He already possesses play making ability. You have seen that as have I. Other than half I see him as a more than handy second hooker. Would our BOD have scouted him from the Qld school system if they did not think he had a future in the game.
He's not only short, but slightly built. I guess not suitable for hooker. If he can play halfback, good news. Lets see how he goes.
The nucleus of the Ball Premiers side with only outsider Jake as the leader, shud be front and centre for Flegg this year if our club was fair dinkum in promoting home grown 'dragons kids'. Be interested in seeing how many make the final squad. If a poor turn out then I can not help but sense an Illawarra bias in the jr pathways. Jeez we dont need that in this club.
..and Corey Ackers surely.
Their’s no bias, they’ve got Finau Latu and Loko from that Sg ball winning side in the top 30 and Halangahu will likely debut in 2026.
I hope Corey makes it. A few years ago I'd have thought he will. Now they want props to be more mobile. Not just speed which Corey has when he gets a roll on, but lateral speed which I think he doesn't have.
Just a Mug Fan the tele published their list of T&T, there are 4 differences in CST, Kirk missing & Liu & Treweek in.
I cant imagine CST is on anything but T&T, unless hes getting a promotion into that final development spot... Treweek/Liu are in preseason, but I dont think they have contracts of that nature yet?
Thats good to know.. means most of them can/will start the year in SG or Flegg.
What is Buchanans injury?
In the future I mean, like 2/3 years down the line not right now of course
Very pleased about this, but none are home grown Saints juniors. My main point. Hope I'm wrong about the bias but until I see any or all of Ackers, Hammoud, Te Moananui, Afu, Fagalilo, Smyth, Hikila in the Flegg side, I aint convinced. What has happened to Johnson, a local Saint isnt he? All the hype is about Buchanan, an Illawarra local. Now I dont wanna sound bias but he has not overly impressed me the few times I have seen him, whereas Johnson has.
Buchanan only recently turned 18 and has carved up in SG ball + is an Australian schoolboy and NSW u19 rep. Ben Johnson is a fair bit older and hasn’t looked anywhere near as promising as Buchanan.
I read a few years ago, maybe more like 7 or 8, the basic agreement between St George and Illawarra was that St George will provide the money and Illawarra will provide the players. This seems to be the case though maybe St George have surprised by the number of promising players who have come out of there. But still shouldn't be close to the number Illawarra produce unless St George are recruiting heavily from outside the district.
"Kick goals from anywhere on the field."
They mean he's a very accomplished goal kicker.
