Jackson Hastings is Pearce 2.0

[WaznTheGreat]

To make the perfect halve you must take some garlic and the blood of a batmice so as 2 ravenclaws,throw em in the mortar,spell the magic words and we got dis

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[betcats]

tbh Pearce is a fine club halfback, so that would make Hastings at least a reasonable long term player.

he's only young, got plenty of time to develop

They are both very generic. NSW seems to produce a lot of halves like that, they play a structured game where it is all pass and kick with not a lot of skill or vision.

Pearce is good with a well drilled, talented team around him but put him in a side that is a bit below par and he is found out.

Plenty of time for Hastings to develop but things like vision you either have or you don't and so far he has Pearce like vision, which is to say none at all.

 

[horrie hastings]

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Why? His dad never played origin

He was picked as a replacement for the last SOO in 1983 and came on when the game was shot with QLD leading 33-0, he actually set up 3 of NSW 4 tries from there with QLD winning 43-22 in the end.
Disgusting that this ended up being his highest representative honour in League

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

He was picked as a replacement for the last SOO in 1983 and came on when the game was shot with QLD leading 33-0, he actually set up 3 of NSW 4 tries from there with QLD winning 43-22 in the end.
Disgusting that this ended up being his highest representative honour in League

Wow, thought a little used reserve for City was as high as he got.

 

[_snafu_]

You've got it all wrong guys.

Pearce is Finch v2.0

Hastings is Finch v2.5

What do the members of FOFF say about this?

 

[nick87]

That play where he cut back into half the Dragons pack, when they had an approximate 12-1 overlap on the outside was one of the most disgusting plays i've ever seen. And i lived through the Josh McCrone-Glenn Buttriss era for the Raiders

edit: I actually think Hastings has a chance to be a pretty good footballer (and i think Pearce is a good footballer too, he's not a SOO player but he's a very good club halfback) but that play was absolutely miserable.

 

[saint.nick]

They say 'give the kids a chance give the kids a chance', yet when they make mistakes early along the learning curve they get crucified. Lol.

 

[BennyV]

Hastings will turn out to be a very, very good player.

But yeah, heaps punchable face.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Well he's already better than Brooks & Moses because he can actually tackle.

 

[Clifferd]

He will be a late boomer, sort of like Ben Hunt at Brisbane

Watch him grow.

 

[catweasel]

He'll be fine once Plodchell is back.

 

[TheDalek079]

Jonathon thurston didn't nail down a first grade spot until he was almost 22 at the Cowboys in 2005
Cooper cronk didn't become regular halfback until he was 22 at the storm Ben Hunt wasn't considered much until his breakout 2014 when he was 24
Micheal Morgan become a rep quality half at 23 in 2015 (although he had a good season in 2014 at fullback)
Daly Cherry-evans didn't even debut in the nrl until he was 22 in 2011
Adam reynolds was almost 22 when he debuted for souths in 2012
James maloney was in his mid 20s when he had a breakout season with the Warriors in 2011

Just to put things in perspective Hastings has just turned 20

even though you are a souffs fan you are capable of writing some sensible posts!

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

Well he's already better than Brooks & Moses because he can actually tackle.

Yeah but doesn't have the creativity to open up a paper bag though.

 

[Mogsheen Jadwat]

I thought he looked pretty damn good last year alongside Maloney.

As others have said, probably just a bit overwhelmed by being the main playmaker in a side that's lost some key players from the previous year + had a horrible start to this season, hence no platform to build off.

 

[davi]

Jackson Hastings has signed with Manly so the stalemate is over. Hastings screws this up he might not get another chance, which is amazing to do that at the age of 20.


"Out of favour Sydney Roosters half Jackson Hastings has signed with Manly on a two year NRL deal.

Hastings, 20, had one year left on his Roosters contract but had fallen out with coach Trent Robinson in 2016 after the emergence of young halves Connor Watson and Ryan Matterson.

