TPH put on about 2 of the best front on tackle and covering tackle I have seen on blokes twice his size running at speed. Absolutely fearless. I thought Jesse Williams was all the rage in the backs but I'm liking this kid more and more, I still think he could make a name for himself at 9.
Different positions, Williams imo is a sure bet, strong, lightning fast (like proper lightning fast), breaks tackles and goes the length.... seems (from limited viewings) to read defence well and communicate... and Wing is a relatively easy spot to bring him in early..I dunno what his fitness is like.. but imo hes someone we bring into cup (granted we need to have room) and see if he can do his thing against men.. if he can.. hes making a 1st grade debut next year at some stage.
TPH love this kid also.. I compared him size wise to the 2019 steelers SG fullback in Treigh Stewart.. but as is on display in every game.. this kid has 1st grade tenacity written all over him.. he thrives on repeated defence and effort, good technique cover and front on tackling.. in attack he puts on a lot of our tries.. like a lot.. hes not lightning quick but hes quick enough..
I cant work out how old he is.. this is another one we have imported from QLD btw.. he gets picked up and carried from time to time.. but he does a reasonable job in his hit-ups to find space between defenders.. but we would have to see how he goes in older grades. Problem is.. Ben Rumble is in front in Flegg (well he was, I think hes injured), so im not sure what they will do.. he can do it all though.
Am I the only one not seeing the Ackers promise? I mean he's been sat down on the bench for the SG team for one. But he just seems a bit lazy and like he doesn't have a great motor. In the GF, he put down a simple pass straight to him which the dogs picked up and started going in the other direction with. Instead of fighting to clean up the tackle and make up for his mistake, he stood and watched whilst others cleaned up his error. Certainly not like he doesn't have talent, but if I'm picking a couple to let go so that we can keep others at this stage, Ackers is one of them I'm letting go.
I feel you on this one.. hes one of our 6 development kids as we speak.. which is even more important in 2025 cause those 6 spots cannot be wasted.. with all the young talent... the kids who miss out are the kids who are gonna get poached.
But certainly not written him off based on this season of SG (could be injured even?), he is pretty fearless and ive seen him put on some silky passes.. folds blokes, and I think hes actually a dragons junior... all the skills... a bit of a Lawrie + Merrin + JDB hybrid maybe, noone folds em like Jack.. but Jack is fit as.... so Corey he will have to work on his fitness if he's serious.. which surely he is.. but the other kids get bigger.. and can he step up?
Definitely over-shadowed by his higher profile colleagues, and even Hutchinson looks 50x better a prospect (based on SG form).. and im not sure if Hutcho has a place moving forward either.. that one I think we may regret, but we cant fit em all... what I like about Hutchinson is he doesnt just run straight (he can do that ofcourse), he seems like he has pace in his legs, so he arcs out a bit.. chews up the space and hits a hole, thats why he reminds me of Martin, even though Martin plays 2nd row. Hutchinson also does plenty of minutes...