Who is the best junior player you have seen ?

[sooperdooper]

There was a young player of Islander origins who was an absolutely brilliant player. Played around the same time as Feleti came through the grades and last I heard he ended up at Souths. Played half and 5/8. Never played first grade anywhere and was totally surprised. Delaivuna maybe?

Michael Meigan was another player who was brilliant in the lower grades and never kicked on.

that would be joe delana... a fijian boy! was an australian school boy FB and 5/8...unreal talent. Out of the blue parra gave him the flick...he went to souths and spiralled nowhere! think he played PL or 1 nrl?
then went to unio now nothing....
parra ruined him

 

[sooperdooper]

1. jaryd hayne
2. mateo
3. inu

never really started watching lower grade till a few years ago

 

[the_eel]

Never really saw much of them as juniors but gee the Witt brothers had some massive hype about them as kids.

 

[the_eel]

1 Jarryd Hayne

2 David penna

3 Brian Jackson

4 Danny Sullivan

5 Steve Corardi

I agree with Sullivan. I thought he was going to be a star but like many others injury wrecked his career.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

This is one of my favourite topics.

Who is the best Junior you have seen in the lower grades ? Whether they ended up making it or not, who is the best ?

I have only really seen Parra players in the lower grades and I think the best I have seen perform at the junior level and in order are:

1. Jason Bell (he could have been anything)

2. Mateo (Did things that amazed me)

3. Danny Crnkovich, maybe a surprise to some but played some great games at fullback in the lower grades.

4. Tim Smith.

5. David Penna. ( I was there for his 5 try afternoon)

I ws there too i think it was the Brisbane game, 1990 were we chocked.

Mateo was absolutely brillant in the junior games

 

[Stagger eel]

I ws there too i think it was the Brisbane game, 1990 were we chocked.

Mateo was absolutely brillant in the junior games

I'm almost certain that the 5 try game was Souths 90 at the SFS in reserve grade, we got spanked by the bunnys in fg.

 

[parra-matters]

1. David Penna
2. Dallas Weston
3. Chris Lawler
4. Nathan Cayless

 

[parra-matters]

I ws there too i think it was the Brisbane game, 1990 were we chocked.

Was that when we were on fire til Glen Liddard cut his hand and was replaced by Andrew Leeds and Brisbane ran over the top of us?
Sterlo and Jason Bell were outstanding that day.

 

[Bow_rider]

From memory, the try was scored by Max Mannix, who later played for the Bulldogs (??).
Allen Emery did captain the Under 23 Eels..
Thanks for helping me out with that one. It was a sensational move..bit like the old ball up the jumper trick.
Don't know if it would be considered in the Spirit of the game these days.
It required the player taking the tap to advise the referee to concentrate and not be put off with any distractions. What happened next, was the player tapped the ball and all his team mates stopped and pointed at the grandstand saying "Look". The opposition all turned around and looked, and the winger raced in took the pass and scored under the posts. Very trickkkkkkkky.

Yep thatwas it .Great recollection by you.I remember seeing it on the replays on channel 10.Also in the team was Paul Taylor halfback and David Hall hooker.They seemed to do all the teams defence.It was a great team.

 

[eels81236]

the young goodwin boy could play against the kids too

 

[Bow_rider]

Eric Grothe and Steve Ella were the two centres outside David Emery as kids at East Mounties What a backline.Also their coach was Mark O'rielly.Bobs little brother.

 

[the_eel]

Eric Grothe and Steve Ella were the two centres outside David Emery as kids at East Mounties What a backline.Also their coach was Mark O'rielly.Bobs little brother.

Who were the wingers in that side?

 

[parra pete]

Yep thatwas it .Great recollection by you.I remember seeing it on the replays on channel 10.Also in the team was Paul Taylor halfback and David Hall hooker.They seemed to do all the teams defence.It was a great team.

A good memory is a good thing. You know I can remember things that happened in games as far back as 1960 like they were like yesterday...but I struggle to recall matches that happened on the weekend.
It is called old age I think.
Thanks for making an old bloke happy Bow Rider with your good memory as well..Appreciate it..

 

[Gronk]

Paul Mares
Danny Sullivan
Mick Delroy
Adam Ritson

 

[Bow_rider]

Who were the wingers in that side?

Sorry mate cant remember but the full back was a guy called Jameison and Darren Garnon was the lock.

 

[parra pete]

Sorry mate cant remember but the full back was a guy called Jameison and Darren Garnon was the lock.

Was it Darren or Brett Garnon.?

 

[Pazza]

umm Leroy Houston, he plays union for the queensland red now

He is half Scotish half Kiwi use to play league with Asquith under 15s with my mate. One game playing centre he took 8 runs, scoring 7 tries and on the run he didnt score he dragged 5 players and threw an offload to a player who ran off to score. Also a couple of his decoy runs which sucked in 4 players lead to tries through overlaps.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

Was that when we were on fire til Glen Liddard cut his hand and was replaced by Andrew Leeds and Brisbane ran over the top of us?
Sterlo and Jason Bell were outstanding that day.

Yesp, we led 22-8, Sterlo was on fire, then Brisbane came back and won 24-22 infront of a capacity crowd.

I was only ten but that match stands out as one of my favourites.

Leeds also that game i'm sure missed a goal from in front and dropped a few bombs.

 

[Ron Jeremy]

I'm almost certain that the 5 try game was Souths 90 at the SFS in reserve grade, we got spanked by the bunnys in fg.

Well i remember the reserve grade game tht day and Penna was scoring number of trys and the crowd was razzled.

 

[Stagger eel]

Was it Darren or Brett Garnon.?

definitely Brett.