Players who have excelled in positions they grew up not playing.

[Red&BlackBear]

Aka similar to what Cooper Cronk has done. A player who was manufactured into a position he didnt grow up playing but excelled anyways through hard work, discipline and commitment. How many other players are going around who fit the bill? I know Joe Galuvao started as a fullback and gradually moved into the forwards where he has been a reliable backrower.

 

[BranVan3000]

Tons of backline players probably grew up playing in the halves due to being the best players in the team

 

[Fire]

Tons of backline players probably grew up playing in the halves due to being the best players in the team

Pretty much this.

Nick Youngquest for example was a gun 5/8 in juniors, but only ever made it on the wing in NRL.

 

[Mr Saab]

Rubin Wiki - center to prop

 

[Pierced Soul]

lockyer was a 5/8 as a kid but became a great fullback before switching back to 5/8

matt adamson was a winger who became a decent second rower

pretty sure fui fui played in the centres in yawnion before becoming a porp in league

i think Cronks transformation is the most amazing i've seen though

 

[Rod]

Pretty sure Buderus played in the halves until around his late teens.

 

[Fire]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that the greatest 5/8 to ever play the game, Gareth Widdop, was originally a fullback.

 

[firechild]

Kieran Foran and Brenton Lawrence were both centres.
GI is another obvious one.

 

[Lockyer4President!]

Tariq Sims was a winger until the Broncos said he should move to the forwards iirc

 

[firechild]

Tony Williams was a winger/centre.

 

[neutralsupporter]

Sbw

 

[aqua_duck]

Luke Lewis
Danny Buderus
Brent Kite
Ben Creagh

 

[aqua_duck]

Tony Williams was a winger/centre.

Yeh but he still looks like he's got no idea what he's doing in the forwards

 

[firechild]

True, but he managed to fool selectors into giving him NSW and Australia jerseys.

 

[eozsmiles]

Luke Bailey was a winger as a kid.
Matt Cooper was a prop when he was young.
Chief Harragon played centre in juniors.
G Stewart and Dave Taylor both played 5/8 I believe.

 

[eozsmiles]

double

 

[Nightward]

Sean Berrigan played pretty much everywhere, and given a season to settle into the position would often make the Australian side there.

 

[Rhino_NQ]

greg eastwood was a centre as a junior (f$cking awesome one as well when i played club/school/rep footy with him)

remember hearing ryles was a halfback?

 

[carlosthedwarf]

Pretty sure Buderus played in the halves until around his late teens.

Yep, John Morris too. Both were halves as juniors at the Knights, but moved positions for obvious reasons.

 

[butchmcdick]

This might be a tad old school but gene miles was a centre who moved into the pack and kicked arse on both positions

Didn't choppy close end up a prop when he started as a centre