David Mead

[Art Vandelay]

Mead won't be the first choice centre with everybody fit. If there are one or two injuries he might fill in there, but I can't envision a scenario in which Mead plays centre while Kahu plays wing.

 

[Super Freak]

Interesting.

Considering they would be defending outside milford, who do you guys think would have the better defense at left centre? Mead or Kahu?

Kahu would be better. Mead is worse.

Mead is a lot like Michaels. He has trouble reading the play, it's easy to run over the top of him or straight through him and defensively he can be suspect under the high ball.

Attacking wise, Mead is very good. But defensively, he is one of those players that will make your blood pressure rise and your hair fall out.

If he is to play in the 17, it has to be on the wing or not at all.

He is less exposed out there so we wouldn't have to worry about that much.

 

[Allo]

Opacic is ordinary.

Far from it. Still find it amazing how people can write off a rookie after half a season when he hasn't had any Maranta/Eden-type howlers and was said he's used to playing right centre, not left.

Like every player, has things to work on, notably close to the line defence, and with a double-shoulder op he may take time to get back to full-strength, but if I was forced to pick between him and Mead at centre, I'd pick Oppa every time.

 

[meady]

Kahu would be better. Mead is worse.

Mead is a lot like Michaels. He has trouble reading the play, it's easy to run over the top of him or straight through him and defensively he can be suspect under the high ball.

Attacking wise, Mead is very good. But defensively, he is one of those players that will make your blood pressure rise and your hair fall out.

If he is to play in the 17, it has to be on the wing or not at all.

He is less exposed out there so we wouldn't have to worry about that much.

Mead has played only a handful of games at centre, out of those times he has played with a broken jaw twice and held up fine defensively.

He is far from a bad defender in any position on the field. Suspect under the high ball? thats a massive stretch. He's a career winger that chews that area of the game up easy.

Hes a great runner of the ball but opprtunities at the titans over the last 3 yrs has stifled that part of his game. It could be argued In that time he has created a better defensive highlights package than offensive one.

 

[Wolfie]

Opacic is ordinary.

Considering he played most of his games with a busted shoulder, and both of them stuffed in the cowboys game, I think he did really well, especially as he generally plays right center as well. He will push our first choice centres once he gets fit, they are going to have to keep on their toes.

 

[john1420]

Great attitude from Mead in that article

Just the type of player you want at your club

 

[Kyall]

But opacic already getting hurt at a young age and badly too, it's not great the same as Reed really.

 

[M.B.88]

But opacic already getting hurt at a young age and badly too, it's not a great the same as Reed really.

Ummm or kahu?? Or hodges?

 

[Accept]

But opacic already getting hurt at a young age and badly too, it's not a great the same as Reed really.

Reed didn't get hurt badly early in his career.

 

[Battler]

Considering he played most of his games with a busted shoulder, and both of them stuffed in the cowboys game, I think he did really well, especially as he generally plays right center as well. He will push our first choice centres once he gets fit, they are going to have to keep on their toes.

If he went into the Cows game with an injury then that's unforgivable IMO. His horrendous D was a big reason why we lost the game (yes I understand he was injured, but that doesn't take away from reality).

 

[Kimlo]

If he went into the Cows game with an injury then that's unforgivable IMO. His horrendous D was a big reason why we lost the game (yes I understand he was injured, but that doesn't take away from reality).

I don't know how these things work internally, but if he said he was okay to play, then that's 100% on him. I don't care about injuries, if you say you're okay to play, that means you won't be a liability. Mid game injuries are part and parcel, but saying you're right when you're not, just ***** over the team.

 

[tommy]

I thought it was well documented he went into that game with an injury? If my memory serves me anyway. We had literally nobody else.

 

[Wolfie]

I don't know how these things work internally, but if he said he was okay to play, then that's 100% on him. I don't care about injuries, if you say you're okay to play, that means you won't be a liability. Mid game injuries are part and parcel, but saying you're right when you're not, just ***** over the team.

I don't think he or anyone at the club said he was 100% ok but as was said earlier, we literally didn't have anyone else. The club knew what his injury was like and felt he couldn't do any more damage by playing anyway, and he was happy to try and play because he didn't want to let down the club and his team mates, even though he probably ended up inadvertently doing just that. At the same time, it might have been a different story if he didn't dislocate his shoulder earlier in the game. He might have felt he was capable of playing, maybe not at 100% fitness, but at a good level, but at the same time, we have highly trained medical staff who sometimes need to overrule players for not just the good of the team, but the players own health.

He was all kinds of tough actually turning out for us. Lets not forget, he dominated one of the best centres in the game playing with his initial shoulder injury. I don't think he has been particularly injury prone, just a bit unlucky that circumstances at the club with our lack of outside back depth forced us into a position where we had to play him.

 

[Rhino1001]

Don't know if anyone has brought this up, but from 2016 teams we know have the PNG fullback Mead(not much competition), NZ fullback Kahu and the Aus Fullback Boyd.

 

[M.B.88]

Don't know if anyone has brought this up, but from 2016 teams we know have the PNG fullback Mead(not much competition), NZ fullback Kahu and the Aus Fullback Boyd.

Yeah it has
Almost an all international team usually

 

[Super Freak]

You know, I just realized that I completely forgot one of his best ever tries.

Against the Broncos in 2014.

 

[Morkel]

Look at McGuire. Give him the (c) when Boyd retires.

 

[Nashy]

Fox Sports reporting non serious knee injury at training today. Alex Glenn trash talking wingers for crying over a broken fingernail.

Was that Mead?