McHunt
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Meyn & Badel jump the gun in the Courier Mail just now:
They're predicting the NRL Integrity Unit will recommend a sidelining of up to three weeks in their report to the ARL on Friday following Joe's crime against his carseat. Seibold says 19 yr old development player, Jr Kiwi captain, Jordan Riki is next in line to plug the leaks up front:
“Jordan has been with us in the full-time setup for 12 months. He came through our EPD (elite player development) program. We recruited him from New Zealand and he’s been in the system for a couple of years. We’ve seen immense growth in the physical side of his preparation. He’s worked really hard and is in great shape. When he first came into the full-time squad he had a fair bit to do in that area. He played a lot of Queensland Cup last year and captained the Junior Kiwis. He’s got a good pedigree and is a terrific young guy with a great attitude who wants to get better. He’s a development list player at the moment, but with us having a few injuries he will come into calculations. You can apply for dispensation and exemptions. We’d certainly look at that if we got a couple of injuries.”
“We will play him this week off the bench as a middle forward, we want to get a good look at him. I was really impressed with his game in the All Stars. He was very good. He is only 19 so we’ve got another young one coming through. He’s got himself into a position where he is competing really hard.”
On whether Joe will be suspended:
“Possibly, we don’t know yet. We’re waiting to hear back from the Integrity Unit. He has played a heap of minutes so I was trying to rotate through some of the other guys like Jordan (at training). Joe will play this week, but because he’s done a lot of reps with the main group I wanted to get some of the younger guys through.”
McHunt
They're predicting the NRL Integrity Unit will recommend a sidelining of up to three weeks in their report to the ARL on Friday following Joe's crime against his carseat. Seibold says 19 yr old development player, Jr Kiwi captain, Jordan Riki is next in line to plug the leaks up front:
“Jordan has been with us in the full-time setup for 12 months. He came through our EPD (elite player development) program. We recruited him from New Zealand and he’s been in the system for a couple of years. We’ve seen immense growth in the physical side of his preparation. He’s worked really hard and is in great shape. When he first came into the full-time squad he had a fair bit to do in that area. He played a lot of Queensland Cup last year and captained the Junior Kiwis. He’s got a good pedigree and is a terrific young guy with a great attitude who wants to get better. He’s a development list player at the moment, but with us having a few injuries he will come into calculations. You can apply for dispensation and exemptions. We’d certainly look at that if we got a couple of injuries.”
“We will play him this week off the bench as a middle forward, we want to get a good look at him. I was really impressed with his game in the All Stars. He was very good. He is only 19 so we’ve got another young one coming through. He’s got himself into a position where he is competing really hard.”
On whether Joe will be suspended:
“Possibly, we don’t know yet. We’re waiting to hear back from the Integrity Unit. He has played a heap of minutes so I was trying to rotate through some of the other guys like Jordan (at training). Joe will play this week, but because he’s done a lot of reps with the main group I wanted to get some of the younger guys through.”
McHunt
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