Eddie Blacker

[Saint_JimmyG]

Eddie Blacker is exactly the sort of player we should be recruiting. He is young and has shown potential, has the right build and is mobile. Now lets see if he can step up to first grade, if it looks like he can't then make an early call and look for the next one with potential, and so on and so on.

Getting juniors that progress through to be genuine first graders is a numbers game, most wont make it even though as a junior they looked like they could. They have to be churned through until that "special" player puts their hand up. The worst thing for the club is sentimentality towards juniors, its a business and results are what matters.

You could easily substitute Eddie Blacker for Josh Kerr in your opening paragraph.

 

[BLM01]

You could easily substitute Eddie Blacker for Josh Kerr in your opening paragraph.

JJG. Sorry no way, chalk and cheese to what they have both shown and achieved at the same time when we recruited them. Blacker is far the better look as a future footballer / star. Kerr just had height going for him in an average Under 20's Melbourne side.

 

[possm]

JJG. Sorry no way, chalk and cheese to what they have both shown and achieved at the same time when we recruited them. Blacker is far the better look as a future footballer / star. Kerr just had height going for him in an average Under 20's Melbourne side.

With the likes of Graham and Vaughan as examples and mentors, I'm hoping that all of our new young props - Blacker, Timm, Kerr and Lawrie all step up in 2019 thus making it an intense competition for that 4th prop spot.

 

[getsmarty]

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Blacker named in Maroons U20s squad
Author
QRL Media
Timestamp
Sun 30 Jun 2019, 08:25 PM

The QRL is pleased to announce the Queensland Under 20s team to play New South Wales before Game Three of the Holden State of Origin series in Sydney on Wednesday week.

The young Maroons, who will be aiming to retain the Darren Lockyer Shield following last year’s impressive 30-10 victory, will enter camp in Brisbane this Thursday.

They will have two opposed sessions against the Queensland Origin team, with co-coaches Scott Prince and Paul Dyer to oversee the preparations ahead of the July 10 clash at ANZ Stadium.

Queensland Under 20s:

Elijah Anderson (Cowboys)

Nathan Barrett (Cowboys)

Logan Bayliss-Brow (Cowboys)

Eddie Blacker (Dragons)

Tanah Boyd (Titans)

Ethan Bullemor (Broncos)

Ben Condon (Cowboys)

Tino Fa'asuamaleaui (Storm)

Thomas Gilbert (Cowboys)

Kobe Hetherington (Broncos)

J'maine Hopgood (Panthers)

Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks)

Fanitesi Niu (Broncos)

Cory Paix (Broncos)

Brandon Russell (Knights)

Treymain Spry (Titans)

Murray Taulagi (Cowboys)

Braydon Trindall (Sharks)



https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/07/01/blacker-named-in-qld-u20s/