A halfback? Maybe but how fast our juniors are hung out to dry while the likes of 31 year-old Clint Gutherson and Shonkies mid-20s reserve grader Dan Atkinson are given every chance and then half a dozen more chances on top makes my head spin constantly.
Holmes should be on the wing next week otherwise nsw cup
Yes a half back, Reed isnt ready, he is physically not ready and needs to spend time in KOE cup, im not hanging out to dry, the kid isn't ready its simple.
Just watched the press conference, Young said that Holmes injured his shoulder in the first half, so probably wont be available next week, that does explain his akward running style when he was chasing Young and i think he dived to ankle tap him with the opposite hand from memory..
he may be injured anyway, but man with holmes, fale, suli, feagai all likely out.. its gonna be last man standing.. guys like Lawson and Buchanan into the mix.. Tu had a shocker but there may not be a better option.. and u can be sure sides are just going to run at him all day after seeing how today went down.. Newcastle almost taking the pi$$, nothing all set then just throw any backline movement to their left and they score.
He's not ready right now in this team I agree. Put him in the today's Newcastle team with Ponga against out superstars, Gutho and Holmes on the edges and I'd bet he'd be very ready.
See you are talking about one facet of the game as in attack, watch how many times in the 2 games he has played he has got bumped off in defence, its because he is physically not ready, who said to spend $1m/5year contract on a halfback?
What marquee halfback do you think will sign on for 1 or 2 years? Otherwise, yeah, cause only Kade was pushed off or bumped away by Ponga. Lets forget about about how many times he did it to Gutherson and Holmes. But they are imports so it's ok. They can f*ck up almost every week for a year and it's ok. Kade Reed isn't even that bad for 2 weeks and he's not ready for first grade another 5 years.