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Dean Hawkins....
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Dean Hawkins....
So Sanders is now stuck behind:So it seems Sanders might have even more competition for a path into first grade next year. I'll be very interested to see how his career turns out
Raiders halfback Adam Cook was named The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Player of the Year after a stellar season for the Green Machine who finished third on the table.
Cook led the competition for try assists (21), was equal first for line break assists (20), and was second for both points scored (150) and goals (69).
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Cook has done an appropriate apprenticeship for a halfback in both NSW and QLD Cup and is now showing the fruits of that. We are too quick to throw young halfbacks into the fire and then too quick to scrap them when the inevitable form slump happens.Cook is 25 next year, I don't think he even had a top 30 contract this year with the raiders. He was on a train/trial during last offseason. Has nothing for next year at this stage.
2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Tigers in Pole position until 2027
Wests Tigers forward Fonua Pole has put pen to paper on a two-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season while the Eels have announced the signing of Josh Addo-Carr for two years.www.nrl.com
Additionally Saunders isn't that far behind Cook, he has 15 TA and 14 LBA, he also has 11 tries.....Cook 3.....
I think Cook is close to peak...Saunders just at the start....
For a Pie, chips and maybe a coke if he goes ok.Cook is 25 next year, I don't think he even had a top 30 contract this year with the raiders. He was on a train/trial during last offseason. Has nothing for next year at this stage.
2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Tigers in Pole position until 2027
Wests Tigers forward Fonua Pole has put pen to paper on a two-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season while the Eels have announced the signing of Josh Addo-Carr for two years.
Additionally Saunders isn't that far behind Cook, he has 15 TA and 14 LBA, he also has 11 tries.....Cook 3.....
I think Cook is close to peak...Saunders just at the start....
Not sure we did that to Sanders, he and his manager made a decision that he would get more opportunities elsewhere , see how that works out.
No, sorry I didn't mean we did that to Sanders. Was speaking more generally about young halfbacks and implying that Sanders would do well to be a bit more patient, and it will be better for his career in the long run.
Would also help if the geniuses in recruitment actually got around to filling the roster with close to 30 players. In that case we may have been able to field a competitive team and promote younger players into the team alongside better players,
Who the f**k is Saunders?Cook is 25 next year, I don't think he even had a top 30 contract this year with the raiders. He was on a train/trial during last offseason. Has nothing for next year at this stage.
2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Tigers in Pole position until 2027
Wests Tigers forward Fonua Pole has put pen to paper on a two-year extension through to the end of the 2027 season while the Eels have announced the signing of Josh Addo-Carr for two years.
Additionally Saunders isn't that far behind Cook, he has 15 TA and 14 LBA, he also has 11 tries.....Cook 3.....
I think Cook is close to peak...Saunders just at the start....
How do you know he’s stuck behind them?
It looks like he made his NRL debut at fullback in the year he turned 20 (Sanders’ age this year), and debuted in reserve grade the following year.
Not having thirty players meant we had more space for youngsters to come into the reserve grade team.Would also help if the geniuses in recruitment actually got around to filling the roster with close to 30 players. In that case we may have been able to field a competitive team and promote younger players into the team alongside better players,
The Ponnisi of the West missed by that much
Doesn't really matter who he is stuck behind - he is being coached by the worst halfback coach of all time...
Me thinks you’re the guy on the Parra Podcast. He keeps calling him that too.
They are such dopes.
That's the big thing isn't it.Would also help if the geniuses in recruitment actually got around to filling the roster with close to 30 players. In that case we may have been able to field a competitive team and promote younger players into the team alongside better players,
The Ponnisi of the West missed by that much
