RedVHeartbeat
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Chalk and cheese Jd. Yes we dont want the kid to have the crap belted out of him week in week out. But I have advocated he be given some Firsts play to acclimatise.
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Trial Game 1 v Knights
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RedVHeartbeat
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Not in my stats, Lawrie did. Also ran less than 10 a carry and that was only from 8 and we needed more PCMs from him as only half of what Jake H produced. If he is offloading then that is a positive as second phase play is something we have lacked and it so vital for our go forward.
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Frank Facer
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Reed can also read the game.
I remember playing under 10's and under 11's and our coach would tell our our halfback, to read the game. I don't think I even understood what he meant back then.
RufusRex
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Copy - jury out on Kerr for those who didn’t watch the game and are basing their opinion on ancient history when an idiot coach expected an impact middle to be an 80min edge …
TheRev
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I have a feeling Kerr is going to be one of those players (a bit like Kyle, Feagai and a few others if I thought about it) that seem destined to go thru their career without being respected at the red v.. with feagai, I think its not enough highlight reel moments to swing fans who have a rusted on view that just cant shift... whereas someone like Sloan had years of grace with the same fans.. its very hard to change that initial snapshot fans take of players.
RedVHeartbeat
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Ryan Hutchinson forgot how to grow. Looked a real prospect when he played against kids his own size and age. But now is far too small for a middle, so where does he play given we have a plethora of other bigger more agile middle kids ..
RedVHeartbeat
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Sloan safe as houses under the hi ball, sound returning too, 9 tackles, but what has happened to guy that used to be so elusive, could blitz a defensive line with a swerve or step then be sway in a flash.
Dragons Chris
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He looks really disinterested.
RedVHeartbeat
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Oh yes. A very rare trait. Best I ever saw at that was our legend, Johnny Raper. Still reckon his mauling of the Poms in Swinton in '63 is the single best performance on a footy field, definitely in a Test, I have seen. Only on replay. Eddie Waring must've been so pissed off and tongue tired having to call the Roos 12 tries, most of them orchestrated by 'Chook'.
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RedVHeartbeat
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Yeh I agree. Just going thru the motions until his contract ends this yr.
I thought Kerr was very good. His defence was first class and he made some strong runs, often poking his nose through the line and getting quick play the balls. I couldn't help thinking how much he had improved since his last stint with us.
RedVHeartbeat
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Finau blew his chance, barely a dummy half scoot, less tackles than he needed to make and lacked organising skill. Fagalilo looks far better in all categories but unfortunately copped a HIA. What is latest on Liddle?
Dragons Chris
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Liddle is not playing round 1. I think that is all that is confirmed. Hopefully back for round 2.
RedVHeartbeat
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I aint carrying any old snapshot in my mind, as I did type this re Kerr.
Yeah, Sloan in particular was disappointing. I'm a fan of his and was hoping he would've killed it in a trial against a lot of reserve graders. But it was the same old Sloan. For all his pace and deceptiveness, he just jogs the ball back into the defensive line and quickly submits in the tackle. He never looked threatening with the ball and almost bombed the one try he did score. I also thought he could've scored another but seemed to go out of his way to avoid a collision.
This trial was the perfect opportunity for him to go up a gear and impress, but it didn't happen and I now think it will never happen, at least in the NRL. What a waste of a lot of God-given talent.
This trial was the perfect opportunity for him to go up a gear and impress, but it didn't happen and I now think it will never happen, at least in the NRL. What a waste of a lot of God-given talent.
TheRev
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I thought CT was alright, but the more I read the more I think it was just me lol.. he had some really strong carries out of trouble.. he may well be going through the motions though if he knows hes not going to be one of the 2 starting wingers...
Longterm im not a fan of big wingers, never liked any of the big guys we've had over the years.. not in the modern game with all the athletes, we need guys who can go vertical.. it turns a half-chance into a try every damn time.. its a cheat code to get over the defender.. but until such time that we actually have some legit wingers.. im alright with CT but by no means should he have a mortgage on it like last year.. and Feagai might well be his replacement.. this again assumes Val is fit.
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Dragon David
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I think that Kerr will be better as the season gets going. He has become more resilient from his time at the Dolphins under Bennett and Woolf. He is taking the ball up stronger and has been quite effective in defence and will improve.
Justadragon
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Like what you are saying Frank but cant have Reed in the NRL just yet, he's not hardened enough in defense. he needs at least this year in ressies with maybe some possibility of playing a couple of games in the NRL.
Justadragon
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You need to watch the whole replay RVH, Sloan let multiple balls bounce, overall he was pretty disappointing, its his last year I'm afraid.