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I thought he did. He just did more kicking and less running. As you'd expect from a player with different strengths.
He didn't really seem to me to get any more good ball. He didn't put anyone through a gap and his centre and winger each only got one run that wasn't a hit up. He played a similar role to Drown, except as I said, with more kicking and less running.
He is averaging over 100m per game.
Well he is playing the same position (right half) but not trying to play like Brown. Instead he is playing to his own strengths. Why would the coach try to make him play the same way as a different type of player? Good coaching is surely to have your players play to their strengths.
Also awesome. Something I find interesting is the likely reasons for such young players debuting in the NRL. In the case of Walker and Walsh it is obviously their incredible talent; they already have skills that are rare amongst even established first graders and I would be surprised if they don't go on to become superstars. However in the case of Jake Arthur, he looks like he will be just a solid first grader, maybe with a few Origins if he's lucky. But he debuted so young due to his maturity. Probably the same reason Jordan Rankin debuted so young.
The guy running the Two's but getting none of the credit.
Some bloke BA doesn’t talk too.
Yeah I've been impressed from the little I've seen and expected him to get the call up.
All the stats point to the fact that he is not an NRL half. Centre, maybe fullback (we have a better one in Gutho) or a utility seem to be better fits.
The guy people regularly confuse for Jordan Atkins
A 28 yo man stuck in the body of a bald 47 yo.
