Arrow the man to replace Parker?

[Super Freak]

Brisbane lock Jai Arrow has been labelled 'the next Corey Parker' and 2017 now looms as the 20-year-old's chance to make his mark in Broncos colours.

Parker's decision to retire at the end of the 2016 season will leave Brisbane's No.13 jersey vacant for the first time since 2009.

It was in that year that then Broncos coach Ivan Henjak moved Parker from the second row to lock – a masterstroke that has seen Parker's career flourish.

But all great things must come to an end and the Broncos captain's decision to hang up the boots will present one of Brisbane's young forwards an opportunity to take over.

Arrow says he is ready to step up if coach Wayne Bennett decides that he is the man to start at lock in 2017.

"If my time comes then that's great. At the moment I'm just enjoying training with the boys. If I get a go I'll obviously do my best," Arrow said.

"Corey's done everything I want to do in my career. I still have a lot of work to do before I can even think about starting.

"There's a lot of training ahead of me. I wouldn't compare myself to him because he's done a lot more in his career.

"My career is just starting. I'm just trying to learn off him and I'll be doing that for the rest of the year."

It appears as if Arrow is a fast learner, with his outstanding form in the Intrust Super Cup for the Norths Devils seeing him be rewarded with two NRL appearances so far in 2016.

Arrow made his NRL debut in Brisbane's 30-6 win over the Sea Eagles in Round 10. The Burleigh Bears junior has a fair résumé already after having represented the Australian Schoolboys, Junior Kangaroos and most recently Queensland Residents.

He said Parker had been a huge influence on his career and he hoped he could be half the player Parker has been for the Broncos.

"He's influenced me a lot," he said.

"I try and base my game around him because I really look up to him.

"I'm enjoying learning off the people I grew up watching. It's pretty special to be around them and I am relishing it."

Arrow the man to replace Parker? - NRL.com

 

[Unbreakable]

Good attitude, wish him all the best and hope he proves a few people wrong.

 

[bazza]

I think Arrow still has a lot of development left in him, which is promising for the future. I think with his limited time in first grade, replacing Parker immediately on a permanent basis, this early in his career may be too big an ask.

 

[Nashy]

Good attitude, wish him all the best and hope he proves a few people wrong.

What is this prove crap? You make out like we are calling him shit. He's untested, and people already think he's the next Parker. That's where the issue lays.

I hope this kid isn't another of the long list of shit players who BHQ members thought were the greatest thing on the planet because he scored 5 tries in one game for the Birdsville Under 10's team.

 

[lionred]

Parker was young too once and was given the chance to become the player he is. Arrow and the rest need to start one day. Of course he cant be as good as him today just like Parker cant play on forever jeezzz

 

[Unbreakable]

What is this prove crap? You make out like we are calling him shit. He's untested, and people already think he's the next Parker. That's where the issue lays.

I hope this kid isn't another of the long list of shit players who BHQ members thought were the greatest thing on the planet because he scored 5 tries in one game for the Birdsville Under 10's team.

Not everything is about you mate... The people I hope he proves wrong are the ones who think he's too one dimensional and boring as a player to succeed in the modern game, where every forward supposedly has to possess some otherworldly play-making abilities and running game, I completely agree that he's untested and doesn't warrant being called "the next Parker", it's not like it's his fault, people just run with that shit, Moylan is the next Lockyer apparently.

In the end it doesn't really matter what we think, all that matters is how Arrow responds to all of these comparisons over the next 12 months or so.

 

[1910]

What is this prove crap? You make out like we are calling him shit. He's untested, and people already think he's the next Parker. That's where the issue lays.

I hope this kid isn't another of the long list of shit players who BHQ members thought were the greatest thing on the planet because he scored 5 tries in one game for the Birdsville Under 10's team.

You're over looking the fact that nearly all those people have never seen him play.

 

[lynx000]

What is this prove crap? You make out like we are calling him shit. He's untested, and people already think he's the next Parker. That's where the issue lays.

