I reckon that was well & truly taken care. I remember very well when Ikin was hosting the 360 show, this was one of the segments where he was very vocal about & his side kick in Kent sung the same song as Ikin. Those dark days under Seibold………oh dear lord!
It started under Wayne though, or maybe even hook, or maybe even before that. Wasn’t it pretty much all those highly touted under 20’s we had…..plus a few more.
He'll probably be a similar player to Isaako, minus the complete lack of game awareness.
His defence at the Warriors was definitely a worry. A lot of what I saw was him shooting up out of the line to chase his own kick, being first on the scene and overrunning the mark. We haven't had any player willing to even attempt that in the last few years. I like his energy.
He looks like he stopped lifting weights mid season! Super underdeveloped, and needs a big off-season. Defensively, if he can put some size on, he will be fine. Ultimately he can play, and has a tenacity and competitiveness that cant be coached.
But what do you do?
That's interesting. Sounds like the opposite of Tesi. What would Tesi need to do to get another game for us? I can only see a bench spot for him, but I've yet to come across anyone else who thinks he might have a future as a utility.
He’s not a utility because he can’t pass. Unless you mean utility as a guy who can cover the backline?
He's basically the same height and weight as Dylan Walker (according to Wiki), who converted himself into a lock/utility off the bench.... a position that is becoming increasingly popular to coaches
News to me. His passes led to a bunch of tries in this match, plus he scored one himself out of dummy half. His defence, and under the high ball, on the other hand...
Yup, it is madness & a tricky situation to be in. Maybe the governing body needs to come up with some sort of direction here( I know this sounds great but they’ll screw it up further so, it’s better to not bother about it & let the clubs handle it on case by case basis
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Okay. I've always thought he had a pretty good passing game. Maybe I haven't watched him closely enough.
Watch him pass any reasonable distance from dummy half.
Mr. Spin himself. Good one. I don't really believe either of them are very good and neither should be starting players or utilities. Unfortunately we have plenty of players to cover fullback and there's only like 5 good hookers in the entire competition. It all comes down to what the club can actually get at the time. I wouldn't expect you to understand the difference between best current option and a good option overall though. I have only ever really asked who we should have got instead of Billy when we were attempting to fix our cap and with nobody available.
If he can't do that I don't have a position for him, anywhere. Full stop.
