OFFICIAL Blake Austin [Discussion]

[GoldXR50Leroy]

Sironen is a backrower, Moses is too light and inexperienced, (74kg), Mulcahy is also too young and not that amazing for his age and defiinitely won't perform very well in the NRL. He's very low on the pecking order. And chris lawrence? well when we're selecting Lawrence at 5/8 god help us all….

I can't argue here, while Mulcahy was the X factor in the 2012 NYC Premiership he simply didn't progress, he was on the bench for a while this year and hasn't bulked up at all, while I don't want to see him discarded from the system just where he sits in the system is another matter, what's wrong with sending the fringe players to the Magpies or Burwood North Ryde United or some affiliated club in the Sydney Shield, the more clubs the Tigers can have the better for development the better.

 

[TIGER]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

 

[phil1986]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

True, hopefully we can see a combo formed similar to dce and foran.

A gamble was taken on them as well.

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[tigersrule4life]

Yeh i think they will be a very good combo i cant wait to see how they go next year.

 

[happy_tiger]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

True, hopefully we can see a combo formed similar to dce and foran.

A gamble was taken on them as well.

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DCE killed it week in week out in Qld Cup

There lays the difference Consistancy

 

[phil1986]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

True, hopefully we can see a combo formed similar to dce and foran.

A gamble was taken on them as well.

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DCE killed it week in week out in Qld Cup

There lays the difference Consistancy

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True happy, but there is a big dif between 1st grade and any other comp.

Ask Shannon McDonnell, was consistently the best player in premier league team. Never converted to a regular 1stgrader

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[tigeress]

#6 austin/moltzen
#7 brooks

either way, i think we are much better off than last season.

I agree with this combination. Moltzen can fill the no.7 as well if required. I'.m really glad Tim stayed at our club, we will need his experience, lets hope he remains injury free for the 2014 season :stuck_out_tongue:

 

[tigertye]

My biggest fear with Austin is it could turn out to be Jacob Miller version 2\. Loads of potential but just not quite good enough for first grade. I don't think Jacob got the right amount of time to prove his worth, but he got a better offer so he did the right thing for himself. But he has hardly set the world on fire since moving to the ESL so maybe the club dodged a bullet.

Austin has a different game, but gee it reminds me of Miller the way he's been talked up. Time will tell, but a decent signing regardless.

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[innsaneink]

Happy….youre comparing Austen to probably the best halfback in the world right now

unfair

 

[Knuckles]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

True, hopefully we can see a combo formed similar to dce and foran.

A gamble was taken on them as well.

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DCE killed it week in week out in Qld Cup

There lays the difference Consistancy

Good point ….. The results are there for all to see.

 

[system]

Well that and DCE folded like a cheap accordion when the BRET side played a trial up there against him and his side

 

[alexaki]

My biggest fear with Austin is it could turn out to be Jacob Miller version 2\. Loads of potential but just not quite good enough for first grade. I don't think Jacob got the right amount of time to prove his worth, but he got a better offer so he did the right thing for himself. But he has hardly set the world on fire since moving to the ESL so maybe the club dodged a bullet.

Austin has a different game, but gee it reminds me of Miller the way he's been talked up. Time will tell, but a decent signing regardless.

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He even looks and acts like Miller… I doubt Potter will give Austin much consideration in 2014\. Anasta he will go with for his experience and guidance especially for Brooks. Remember Anasta played his best game for as when Brooks played v Dragons...

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[LaT]

You would assume Austin would be in consideration given Potter was head coach when we signed him to our top squad.

 

[pHyR3]

Austin will be better than miller, but he won't be a superstar. I think he's a good fill in at 5/8 for a season until Moses or someone else fills the void. And there is an off chance he will link very well with Brooks given he has a good running game and brooks a good kicking game, so you never know.

Miller was too quiet, whether that was benji/farah i dont know but it wasn't working we gave him a few trial games, 6 or so NRL games nothing really so we removed him and then injuries ****ed us up hard.

 

[mtd]

miller wasnt given a fair go..
4 first grade games is hardly enough time to determine the quality of a young bloke..

 

[happy_tiger]

Happy….youre comparing Austen to probably the best halfback in the world right now

unfair

No I was comparing DCE to where they were at similar stages of their careers

Don't worry ,I didn't see where DCE would be in such a short period of time either

I just don't see the same drive or the look in his eye that DCE has or had

Hope I've got it as wrong as I had it with him as well

 

[Demonborger]

miller wasnt given a fair go..
4 first grade games is hardly enough time to determine the quality of a young bloke..

He is absolutely rubbish at Hull, he's no lose at all.

 

[magpiecol]

Got a lot of improving to do before even thinking about first grade

True, hopefully we can see a combo formed similar to dce and foran.

A gamble was taken on them as well.

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DCE killed it week in week out in Qld Cup

There lays the difference Consistancy

Good point ….. The results are there for all to see.

Consistent?

That's why the Broncos and the Nth Qld Cowboys did not want a bar of him.

Manly gave him a chance and bingo. Could be the same with our new 5/8.

 

[LaT]

In DCEs last stint of QLD Cup, he was contracted to Manly, they were the ones who sent him there for experience. Its why they let Hodkinson go.

 

[happy_tiger]

This isn't a Qld v NSW comment but the Qld Cup has been much stronger than the NSW Cup

Obviously that will change when we have an entire reserve grade comp in NRL