McHunt
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He played five-eighth at high school (union):Nothing about Walker screams halfback to me.
He played five-eighth at high school (union):Nothing about Walker screams halfback to me.
Walker and Lam are overrated.Honestly, I have no clue, and that's what scares me.
Sadly I think Madden has "mediocre journeyman" written all over him, Walker would be nice but I don't think the Sombreros will be doing us any favors, and Lachlan Lam SEEMS to be a talent but is largely unproven.
Tom Dearden would also be nice but I think he has more or less thrown whatever loyalty he felt to the Broncos in the trash. So I guess Lachlan Lam? On potential alone? But damn if that isn't anxiety inducing.
Besides Cleary, all the good halfbacks lately seem to hit their peak in their late 20's, that's why I still have hope for Madden. If he has the drive, with Reynolds coaching him and our other guns around him he could be a decent/great 7.
I thought he played his role well in this game.
Yeah I agree,I may be too optimistic here but if we keep Walsh and Mam, Walters stays a reliable role player and Mozer reaches his potential, I don’t think we need anything special at 7.
Not to mention Walsh has both a huge boot and a great short kicking game. Just needs to fine tune it from a tactical perspective. Mam has also shown some great kicking abilities but seems to lack confidence in that area.
Patty plays a first receiver role and does a lot of directing the forwards.
We really don’t need another Reynolds if everyone continues their trajectory. We just need a guy who can slot into the shapes and shovel the ball on.
In that regard I would say that the hope relies on Walsh to become the primary long kicker in the same way that Locky used to chime in from fullback.What the discussion is lacking is spine balance. Look at Melbourne Storm. There 7 is unconventional. But they have others within the spine to compensate. If we spend big money on Walsh and Mam, maybe we just need a good game reader. Someone who can settle the troops. Direct the attack to the game plan. Much like a Peter Wallace. Mam, Walsh, a Billy can work as a team to do the other stuff. Take the pressure off number 7.
I believe he can. He has a big boot. He has the luxury of time from a floating fullback role. I'm looking for him to kick to corners. Cut down the time for kick returns. Mam and Billy can ad hoc from within 20m. I believe Walsh will be the dominant play maker.In that regard I would say that the hope relies on Walsh to become the primary long kicker in the same way that Locky used to chime in from fullback.
I believe he can. He has a big boot. He has the luxury of time from a floating fullback role. I'm looking for him to kick to corners. Cut down the time for kick returns. Mam and Billy can ad hoc from within 20m. I believe Walsh will be the dominant play maker.
He played five-eighth at high school (union):
Haven't formed an opinion on Madden yet, other than he reminds me of Brodie Croft. Both of whom, arrived with strong junior rep honours (Madden: Aus Schoolboys captain; Croft: Junior Kangaroos captain) but failed to wow at grade level.I’m excited to see how much Madden wants it. Unlike a lot of other impatient kids, he’s shown a willingness to serve an apprenticeship which is a rare and admirable trait these days.
I also think he’s shown enough to give us confidence he is the man post-Reynolds, at least in the short-term. It’ll be up to him to own it but which halfback wouldn’t want to play behind our forward pack and with our weapons in the back line?
We really just need someone who can kick long, support and make their tackles. The first two, Madden looks pretty good to me, the third one is a concern but he’ll get better once he’s the main man and building combos.
Haven't formed an opinion on Madden yet, other than he reminds me of Brodie Croft. Both of whom, arrived with strong junior rep honours (Madden: Aus Schoolboys captain; Croft: Junior Kangaroos captain) but failed to wow at grade level.
As a mater of trivia, iIn the 2018 Schoolboys team, Madden played 6, Dearden 7 and Tesi 1. First match against England Colleges set a record (92:0). Madden kicked 10 from 13 goals.
They didn't do so well against England Academy:
If I'm to look further into the future, I haven't seen anything in him that excites me. I expect more from a Broncos halfback than what I've seen so far.
Or Dearden. We were so broken.I would be interested to see what Croft could do behind this version of the Broncos, I think he would do well.
Haven't formed an opinion on Madden yet, other than he reminds me of Brodie Croft. Both of whom, arrived with strong junior rep honours (Madden: Aus Schoolboys captain; Croft: Junior Kangaroos captain) but failed to wow at grade level.
As a mater of trivia, iIn the 2018 Schoolboys team, Madden played 6, Dearden 7 and Tesi 1. First match against England Colleges set a record (92:0). Madden kicked 10 from 13 goals.
They didn't do so well against England Academy:
If I'm to look further into the future, I haven't seen anything in him that excites me. I expect more from a Broncos halfback than what I've seen so far.
Or Dearden. We were so broken.