Morkel
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A couple of things to consider:
1) Dave Hala. Watched him in the 20s and he carved up. Big minutes, big impact, looked a cut above the rest. In first grade, looks nothing more than a bumbling hulk, has zero footwork so drops like a cut tree as soon as a 70kg half grabs his boots, and plays maybe 15 minutes of a game. Dunamis Lui, haven't seen anything from him that says 'pick me each week'.
2) Prince. Big fan of his. Wallace has been getting all the assists next to his name, but Prince's running game has been setting them up. Still, no where near what I expected from him (his first half against Manly was good). My thought is that in bulking him up, getting him stronger and more useful in defence is physically slowing his running game and simultaneously tiring him quicker with the higher workload. I HATE hiding someone in defence, they should be able to hold their own, but it looks to me that Prince needs a bodyguard. Gillett should be able to do it, attempted shoulder charges notwithstanding, but maybe needs a bit more. I would say we need an aggressive, impact-driven back-rower on the bench to come on at the 25-minute mark on each half, really pound the opposition, force traffic away from Prince so he can get a breather and really take on the opposing defenders with a bit of wind in his sails. Problem is, no one in our team fits that mould. Not a recognised FGer anyway. Anyone from the 20's or feeder clubs that could cop 2 10-15 minute stints of mayhem? Ryan James, want a Broncos jersey???
1) Dave Hala. Watched him in the 20s and he carved up. Big minutes, big impact, looked a cut above the rest. In first grade, looks nothing more than a bumbling hulk, has zero footwork so drops like a cut tree as soon as a 70kg half grabs his boots, and plays maybe 15 minutes of a game. Dunamis Lui, haven't seen anything from him that says 'pick me each week'.
2) Prince. Big fan of his. Wallace has been getting all the assists next to his name, but Prince's running game has been setting them up. Still, no where near what I expected from him (his first half against Manly was good). My thought is that in bulking him up, getting him stronger and more useful in defence is physically slowing his running game and simultaneously tiring him quicker with the higher workload. I HATE hiding someone in defence, they should be able to hold their own, but it looks to me that Prince needs a bodyguard. Gillett should be able to do it, attempted shoulder charges notwithstanding, but maybe needs a bit more. I would say we need an aggressive, impact-driven back-rower on the bench to come on at the 25-minute mark on each half, really pound the opposition, force traffic away from Prince so he can get a breather and really take on the opposing defenders with a bit of wind in his sails. Problem is, no one in our team fits that mould. Not a recognised FGer anyway. Anyone from the 20's or feeder clubs that could cop 2 10-15 minute stints of mayhem? Ryan James, want a Broncos jersey???
) he's definitely had the ability to bend the line and build momentum for the side. Granted, he's yet to really build any form in first grade but he has had to contend with a lot of injuries. As far as I'm concerned, this year it's now or never and I really hope it's now.
