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RufusRex

SGI Jersey Flegg
Is this the first local junior halfback given his debut at no 7 since Matty Head? If memory serves, Drew Hutchinson’s debut was off the bench with JDB starting at 7

I think the answer is Adam Clune in 2020

Other notable debuts in the halves:
Dean Byrne in 2003 ... Head debuted from the bench.
Bud debuted at 5/8 outside Clune
Richie Williams debuted at 5/8 in 2007 and had a blinder
Drew Hutchison debuted at 7 Round 18, 2015 - The DeBelin game was his 2nd game in Round 23
Import Darren Nicholls debuted at 7 for us in 2018 in what was close to the worst game for try causes in NRL history in a 52-30 loss to the storm (did Nighty play prop that game)
 

TheRev

SGI NSW Cup
Interesting.. I mean I originally thought Halangahu could only really make it in 1st grade as a middle.. a shorter Taumalolo.. I just thought with his young age we might give him 1-2yrs on the edge first.. but time rolls on.. if hes considered a middle, that does negate some of our 2nd row depth.. but also fixes our middle depth... and Ryan is a good backup for 2nd row even if CST doesnt come on as we had hoped (still TBD). Would be exciting if we had the 4 of the young middles extend (Jacob, Loko, Toby & Ryan before Nov 1), that's basically our future pack + KK and Stewart.

Hopefully that means Nick is more seriously considered as our right edge 2nd rower moving forward.. more in 2027.. but be nice to get him some 5-10 games this year.

Hope Egan stays fit.. I hate getting excited about certain blokes in certain positions and then they r goneskies for long periods.
 

redv13

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Interesting.. I mean I originally thought Halangahu could only really make it in 1st grade as a middle.. a shorter Taumalolo.. I just thought with his young age we might give him 1-2yrs on the edge first.. but time rolls on.. if hes considered a middle, that does negate some of our 2nd row depth.. but also fixes our middle depth... and Ryan is a good backup for 2nd row even if CST doesnt come on as we had hoped (still TBD). Would be exciting if we had the 4 of the young middles extend (Jacob, Loko, Toby & Ryan before Nov 1), that's basically our future pack + KK and Stewart.

Hopefully that means Nick is more seriously considered as our right edge 2nd rower moving forward.. more in 2027.. but be nice to get him some 5-10 games this year.

Hope Egan stays fit.. I hate getting excited about certain blokes in certain positions and then they r goneskies for long periods.
Rev, I think you’ll find the young blokes will be thought of more seriously under Dean and Willie compared to Flanno
 

Silverdale Saint

SGI Junior League
I think the answer is Adam Clune in 2020

Other notable debuts in the halves:
Dean Byrne in 2003 ... Head debuted from the bench.
Bud debuted at 5/8 outside Clune
Richie Williams debuted at 5/8 in 2007 and had a blinder
Drew Hutchison debuted at 7 Round 18, 2015 - The DeBelin game was his 2nd game in Round 23
Import Darren Nicholls debuted at 7 for us in 2018 in what was close to the worst game for try causes in NRL history in a 52-30 loss to the storm (did Nighty play prop that game)
Yes I forgot about Clune. There was also Brett Firman and Daniel Holdsworth
 

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
Interesting takes re. Halangahu moving positions. He’s so good that he’ll excel anywhere imo.

With the amount of backrowers we have I think Jake is the most likely to succeed by converting to a middle, has the body shape of one and it’s different to our other middles which is a good thing.

Lots of 6’2 + middles we have so having a shorter stockier build in there could work well
 
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