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I was loving his kick chase. He’s pretty tenacious.
My thoughts exactly.
I know for a fact that Hosty did not want to leave but was shown zero interest from mcflop. The damage was done prior to Griffins arrival and a contract with Souths was already agreed upon. Sad to see a genuine Saints junior treated like garbage by the ex painter
Yeah I've watched it a few times and agree with all your points. The three players that stood out to me in terms of pushing their claims were Sullivan (looks more ready than I thought) Jayden Hunt (Hadn't heard of him but he stood out) and Moceidreke (Looked to have a safe set of hands and is tall and fast) Not necessarily saying they played the best out of everyone but in terms of increasing their chances of either making the 17 for FG or getting into our top 30 from out of the blue they certainly did their chances no harm. If Ravalawa makes the round 1 side but still has the dropsies it wouldn't be a shock to me to see Moceidreke make his way into the squad at some stage this year.
I watched some of his highlights prior to the game and tbh he didn't look anything special but in the trial he looked really good. I think he's 26 so a bit of a journeyman I think he's played for Melbourne and a few other teams but the one thing I liked was his hands. As much potential as Rava has, butterfingers are no go for me. If he can fix that then the sky is the limit but if not we could do worse than this bloke. If you are big tall and fast and have good hands you will score plenty of tries so long as he's outside a centre that can pass.
I'm close to this action as well RV. Unforgivable , and Millward is also part of this shit as well. It's hard enough to attract quality players to the club but to flip off your own when he is peaking shows how bad this club has gone with scant quality "league experience " I really hope the outside boys ( coaching staff ) install a new culture as sure as hell we need it!
Well said mate. You can throw Hame Sele into the above comments too. Another Saints junior!!
Someone who has seen more of Blacker than me in Qld jnr rep games thinks he hasn't the heart or motor to make it when it comes to playing men, compared to running over teenagers not yet developed.
One good thing is we should see CC this season so he’ll get a good chance build his motor up. The games I’ve seen him play he tries a bit too hard and burns himself out. Maybe just needs to learn to pace a stint out. Time will tell, props do take a while to develop and I’m sure they will be flogging him all year. He will probably end up a bit slimmer and a more tall rangy prop and he might have a few more minutes in him. Players like Coric have probably jumped ahead of him now.
Host was definitely shafted by McGregor and I think he’ll blossom under Bennett. To be fair though Hame Sele hasn’t done anything notable at either Penrith or at Souths and he’s playing under Bennett at Souths. Last game I watched him play in 2020 he dropped the ball way too easily a few times which was his biggest issue under McFlop as well. I just don’t think he’s going to come good at NRL level.