The son of Roosters legend Kevin Hastings fell even further down the pecking order for 2017 after the tri-colours signed South Sydney half Luke Keary in the off-season.

Hastings finally signed with Manly after being linked to UK Super League club Warrington and reportedly being knocked back by Melbourne and St George Illawarra.

He played 36 NRL games for the Roosters since making his first grade debut in 2014.

Manly head of football Bob Fulton hoped Hastings would revel away from the spotlight he believed had been turned on him at the Roosters.

"As a junior, he was without peer and being the son of a great player in Kevin Hastings obviously has placed extra pressure on him," Fulton said in a statement.

"There will be none of that at Manly.

"We consider him to be one of the most outstanding young players in the game and often a change of clubs can bring about the necessary changes needed for Jackson to fulfil the promise he showed throughout his junior career.

"At the age of 20, Jackson's rugby league career is ahead of him and we want him to be at the Sea Eagles long term."

Hastings reunited with Manly coach Trent Barrett - his childhood neighbour at Wollongong.

"I've known Jackson his whole life, pretty much, and he's an exceptional player," Barrett said.

"We've watched him since he was a kid and he's always been a standout coming through the juniors."

http://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/18337087/jackson-hastings-signs-nrl-deal-manly

 

[ed-grimley]

He's way below Pearce. Rudderless plod

Hasn't dropped a ball in a GF yet.

 

[ed-grimley]

Jackson Hastings has signed with Manly so the stalemate is over. Hastings screws this up he might not get another chance, which is amazing to do that at the age of 20.


"Out of favour Sydney Roosters half Jackson Hastings has signed with Manly on a two year NRL deal.

Hastings, 20, had one year left on his Roosters contract but had fallen out with coach Trent Robinson in 2016 after the emergence of young halves Connor Watson and Ryan Matterson.

The son of Roosters legend Kevin Hastings fell even further down the pecking order for 2017 after the tri-colours signed South Sydney half Luke Keary in the off-season.

Hastings finally signed with Manly after being linked to UK Super League club Warrington and reportedly being knocked back by Melbourne and St George Illawarra.

He played 36 NRL games for the Roosters since making his first grade debut in 2014.

Manly head of football Bob Fulton hoped Hastings would revel away from the spotlight he believed had been turned on him at the Roosters.

"As a junior, he was without peer and being the son of a great player in Kevin Hastings obviously has placed extra pressure on him," Fulton said in a statement.

"There will be none of that at Manly.

"We consider him to be one of the most outstanding young players in the game and often a change of clubs can bring about the necessary changes needed for Jackson to fulfil the promise he showed throughout his junior career.

"At the age of 20, Jackson's rugby league career is ahead of him and we want him to be at the Sea Eagles long term."

Hastings reunited with Manly coach Trent Barrett - his childhood neighbour at Wollongong.

"I've known Jackson his whole life, pretty much, and he's an exceptional player," Barrett said.

"We've watched him since he was a kid and he's always been a standout coming through the juniors."

http://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/18337087/jackson-hastings-signs-nrl-deal-manly

Knocked back by St George. That's enough to kill off any promising career.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Hasn't dropped a ball in a GF yet.

Yet, unlike Pearce, has not played in a first grade winning team nor set up a try in one either.

 

[RedVDragon]

If Pearce had a different surname he would be playing park footy earning pie money. Hastings on the other hand can play however has lost his confidence and now going to Manly under Barrett is a very poor move. Hastings would have been better off going to the Storm where he can regain his confidence and learn his trade from the best in town Cooper Cronk, Cam Smith and Super Coach Bellyache.

 

[davi]

If Pearce had a different surname he would be playing park footy earning pie money. Hastings on the other hand can play however has lost his confidence and now going to Manly under Barrett is a very poor move. Hastings would have been better off going to the Storm where he can regain his confidence and learn his trade from the best in town Cooper Cronk, Cam Smith and Super Coach Bellyache.

Didn't you read the article? It said he was knock back by Melbourne.