[Brooke]

He is !!

I am with Mark, he impressed me from Round 1.

 

[Toddgothammered]

it was a bleary-eyed performance from b leary he never stopped trying - now as with most of them just needs to be consistent.

 

[Snake]

Not to rain on the parade as I thought he was great and every team needs a Buhrer/Leary/Fensom etc type player but the question will be can you fit both?

There is a spot for this year so plenty of time to show what he can offer

Leary came back to NSW Cup the week we played Penrith. It probably had something to do with already having Buhrer in the FG team and their role being similar. In saying that, Buhrer is injured, and there is a lot of water to pass under the bridge before we have to think about squeezing them both into the line up.

It's a fair question, and as happy as I was with Leary's game today, i'd like to see him do it regularly before getting too carried away.

 

[conanu]

I am with Mark, he impressed me from Round 1.

I always rated him and I was blown away by his performance in last years Resrve Grade GF for the Nth Qld Pride. He is a tough mobile hard worker that can sniff out a try, still not sure why he wasn't straight back into 1st grade after his injury. He is 2 wins from 3 games for us this year. Great Player

 

[BOZO]

@BOZO Ready to eat your words buddy?!?

I am glad he had a good game and hope he keeps improving

 

[Shoe1]

I remember people wondering where the 150m and 40 tackles a game we're going to be picked up without choc. Now we know Leary is capable of that, except he did 180 meters.

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

Great game. We need those 80 min players.

 

[pjayz]

Yes, I knew he had the goods. I've being trying to convince @Mark from Brisbane that this kid can play but he just wouldn't have it....tisk tisk Mark. To think that you wanted James Hasson to have his spot! Seriously MFB

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yes, I knew he had the goods. I've being trying to convince @Mark from Brisbane that this kid can play but he just wouldn't have it....tisk tisk Mark. To think that you wanted James Hasson to have his spot! Seriously MFB

Classic!!

 

[lurker]

Not to rain on the parade as I thought he was great and every team needs a Buhrer/Leary/Fensom etc type player but the question will be can you fit both?

There is a spot for this year so plenty of time to show what he can offer

I have to disagree fluffy. Buhrer makes a lot of tackles but he's also a metre eater and a hard ball runner. He has much more go forward and burst than he gets credit for and certainly not a one dimensional Dallas Johnson tackler.

I was really impressed with Leary and I thought he bent the line quite well as well for a bloke that isn't exactly massive. Good leg drive after contact and quick play the ball speed. Great effort Also with reduced interchanges this is the kind of player we need. Don't need as many big bodies. Need tough ball runners who can make a mountain of tackles!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Also with reduced interchanges this is the kind of player we need. Don't need as many big bodies. Need tough ball runners who can make a mountain of tackles!

When the NRL twig that we are well set up for reduced interchange they will probably postpone bringing that rule in. At least until the Dogs and Souths have used up their behemoths.

 

[Fluffy]

I have to disagree fluffy. Buhrer makes a lot of tackles but he's also a metre eater and a hard ball runner. He has much more go forward and burst than he gets credit for and certainly not a one dimensional Dallas Johnson tackler.

I was really impressed with Leary and I thought he bent the line quite well as well for a bloke that isn't exactly massive. Good leg drive after contact and quick play the ball speed. Great effort Also with reduced interchanges this is the kind of player we need. Don't need as many big bodies. Need tough ball runners who can make a mountain of tackles!

Burher barely makes a dent in the first 20 minutes as his skill is obility and until the big boys tire he cannot exploit this. Keep in mind we had a huge bench yesterday about 440kg in total

 

[globaleagle]

Yes, I knew he had the goods. I've being trying to convince @Mark from Brisbane that this kid can play but he just wouldn't have it....tisk tisk Mark. To think that you wanted James Hasson to have his spot! Seriously MFB

MFB was probably too busy hijacking threads.

 

[Evo]

Watched a fair bit of Parra game yesterday. Arthur ended up hooking Watmough.
Leary, in comparison, was close to best on field. Some good karma right there for the club.