Jared Kahu walks away from league

[Foordy]

COWBOYS signing Jared Kahu will not play for the club or any of its feeder teams in 2009 after walking away from the game over Christmas.

The up-and-coming half was signed by North Queensland after he played all but two games for Brisbane in their grand final charge in last year's NYC.

But a trip home to New Zealand over Christmas prompted a change of heart for the 21-year-old, who will remain in his country of birth to study. Kahu has a rugby background and only played the one season of rugby league, last year's campaign with the Broncos.

He is ineligible to play for any other club in 2009.

http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/ar ... sport.html

This is a real shame. i watched him a bit last year for they Broncos u20 side and he seamed to have a bit of talent, and considering it was his first year of league he would have only got better.

 

[Playboy Bunny]

Then on the other hand if his heart isn't in it and he doesn't wanna play then it's probably best not to force him.

 

[Hamm.0]

Amazing to here another TYC prodigy didn't crack the big leagues.

Meh, I say get rid of all the "old men" stopping the kids coming through and give the keys to the youth. They have it in spades............................

 

[Charmamba]

i dont think it had anything to do with the old men stopping him more just no heart for it.

 

[The Brizz]

I think Hammo was baiting.

 

[Charmamba]

yeh proberly lol the ........... kinda gave it away now that i think about it

 

[Hamm.0]

I wasn't so much baiting as just showing this excellent (albeit sad for Kahu) example of how young proteges who seem to be great players in TYC and schoolboy RL, have a million hurdles to jump through before they are decent NRL players (like De Vere's, Gorrell's etc.*)

I got nothing against identifying young talent, I just think people should express some caution before claiming we drop proven players for unproven youth.