I hope this kid isn't another of the long list of shit players who BHQ members thought were the greatest thing on the planet because he scored 5 tries in one game for the Birdsville Under 10's team.

That was a pretty shit hot Birdsville under 10's team though.

 

[1910]

Not everything is about you mate... The people I hope he proves wrong are the ones who think he's too one dimensional and boring as a player to succeed in the modern game, where every forward supposedly has to possess some otherworldly play-making abilities and running game, I completely agree that he's untested and doesn't warrant being called "the next Parker", it's not like it's his fault, people just run with that shit, Moylan is the next Lockyer apparently.

In the end it doesn't really matter what we think, all that matters is how Arrow responds to all of these comparisons over the next 12 months or so.

It's unwarranted yet you do it; you compared them saying Arrow was ahead of Parker.

 

[Nashy]

Not everything is about you mate... The people I hope he proves wrong are the ones who think he's too one dimensional and boring as a player to succeed in the modern game, where every forward supposedly has to possess some otherworldly play-making abilities and running game, I completely agree that he's untested and doesn't warrant being called "the next Parker", it's not like it's his fault, people just run with that shit, Moylan is the next Lockyer apparently.

In the end it doesn't really matter what we think, all that matters is how Arrow responds to all of these comparisons over the next 12 months or so.

If he's being touted as a Parker replacement, I certainly hope he's not some boring ass forward. I wonder if he would be compared to great players if people just took a step back from their circle jerk over him, and realised just how many players haven't been able to make the switch. Moylan is closer to being the next Locky than Arrow is from being the next Parker, because at least he plays NRL.

 

[Unbreakable]

It's unwarranted yet you do it; you compared them saying Arrow was ahead of Parker.

There's quite a large difference between "Comparing Arrow and Parker" to looking back to see similarities in the way they played the game in their late teens and early 20's.. All I said in the post you're referring to is that from what little I've seen of Arrow, his offloading and overall game seems more polished than the bald bulldozing rookie Parker.

If he's being touted as a Parker replacement, I certainly hope he's not some boring ass forward. I wonder if he would be compared to great players if people just took a step back from their circle jerk over him, and realised just how many players haven't been able to make the switch. Moylan is closer to being the next Locky than Arrow is from being the next Parker, because at least he plays NRL.

It feels like I'm going in circles with you and you won't be content until I admit some wrong doing, so yes, I apologise that I mentioned Arrow in the Parker retirement thread, it was very foolish of me to look forward to future prospects after our best player retired.

 

[Nashy]

There's quite a large difference between "Comparing Arrow and Parker" to looking back to see similarities in the way they played the game in their late teens and early 20's.. All I said in the post you're referring to is that from what little I've seen of Arrow, his offloading and overall game seems more polished than the bald bulldozing rookie Parker.



It feels like I'm going in circles with you and you won't be content until I admit some wrong doing, so yes, I apologise that I mentioned Arrow in the Parker retirement thread, it was very foolish of me to look forward to future prospects after our best player retired.

No that's not what I wanted at all. But the fact that only a wek or so ago you were talking about Parker playing beyond it, and Jai Arrow leaving if we gave him the contract he wanted, would suggest a hint of agenda on this subject. So I'm going to pull you up on it, and if you choose to discuss it, you're more than welcome.

 

[Unbreakable]

No that's not what I wanted at all. But the fact that only a wek or so ago you were talking about Parker playing beyond it, and Jai Arrow leaving if we gave him the contract he wanted, would suggest a hint of agenda on this subject. So I'm going to pull you up on it, and if you choose to discuss it, you're more than welcome.

The post you're referring to -

Can't see the likes of Arrow biding his time for another 30 months, guess we're going to sacrifice long-term plans for a chance at a title over the next 2.5 seasons. This probably also increases the likelihood of Inglis coming, we may as well go all in on guys who probably only have 1-2 good seasons left in them.

