Blake Lazarus is a definate prospect, very quick off the mark, good on his feet and a willing defender, but to be fair dinkum he`s still not the playmaker we require. Very good individual player who`ll easily handle the step up to first grade, but more for his running game than his passing and creative skills.
Besides Lazarus, i thaught that Stu Flanagan and more so Lewis Brown were the standouts, problem being they are both hookers. Both Flanagan and Brown are all class and both WILL carry their class into first grade and to be honest i reckon they are both good enough to possibly play 5/8 IF they had a natural playmaking halfback ala Michael Monaghan inside of them, unfortunately we don`t have that.
Apart from that, i reckon Tim Moltzen is a real talent, he has a while to go, but has a good tall physique that he`ll grow into, he`s got good footwork, good pace and has plenty of time like all top class players. I see Moltzen as a 5/8 and possible centre option rather than a halfback. Ryan O`Hara ran hard like he always does, but just doesn`t look like being the player worth double of what the rest of the props on the field are. Danny Galea was strong, but i do believe the back row is his spot, too slow to be a good class centre these days. Tevita Metuisela will make himself available and run the ball all day, which is something our first grade side does require and i`d certainly be looking at retaining him in our top 25, Tom Haberecht does some good things, runs the ball hard and makes plenty of offloads, but his lack of size might play against him becoming a regular first grader. Sam Moa has definate value as an impact prop, whilst Matt Parata is solidly built and a definate first grade prospect somewhere in the outside backs.
