Brodie Croft Discussion

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Scouting Stories - Brodie Croft


melbournestorm.com.au
Wed 20 Jun 2018, 01:56 PM

Going from a rugby union school to an NRL list didn't happen overnight for Brodie Croft. But how did one of Queensland's best young halfbacks land in Melbourne? An eye for tracking young talent and a coincidental connection at Anglican Church Grammar School allowed Storm to swoop once the youngster was discarded from Brisbane Broncos development squads as a 15-year old.

"Once he got past 15, they didn't renew him in the program up there," Storm Recruiting Manager Paul Bunn explained. "A school teacher I knew was moving to Churchie. I was talking to him about it and I asked him 'where's that young Croft kid now?' "He said I'm moving to Churchy and we're thinking of offering a scholarship."

Keeping their radar on, Storm didn't take long to bring Croft into the Melbourne development system, placing him in a Storm talent squad based in Queensland just 12 months after Croft left the grasp of the Broncos.

"He was put in a Storm talent squad at 16-years old," Bunn said. "He played Cyril Connell Cup up there. We saw a bit in him."

Performances in the Cyril Connell Cup saw Croft flash back onto the radar of NRL clubs meaning Melbourne had a fight on their hands. In the early days before Croft even made his way south, some help from a Storm legend and premiership player continued his development.

"When he played in the Cyril Connell Cup a few clubs had a crack at him but being a loyal kid he just stayed with us," Bunn said. "We just knew he had talent. "We saw a bit in him, we actually sent Cooper (Cronk) up there to do a session with him. "There was a group of halfbacks Cooper worked with up in Queensland...that was part of our development program at the time – Cooper did a really good job. "

 
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How the **** is he still in first grade
His defence is shithouse, his kicking is abysmal and his play making is non existent
How the **** do we continue to pick him
I would rather play with 12 to be honest
 
He was good up until the Rona break. Since then we've discovered why he wasn't in the Storm's first choice side
 
It took 10 rounds to get Dearden into halfback at this guy's expense.

He is shit at 5/8 too. Storm don't let the good ones go.

They do, but not often.
He has been abysmal though.
 
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One of the worst players to ever pull on our shirt.

There's every chance there is an ok footballer in there, but a combination of probably him not being what we needed, not being good enough, and our coaching has rendered him absolutely useless with us. He needs to go
 

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