Thanks fellas

[ThingFish]

Whatever happened to Beau Falloon?

He had an injury riddled few years at the Titans. Last time I saw him was on Foxtel playing QLD intrust cup. I think he’s in the Super League now.

 

[Travitoh]

Whatever happened to Beau Falloon?

I reckon he was at Leeds Rhinos for a while and went alright there. May have gotten into some strife though.

 

[Rabbits20]

Api for mine for origin!

 

[Rabbit toes]

Cameron McInnes was meant to be a South Sydney star for life.

A Rabbitohs junior developed by the same club as Mario Fenech, he captained the Souths under-20s side in 2013 and 2014.


The young hooker was the club's under-20s player of the year and made the team of the season in 2013.


At 20 he made his NRL debut and the world was at his feet.


But come Friday, McInnes will run out for the ladder-leading St George Illawarra trying to score his own first win over Souths as his name continues to be talked about in State of Origin circles.


For whatever reason, things didn't work out for McInnes at Souths.


Stuck behind Issac Luke for his first two NRL seasons, McInnes was finally due to get his full-time shot at the No.9 jersey in 2016.


But that lasted just seven rounds before he was relegated to the bench then, after originally reclaiming his starting spot, back to reserves and replaced by Damien Cook.


"I didn't play the way I'm capable of," McInnes told AAP.


"I think because I had Issac Luke had been in front of me and I wanted to be hooker, I wanted to be better than what he was.


"I wanted the fans to see me as that. A lot of things I didn't need to worry about."


A frustrated McInnes was behind Cook in the pecking order by the time rumours started to swell then-NSW hooker Robbie Farah could be headed to the Rabbitohs in 2017.


He sought a release and joined the Dragons, a move that has quickly turned him into one of the most dangerous dummy-halves in the competition.


But he insisted he has no ill-feeling, and that his change in form has come as much from a shift in his own mindset as it has the change of scenery.


"I honestly put a lot on myself," he said.


"Over-thinking. I put a bit too much pressure on myself instead of playing the game and playing what I see.


"I tried to force things at times and I got a bit nervous for games because I put a lot of pressure on myself."


McInnes used the disappointment as a learning experience and was instantly anointed an 80-minute player under Dragons coach Paul McGregor.


It showed immediately too, as he set up six tries and seven linebreaks in 24 games last year, compared to just one and two respectively in his 39 games previously for the Rabbitohs.


"That's why when I came here I did everything the coaches asked of me," he said.


"I just focused on playing footy and not over-complicating things."

 

[doyen]

McInnes should be the SOO No.9-------he has all the necessary qualities for that tough arena---arguably one of the best & toughest defenders in the game for his size[not just flopping on top] lots of head-on,& first in to the tackle--a phenomenal work-rate-----excellent organisational skills-----very fit;has been playing 80 mins in his last 30 games--- strong & dangerous out of dummy half close to the line!!

I would say he's almost tailor-made for SOO!

 

[Rabbits20]

I'd have Api. Much more dangerous than Mcturtle...

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Cam suffered at Souths because he was a totally different proposition to Isaac Luke.

He's less of a runner and more of a passer. Much more of a defensive style hooker and we were looking for an additional attacking threat.

I said at the time and I've said all along that the hardest thing to develop in a hooker is that worker mentality because a lot of them are smaller blokes and they can be a bit tackle shy in he middle.

Cam is not afraid of anyone and will tackle anything... You can't build that sort of heart into a footballer.

What you can teach them is to play more "heads up" and learn when you can run or when you must pass. At the moment, that is what Cam is learning and he is developing quickly.

Said it already a million times but he is one we will definitely regret letting go and I think a lot of others are starting to see that now.

 

[Rabbit toes]

Cam suffered at Souths because he was a totally different proposition to Isaac Luke.

He's less of a runner and more of a passer. Much more of a defensive style hooker and we were looking for an additional attacking threat.

I said at the time and I've said all along that the hardest thing to develop in a hooker is that worker mentality because a lot of them are smaller blokes and they can be a bit tackle shy in he middle.

Cam is not afraid of anyone and will tackle anything... You can't build that sort of heart into a footballer.

What you can teach them is to play more "heads up" and learn when you can run or when you must pass. At the moment, that is what Cam is learning and he is developing quickly.

