Just finished watching a replay of the game, and I feel he deserves his own thread. He's tough, he's smart, and he is very skilful. Plus, he has controlled aggression. We looked really good when he was our dummy half, and dropped off a bit once Smith came on. Massive fan of the man.
Great thread. Need some clarity on his size. How does 5'8' / 85kgs compare with other hookers in the comp ?
Wikipedia Robbie Farah 179cm 90kg Cameron Smith 185cm 90kg Isaac Luke 174 cm 91kg Josh Hodgson 180cm 97kg Jake Friend 175cm 92kg
He's got the potential. Still looks unpolished, obviously, but that will come with experience. I liked seeing him kick, even if it was just the one. I think if he can develop a half decent kick at this level and get a little bit more speed off the mark from acting half he will be a very threatening hooker. Also if I was to be critical I do think he throws too many "flat" passes, but again, experience will hopefully sort that.
He didn't take a backward step from a towering Campbell-Gillard. Maybe his size doesn't matter so much.
When throwing his long pass his wind up was rather extenuated. Not being critical just something opposition coaches will target. Development continues as it should at his age. Very pleasantly surprised. One tough little bugger. Im now a fan.
I love the little merkin. Tough as buggery, strong for his size, doesn’t overplay his hand and can pass both ways. We need to leave him out there for 80 minutes.
He’s a bloody little terrier, loved the way he stood up to RCG. He looked like his game has gone to another level with a big pre season.
He's got time on his side to work on that. Sometimes it can be exploited. The long windup attracting edge forwards in for an easy kill only to be hoodwinked by the dummy that follows. Unfortunately, it doesn't work forever.
He's already a pretty good kicker out of dummy half. He nailed a few 40/20's whilst playing in our NYC and Flegg teams, believe he kicked a couple whilst playing for Wenty. I'd say he hasn't kicked much in first grade because of his lack of experience, so he's letting the first grade players kick the ball more. As he gains experience he'll be kicking more I reckon.
Yeah but Campbell-Gillard is soft. Yet another overhyped merkin from that club, it all started with that useless lump Adam Docker and has continued. It doesn't help them that they're media darlings so when the players read the paper it's always someone else's fault, never theirs.
Is there anything this little merkin can’t do? Citizen on Patrol: Mahoney to the rescue at car crash Author Michael ChammasChief Reporter Timestamp Mon 18 Mar 2019, 05:41 PM Parramatta hooker Reed Mahoney has been credited for rushing to the aid of a car crash victim on his way home from Sunday’s victory over Penrith at Panthers Stadium. Mahoney was one of the first to jump out of his car when another vehicle lost control on the M4 in St Clair on Sunday night, smashing into the barrier and sliding into the middle of the road. The young rake, who only a couple of hours earlier had helped the Eels to victory in their first match of the year against the Panthers, stayed with the driver until help arrived on the scene. Club officials were unaware of Mahoney’s actions when contacted on Monday but they weren’t surprised given his character. "Reed’s a terrific young bloke," chief executive Bernie Gurr said. Mahoney starts it and finishes it "We’re happy that he does a lot of good community work, so it doesn’t surprise us that he stopped to help a person in need. "That’s the type person he is. That’s the type of person we want at the club. It’s a credit to him." https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/03/18...utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=NetworkContent
