Dave03
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CONGRATULATIONS HAMISH!!!
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HAMISH STEWART - DALLY M 2ND ROWER OF THE YEAR
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AyiosYiorgos
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He is going to be something special..
Dragon David
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Congratulations Hamish for winning one of second rower of the year awards in the 2026 Dally M Awards. You really do have a bright future ahead of you and thank goodness you will be with the Dragons for sometime.
Eric
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Scott Drinkwater equal 5th in overall voting as well.
Dave03
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Is hamish the same size as haumole or a tad smaller?
Dave03
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I'm soo bloody happy for him. There's an innocence about him, no ego. Just love of the game.
Eric
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Does this seal his "fate" as a long-term backrower rather than lock?
Dave03
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Not long term, maybe 2-3 years which would be perfect.
Eric
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Just saw them standing together. Look pretty much the same. Hamish might be a bit bigger.
Dave03
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I was reading he had a late unexpected growth spurt. I wonder if that meant he had to develop good footy fundamentals beforehand then the growth spurt helped make those skills/traits more better.
GCRV
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Am I wrong or did Hamish only revert to playing second row about halfway through the season? It must mean the points he gained when playing lock counted toward the total.
RufusRex
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Hamish - great player, great future, love him.
My opinion is that he isnt one of the best two second rowers in the entire NRL however he has performed amazingly all year and is on a climb.
Can't wait for him to go back to back to back in the team as Lock of the Year in the not too distant future.
PS ... am very happy for him that he won the award and am not belittling the season he put in for us.
My opinion is that he isnt one of the best two second rowers in the entire NRL however he has performed amazingly all year and is on a climb.
Can't wait for him to go back to back to back in the team as Lock of the Year in the not too distant future.
PS ... am very happy for him that he won the award and am not belittling the season he put in for us.
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GCRV
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If the points he was awarded for the games he played lock counted, I can certainly see how he won.
RufusRex
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i think in terms of position and dally m the judges basically look across all positions and nominate who was the best in that position in that game.
Those names then tallied and build into the team of the year.
Separate process to the actual 3-2-1 points however by default, if you finish top 3 in the 3-2-1s you are given your position in the team of the year.
So Stewart would have two tallies .. his lock tally and his 2nd row tally. That to me makes the effort better from him.
Also, the teams weaknesses in other positions become a factor. For us our edge forwards were not a weakness but out centres/wingers absolutely were.
Oppositions would attack Holmes/Suli via thier centres which means the negatives (if any) in Egan/Stewart were not as exposed. Also opposition Edge Forwards less likely to tear us up meaning anything Stewart did in attack may tip his balance.
Those names then tallied and build into the team of the year.
Separate process to the actual 3-2-1 points however by default, if you finish top 3 in the 3-2-1s you are given your position in the team of the year.
So Stewart would have two tallies .. his lock tally and his 2nd row tally. That to me makes the effort better from him.
Also, the teams weaknesses in other positions become a factor. For us our edge forwards were not a weakness but out centres/wingers absolutely were.
Oppositions would attack Holmes/Suli via thier centres which means the negatives (if any) in Egan/Stewart were not as exposed. Also opposition Edge Forwards less likely to tear us up meaning anything Stewart did in attack may tip his balance.
TheRev
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Yah definitely surprised me... I wouldn't think Hamish would be Top 10 in terms of best 2nd rower in the comp... far out there are some good ones.. not even considering the origin ones... but I assume its more just that Hamish was such a standout player for our team specifically... either way great to see him getting accolades and the rep jersey, even after a very tough year for the club.
Hamish is probably 2yrs or so from the start of his peak era.. probably the same for LPT... Couchies probably within 12mths.. I think the game is generally a bit younger now, a lot of the gun 2nd rowers for Newcastle/Warriors etc seem much younger than we are used too.. the 3 from the Cowboys also came on quite young in Nanai/Luki/Finefeuiaki.
Hamish is probably 2yrs or so from the start of his peak era.. probably the same for LPT... Couchies probably within 12mths.. I think the game is generally a bit younger now, a lot of the gun 2nd rowers for Newcastle/Warriors etc seem much younger than we are used too.. the 3 from the Cowboys also came on quite young in Nanai/Luki/Finefeuiaki.