Said it already a million times but he is one we will definitely regret letting go and I think a lot of others are starting to see that now.

Nope you weren’t the only one who could see it. Super talented, and tough. A rough diamond.

 

[doyen]

I'd have Api. Much more dangerous than Mcturtle...

I think you've said before R20 that Api is a softer defender than Damien-----I don't believe Damien is a hard defender either[more a flopper]---doesn't say much for Api surviving in SOO,I reckon.
Genuine toughness is possibly the main attribute for SOO!! Cam has that in spades!!

 

[doyen]

Cam suffered at Souths because he was a totally different proposition to Isaac Luke.

He's less of a runner and more of a passer. Much more of a defensive style hooker and we were looking for an additional attacking threat.

I said at the time and I've said all along that the hardest thing to develop in a hooker is that worker mentality because a lot of them are smaller blokes and they can be a bit tackle shy in he middle.

Cam is not afraid of anyone and will tackle anything... You can't build that sort of heart into a footballer.

What you can teach them is to play more "heads up" and learn when you can run or when you must pass. At the moment, that is what Cam is learning and he is developing quickly.

Said it already a million times but he is one we will definitely regret letting go and I think a lot of others are starting to see that now.

This assessment is spot on!!

 

[Travitoh]

Cam suffered at Souths because he was a totally different proposition to Isaac Luke.

He's less of a runner and more of a passer. Much more of a defensive style hooker and we were looking for an additional attacking threat.

I said at the time and I've said all along that the hardest thing to develop in a hooker is that worker mentality because a lot of them are smaller blokes and they can be a bit tackle shy in he middle.

Cam is not afraid of anyone and will tackle anything... You can't build that sort of heart into a footballer.

What you can teach them is to play more "heads up" and learn when you can run or when you must pass. At the moment, that is what Cam is learning and he is developing quickly.

Said it already a million times but he is one we will definitely regret letting go and I think a lot of others are starting to see that now.

100%

 

[Rabbits20]

I'm happy he's gone! Glad with what we have!

Don't miss him at all!

 

[Travitoh]

How good would the middle defence be if Souths could add McInnes to Murray and Sam?

 

[callmack1]

McInnes doesn't suit us imo and he suits the Saints very well, it's as simple as that if you ask me.

 

[Rabbits20]

McInnes doesn't suit us imo and he suits the Saints very well, it's as simple as that if you ask me.

I'm a bit sick of all the talk about Keary, McInnes (and there was another one they've been talking about in here too but I can't remember).

What's done is done now!!

I'm happy with Cody and Damien over these two. Plus we now have Gagai and Kennar.

 

[Rabbit toes]

@SBD82 in the event McInnes did get picked for SOO who would player hooker while he was gone?

 

[SBD82]

@SBD82 in the event McInnes did get picked for SOO who would player hooker while he was gone?

It's pretty thin unfortunately. One of our criticisms of recruitment in the offseason was that we lacked a backup if McInnes went down.

We have a young hooker named Reece Robson. Looks like he will make it in the top grade, but still probably a year or two away. He played a bit in the trials.

If hunt doesn't play for QLD I'd say they will go with hunt to 9 and Mann to 7. But there's the issue of weakening our strength in the halves.

There's also a perennial reserve grader playing in the halves for us - Nichols. Came down from Penrith this year.

 

[Rabbit toes]

Don’t think you’d split that halves pairing.
Time will tell

 

[SBD82]

Don’t think you’d split that halves pairing.
Time will tell

Yeah. It'd be a shame to split them, but i think it's the likely way that Mary will go.

Mary is very cautious about promoting players from reserves. He seems to view some players as 1st grade players, and he'd prefer to shuffle those blokes around. So I think it will be 6. Mann, 7. Widdop and 9. Hunt. Possibly with Mann and hunt sharing the dummy half role.

 

[southsport]

McInnes should be the SOO No.9-------he has all the necessary qualities for that tough arena---arguably one of the best & toughest defenders in the game for his size[not just flopping on top] lots of head-on,& first in to the tackle--a phenomenal work-rate-----excellent organisational skills-----very fit;has been playing 80 mins in his last 30 games--- strong & dangerous out of dummy half close to the line!!

I would say he's almost tailor-made for SOO!

McInnes is the obvious choice imo.