Cameron Ciraldo

[Sideline Eye]

Not much has been said, but I thought he was going great guns until boofhead replaced him.
I really like him at lock, big and mobile with a good offload ( if he's allowed that is) and did alot of good defensive work in the middle.
Idiot coach should try to mould him like SB Williams, running a little wider with say Kearney following him for the offload.
He is a good athlete, easily an 80 minute player who with a little extra bulk over the offseason, could be a gun for 2007.

 

[PJ]

Roper will f@ck him, try and turn him into a battering ram or drop him one week and recall him the week after all year. Then he'll join his friends at other clubs

 

[The Nulla]

He certainly has the SBW mold. Raper has no idea though. He truely is a nev of the highest order.

 

[island pro]

since his first 2 games last season, I was excited about Ciraldo. I know he has had injuries, but he has hardly been given a crack at fully developing himself into what he could be. Meanwhile, players with less talent and less potential are continually given chance after chance. Ciraldo to be a permanent fixture in the backrow in '07!

 

[zeppelin]

The problem with Ciraldo is he is a local junior. he probably loves the sharks, wants to play for the sharks forever, so like Hilder, they'll punt him for some kiwi drunk!

 

[gavin_miller]

I love the fact he is a local and big and full of potential...surely a club looks for that local kid who grew up idolising the team...are they not the ones who will give you that 1% extra effort???

 

[The Shire]

Hes a talented player although we will screw him up. As if you'd stay at the sharks with that ability though, but if he's local we might have a shot at keeping him.

 

[Thomo.]

another game this year he was running wide like SBW - exactly SE same mould.

can't remember the game but

 

[Stonecutter]

If he becomes a consistent starting 2nd row. Who will be punted from the current starting 2nd rowers?? He will probably have to earn his starting jersey from the bench like Bird did this year.

 

[veryhappyshark]

Not much has been said, but I thought he was going great guns until boofhead replaced him.
I really like him at lock, big and mobile with a good offload ( if he's allowed that is) and did alot of good defensive work in the middle.
Idiot coach should try to mould him like SB Williams, running a little wider with say Kearney following him for the offload.
He is a good athlete, easily an 80 minute player who with a little extra bulk over the offseason, could be a gun for 2007.

kearney following him for the offload, i was thinkin something more like simmo someone wif a bit of speed

 

[DJDL]

You're spot on SE.
About the only things to like from our performances over the last few weeks have been the look of Cam and Pom.

Why can't the imbeciles in charge formulate a game plan to involve them more? And by involve I don't mean get them into dummy half and hitting it up, I mean finding them hitting it at pace on the fringes.

 

[Sideline Eye]

Pomm now injury free looks the goods, again boofhead waited too long to promote him. He at least should have been there as soon as Bails got injured.

 

[Inferno]

Good to see you back again SLE.

I wasn't sure about Cam starting but I think he did enough to keep his spot in the 17.

Hearing any whispers of major events likely to occur in near future mate?

 

[OmniShark]

I really like him at lock, big and mobile with a good offload ( if he's allowed that is) and did alot of good defensive work in the middle.
Idiot coach should try to mould him like SB Williams, running a little wider with say Kearney following him for the offload. He is a good athlete, easily an 80 minute player who with a little extra bulk over the offseason, could be a gun for 2007.

Agree SLE - he is potentially a damaging runner/offloader on the edges.

But I think he has to harden up a bit more. Still looks a bit lazy in patches (eg straggles back onside after opposition downtowns). Nothing a good offseason under a good coach can't fix.

Pomm now injury free looks the goods, again boofhead waited too long to promote him. He at least should have been there as soon as Bails got injured.

Agree 100% SLE

 

[Inferno]

Agree SLE - he is potentially a damaging runner/offloader on the edges.

But I think he has to harden up a bit more. Still looks a bit lazy in patches (eg straggles back onside after opposition downtowns). Nothing a good offseason under a good coach can't fix.


Agree 100% SLE

Therin lies the problem. If we had a decent coach he would have improved significantly last offseason.

 

[Special K]

They have been trying to bulk Ciraldo up for years.

He could well be a SBW type player. He has the stats for it he just needs to develop an anger problem and have confidence to call for the ball. The warriors game he was scared sh*tless to get the pill.

He has a really big upside and if he went to a side like the dogs then look out. Hopefully we can retain him next year and improve him but he really needs some anger pills and creatine.

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

They have been trying to bulk Ciraldo up for years.

He could well be a SBW type player. He has the stats for it he just needs to develop an anger problem and have confidence to call for the ball. The warriors game he was scared sh*tless to get the pill.

He has a really big upside and if he went to a side like the dogs then look out. Hopefully we can retain him next year and improve him but he really needs some anger pills and creatine.

He's got one of those for his coach. But I think it should be spelled 'cretin'.