I don't see this mystery agenda you're referring to honestly.

Can't see the likes of Arrow biding his time for another 30 months

This goes without saying, right? If Parker stayed until the end of 2018, we would've likely lost at LEAST 1-2 of our young forwards who are touted to be NRL players in the near future, the likes of Arrow also include.. Ofahengaue, Su'A.

guess we're going to sacrifice long-term plans for a chance at a title over the next 2.5 seasons.

Pretty self explanatory, re-signing Parker for 2 extra seasons would increase our likelihood of a premiership between now and 2018, but may slightly hinder our long-term plans if retaining his services cost us a couple of young forwards due to lack of opportunity or cap space.

This probably also increases the likelihood of Inglis coming, we may as well go all in on guys who probably only have 1-2 good seasons left in them.

I literally even implied that Parker had 1-2 good seasons left in him.

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This isn't some Arrow vs Parker agenda, it was simply a concern that whilst re-signing Parker for an extra 2 years may have been a good short-term investment (especially if we were planing on signing Inglis and going all in for 2017 & 2018), but what would the long-term cost be if we lost juniors like Arrow, Ofahengaue & Su'A and even 1-2 of them turned into what they're projected to be, very good NRL players.

(I understand that not all of the juniors that are touted for greatness make the leap from NYC / ISC to the NRL as seamlessly as others, and I totally get that side of the argument, my argument is that an extra season of Parker isn't worth the risk of losing a bunch of these U20 Kangaroo & Kiwi representatives)

 

[Taylor1921]

Mcguire will move into lock, Ofahengaue or Thaiday to starting prop.
Or
Gillett to lock, tevita or Thaiday to start in the second row.

 

[talanoa]

Mcguire will move into lock, Ofahengaue or Thaiday to starting prop.
Or
Gillett to lock, tevita or Thaiday to start in the second row.

i reckon your on the money. if we take a stab at the next 1-5 years we will most likely hold gillett and then also potentially still have glenn as our back row. we will have su'a working his way into the backrow and dont forget oates' future lies in the backrow as well ( he just needs an injury/surgery free pre season)
mcguire can play big minutes and the 13 jumper is what he wants. we can rotate blair, wallace, thaiday, offa, tpj, ese'ese and any other potential young guys or new buys to the club as our front row/middle options.
jai is a good kid who works hard, but so does shaun fensom!!!
if we really dig deep into who plays 13 for their club these days there is a distinct picture evolving!.
broncos -parker, can play big minutes, great off load and footwork at the line. game winner
cowboys- taumalolo, minutes are increasing, offloads in traffic and has ridiculous footwok. game winner.
titans- paasi (last night) minutes increasing, has a decent offload but his strength lies in his footwork and the abikity to find a hole and get over the line. can turn a game and has done this year.
knights - no comment...
warriors- Vete in recent times has played 13. big body in the middle with a punishing carry and again really good fotwork with an offload. when he starts and punches hard the warriors fire off the back of him
tigers- elijah taylor, its no surprise since he joined this mob they have won more than they lost. he can ball play, find the hole, offloads are real good and has sharp footwork. he has them winning.
roosters- taukeiaho/liu. both these guys can mix it up with the notes above. team is going bad but taukeaiho is a game breaker.
dragons - de belin is more of a plodder/up an down type middle man. dragon style football of no points or attack.
manly - too many injuries to comment but if jake t played there fulltime we can see his footwork, offload etc.
sharks - gallen has a bit of everything even though he is a mongrel of a thing.
bulldogs - eastwood, he has a horrible body shape but always pops up in the right place and can play with ball in hand or support and he has good footwork.
they are prob the bigger names and better 13' getting around.

 

[big k]

With Su'a getting the nod again could he force his way into the starting pack next year?

 

[Tunza's Chin]

With Su'a getting the nod again could he force his way into the starting pack next year?

I'd be surprised if he didn't get a decent run, and equally surprised if he didn't spend at least some time back in reserve grade.