I think he has too many mixed emotions and not enough will to win for the red V anymore. It happened to Barrett, and it's happening to Ryles.
No idea, mate .. unfortunately.
Ryles, Nightingale, Hornby and Reynoldson looked to me to be the only ones who were absolutely giving everything they had on Saturday night.
Ryles in particular was our best player by far. 45 tackles with only 2 misses, 17 hitups for 150 metres, 6 offloads ..
He played 75 minutes .. that's more than even Bailey can play, and everyone lauds how athletic he is.
After he gave away the penalty and Covell was lining up the shot, the cameras switched to Ryles and he was crying. He wiped away tears from his eyes twice, from memory.
And you are telling me he didn't have the will to win?
It was Brown's fault for playing the bloke for such a long time .. but then again, who else did we have? Poore is a sack of sh*t, he'd be outplayed in the local Third Grade competition.
Under Bennett, Jason Ryles will resume his status as the world's best front rower.