best rugby league debuts

[nrlnrl]

Yeah, Fittler would be my pick as well.

He carved them up, almost at will, in that game.

Were you guys at that game ? - if so, that's always so much better, actually being there. I've only seen some brief highlights on Channel 9 that were typical of the limited coverage of games from back then.

 

[nrlnrl]

Marshall Chalk got 4 tries on debut for Raiders... I think.

I remember Billy Slater got a couple in his debut, and I thought 'this kid is gonna be a good 'un'

sorry to be pedantic, but Slater only scored 1 - although it was a 60 metre blinder from dummy half beating several defenders

 

[Azkatro]

I can actually remember watching Ben Smith debut in the #25 jersey for Parramatta against the Cowboys in 2005, he made everybody sit up and take notice even though it was a hammering.

 

[iamtheantichrist]

Amos Roberts for the Dragons v The Warriors.
Scored over 20 points in the match from memory

 

[hughesy]

Lachlan Coote had a good debut for Penrith. 12 all draw against the Broncos, having to take over for Wesser, he wasn't the only junior. Graham and Iosefa also both debuted that game from memory and all had good debuts.

 

[Phillips]

I can actually remember watching Ben Smith debut in the #25 jersey for Parramatta against the Cowboys in 2005, he made everybody sit up and take notice even though it was a hammering.

Ben Smith made his debut along with Feleti Mateo in 2004 against Melbourne..

 

[Azkatro]

Ben Smith made his debut along with Feleti Mateo in 2004 against Melbourne..

You're right, my mistake! It was *like* a debut though, nobody in the Mick Cronin stand had a f**king clue who he was :lol:

 

[Shire Panther]

Lachlan Coote had a good debut for Penrith. 12 all draw against the Broncos, having to take over for Wesser, he wasn't the only junior. Graham and Iosefa also both debuted that game from memory and all had good debuts.

Coote was man of the match that night and in the after game interview he thanked all his fans when he meant his family

Personally i cant go past Amos Roberts debuet against the Warriors he had a field day i remember watching the game and thinking to myself i hope Penrith sign this guy and a few years later we did and he was leading try scorer before selling his sole and going to the Roosters.
Amos had all the potential in the world but we didnt get to see it very often and he was hampered by injury.

 

[Hanscholo]

Steve Renouf, Steve Menzies, Paul Hauf...I remember them all for the wrong reasons.

 

[Bulldog Force]

I remember Braith Anasta having a pretty spectacular debut for the dogs

His debut for the Bulldogs was in 2000, not 'that' game against the Northern Eagles in 2001!

 

[Ulysseus]

Where are they now?

Charlie Leano scored two for Saints against Cronulla 2007.

Ugggggggh, I had high hopes, I talked him up for 2 months before that game just on the basis of reading his physical stats, the height, the weight, he was a big man.
2 tries on debut and it looked good.
I think he's in the dogs lower grades now, its almost as if he lacked the natural aggression to compliment hes god given size.

 

[nqcowboy87]

i remember back in the 2005 jf gf vossy saying leaeno was one of the biggest and strongest players in the whole st george club in all grades but he never really kicked on

 

[ByRd]

SBW for the dogs in rnd 1 2004, he absolutely tore parra apart

 

[Ridders]

Yeah didn't he get a hat-trick or something?

 

[ByRd]

nah he got a try but he set up like 3/4 others and was just involved in everything

 

[Ridders]

Fair enough. I do remember him playing in the centre's and killing Parra on that side.

 

[Dr Crane]

in the modern era at least, to suggest anyone other the sonny bill as absurd. it was a long time ago and i still remember it.

 

[TheDalek079]

Russell Fairfax?

 

[nrlnrl]

Shannon Hegarty's debut in 1999 against the Cowboys would have to be the best I've ever seen. I thought to myself afterwards that this guy would be something special and I was proven right.

I just had a look at his stats, 5 runs for 30 metres including a try with 1 linebreak.

 

[nrlnrl]

yeh chalk got four against souths back in 04

That was his 2nd game (Round 26). His debut was in Round 24 against Roosters.