Dylan Egan appreciation thread

[chewbacca]

I think we unearthed our new Lance Thompson.
Hoping this achieves more pages over time than the 'Sack McGregor' thread.

 

[Saints Forever]

Dylan played very well today

great leg speed

a very solid defender

Luc will need to lift his game otherwise he will find himself on the bench

 

[Dragsters]

Very solid debut from young Dylan.

He can be proud of that effort.

Well done fella.

It's nice to have some genuine back row depth...

 

[matPORTS]

I could almost shed a tear - it's been a long time, but we finally have a junior forward who is potentially going to play a lot of games and become a fan favourite + a club great. Dylan Egan - outstanding debut ! The rest of the boys clearly like playing with him and will no doubt be doing everything they can to help him succeed.

 

[thebigredv]

I've proudly been a Dylan Egan fan for 30 years. Just glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

 

[bretA]

I think we unearthed our new Lance Thompson.
Hoping this achieves more pages over time than the 'Sack McGregor' thread.

/I agree love a great red head

 

[Jubilee]

Dylan played very well today

great leg speed

a very solid defender

Luc will need to lift his game otherwise he will find himself on the bench

Forwards with leg speed. Such a big part of the modern game. And we have really needed it.

 

[steerlerbab]

Egan had a great game. In few years time Egan, Stewart, Couchmans will be our starting pack. The club should lock them in long term before vultures come circling

 

[KogarahWarrior]

Egan had a great game. In few years time Egan, Stewart, Couchmans will be our starting pack. The club should lock them in long term before vultures come circling

Not to mention LPT and imo the most talented of the bunch, Halangahu

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Not to mention LPT and imo the most talented of the bunch, Halangahu

I agree with you KW.
But along with the outstanding debut of Egan today, we have so much young forward talent coming through our pathways.
There are going to have to be some tough decisions on who we keep and who we let go in the near future
I have got Latu in there as well, not too far behind Halangahu.

 

[KogarahWarrior]

I agree with you KW.
But along with the outstanding debut of Egan today, we have so much young forward talent coming through our pathways.
There are going to have to be some tough decisions on who we keep and who we let go in the near future
I have got Latu in there as well, not too far behind Halangahu.

Yeah man the reason I didn't mention Latu is cos he hasn't been extended yet... but I think after today we have to make it a priority to extend him ASAP because he is too good not to keep. After all, our forward pack is aging and we need to really put emphasis on developing these young guys

 

[TheRev]

The couchmen are the only juniors in recent memory that have made it to first grade and look like they belong, mind you 2023/2024 were kind of building years.. and they are still a few years from their prime.

I've been pretty non-fussed on Egan coming through, definitely last year he wasnt ready, he got slightly better each game in cup, starting to threaten just a little more with ball in hand towards the back end.. but he is/was never as explosive as NickT with his running game.. Egan is also a very small man mind you, but I dndt realise that until I saw him next to other players because it doesnt effect his ability in contact.. and hes only 20.. I mean hes going to be quite a unit in 2-4yrs..

But I've been realising this year with both Stewart and Egan that 'everything else apart from hitup metres' means more than I thought... effort areas.. scramble, defensive technique, attitude.... and as much as I love Lucianos huge runs.. some of his defensive lapses make winning games in the NRL very difficult.. the game is so elite that a couple of errors or lazy tackles is the momentum change to lose you a game.....and we won tonight because we made very few defensive errors.

I dont know if Egan is a 27 Round player.. maybe we will rotate him throughout the year, but every step up in grade is a big deal.. Cup to 1st grade is the biggest of all... and he looked tonight the same as he does in cup and thats not easy to do.. he wasnt even playing on his usual side... I mean there is a long way to go and maybe he has a dud game next week.. but I think we can all see there is a reliable team player there that mixed in with a few superstars around him.. if he goes beyond that... even better.

I just love that these guys are proper bleed red v local kids too.. its more than a game or a job to them.

 

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[jak]

The couchmen are the only juniors in recent memory that have made it to first grade and look like they belong, mind you 2023/2024 were kind of building years.. and they are still a few years from their prime.

I've been pretty non-fussed on Egan coming through, definitely last year he wasnt ready, he got slightly better each game in cup, starting to threaten just a little more with ball in hand towards the back end.. but he is/was never as explosive as NickT with his running game.. Egan is also a very small man mind you, but I dndt realise that until I saw him next to other players because it doesnt effect his ability in contact.. and hes only 20.. I mean hes going to be quite a unit in 2-4yrs..

But I've been realising this year with both Stewart and Egan that 'everything else apart from hitup metres' means more than I thought... effort areas.. scramble, defensive technique, attitude.... and as much as I love Lucianos huge runs.. some of his defensive lapses make winning games in the NRL very difficult.. the game is so elite that a couple of errors or lazy tackles is the momentum change to lose you a game.....and we won tonight because we made very few defensive errors.

I dont know if Egan is a 27 Round player.. maybe we will rotate him throughout the year, but every step up in grade is a big deal.. Cup to 1st grade is the biggest of all... and he looked tonight the same as he does in cup and thats not easy to do.. he wasnt even playing on his usual side... I mean there is a long way to go and maybe he has a dud game next week.. but I think we can all see there is a reliable team player there that mixed in with a few superstars around him.. if he goes beyond that... even better.

I just love that these guys are proper bleed red v local kids too.. its more than a game or a job to them.

totally agree with you rev , I would like to see flanagan rotate all the young kids, would be better for both their minds and body.

 

[Gippsy]

geez you could see the love for him in the team song.

And, I hope he gets a starting spot because IMO, I think Luc is a bench forward at best.

 

[Saints Forever]

totally agree with you rev , I would like to see flanagan rotate all the young kids, would be better for both their minds and body.

Agree jak

would love to see Stewart/Egan/LPT and possibly one other young forward rotated.

We need the energy and hunger of the young players.

The effort plays in defence and attack saved the day yesterday.

 

[Jim Dragons]

Agree with most here... a nice way to close the comments would be to think ahead to a middle rotation of LPT/Latu/Stewart/2 x Couchman and backrow of Egan/Halangahu/Nick T with Lidds hooking & leading the pack as the 'old head'. The good news is most of them speak of or display a willingness of wanting to be here and really put in.
I am not suggesting that we succarfice this season in firsts in any way !!! BUT rotating that pack thru the reggies (as well as stints in firsts) would help in their growth this season. Also Jett Lui and Kyle Stone would most likely blossom from another pre-season or two.
Oh the sunrise did look amazing this morning (well apart from a few clouds l guess).

 

[VodkaSaint]

I could almost shed a tear - it's been a long time, but we finally have a junior forward who is potentially going to play a lot of games and become a fan favourite + a club great. Dylan Egan - outstanding debut ! The rest of the boys clearly like playing with him and will no doubt be doing everything they can to help him succeed.

Add Hamish Stewart to that list

 

[Ronnie Dobbs]

I got roused on for calling him a beast after the charity shield.

It was just one good run against tired reserve graders apparently.

We were never going to win a comp with Hornby at halfback either though.

Dylan Egan is a beast.

 

[Victoire]

I love this thread.

Magnificent debut. Dylan Egan, baby! Dylan fkn Egan