OFFICIAL Jake Averillo # TBA

[clontarfkid]

Cant read the attack when defending..and too slow to react when he does..Hes an easy target in centres
Its wing or nothing,and hes got a lot of work in front of him to achieve that
Getting fit in off season will help,but getting fast may be a challenge...
Hes no Marky Mark athletically..not many are btw..but hes more a young Skelton atm...
I was very disappointed in him this season,but glimpes in trials suggest hes worth pesevering with

put makasini in centres

 

[Camel2281]

Who is your 7 mate, Madden?

At present Douehi or Madden. But if it were me I would be going hard at one of the 2 young 7s at Canberra. Ethan Sanders and Coby Black both have big futures and with them having Strange at 6 one is surplus to requirements

 

[Camel2281]

Imo certain AD to 6 , Fainu to 7and JA to centres along with TM. ( at least to start).

Latu doesn't have the kicking game to play 7. I think he could be a great 6

 

[Halbrowne61]

Latu doesn't have the kicking game to play 7. I think he could be a great 6

Ok Latu 6 and AD 7.

 

[Lestronge]

Cant read the attack when defending..and too slow to react when he does..Hes an easy target in centres
Its wing or nothing,and hes got a lot of work in front of him to achieve that
Getting fit in off season will help,but getting fast may be a challenge...
Hes no Marky Mark athletically..not many are btw..but hes more a young Skelton atm...
I was very disappointed in him this season,but glimpes in trials suggest hes worth pesevering with

He’s 18! Last year he was piss farting around behind the library in between periods .
Wtf are you talking about ?
Skelton , by contrast is 28/29 years old . A big dose of reality needed here . All the same hyped kids coming through all equally struggled until 21/22 . The big giant pom on the wing for the knights included . Cobbo … chuck him in there , Coates …. Was meh as a teenager .
Sunday should be all the evidence needed that the nrl is brutal . Every single dude in the team can dead lift 200kg , can do a sub 5 sec 40 , and hit elite times in endurance tests like the bronco .
There’s no let up . Every tackle , every run , every kick , every play the ball , are all little battles to be fought and won . Even the rests are strategically placed eg. walking back on side the first 2 tackles in transition .
The fact it’s not been a smooth ride for him is a good thing . It means he needs to uplift , hit the gym , hit the video and work on his craft .
Some of the spinning here ….. my god

 

[Sully]

He’s farken 18! Last year he was piss farting around behind the library in between periods .
Wtf are you talking about ?
Skelton , by contrast is 28/29 years old . A big dose of reality needed here . All the same hyped kids coming through all equally struggled until 21/22 . The big giant pom on the wing for the knights included . Cobbo … chuck him in there , Coates …. Was meh as a teenager .
Sunday should be all the evidence needed that the nrl is brutal . Every single dude in the team can dead lift 200kg , can do a sub 5 sec 40 , and hit elite times in endurance tests like the bronco .
There’s no let up . Every tackle , every run , every kick , every play the ball , are all little battles to be fought and won . Even the rests are strategically placed eg. walking back on side the first 2 tackles in transition .
The fact it’s not been a smooth ride for him is a good thing . It means he needs to uplift , hit the gym , hit the video and work on his craft .
Some of the shit spinning here ….. my god

Cannot agree more, we as supporters and the media put the expectations on him based off a trial performance.

He will be better for the experience and knowing that he needs to be better and he has shown through his junior career he is not someone who shirks his training and if you look at his interviews he does not lack confidence for a young man. I believe he was playing busted and due to our poor depth was being selected,in a stronger club would have been given a spell. Agree with a few forum members who suggest he has a lot to work on , however we need to temper it with he is only 19 and has plenty of time to get it right.

As for Averillo he is going to be great for us wherever he is selected.
I would look at playing him at centre to add some pace to the backline and look for Latu and Andrew’s in the halves for the future with Madden helping Latu to start the year and Andrew’s getting a few games in KOE but we will see how the off season pans out

 

[Lestronge]

Cannot agree more, we as supporters and the media put the expectations on him based off a trial performance.

He will be better for the experience and knowing that he needs to be better and he has shown through his junior career he is not someone who shirks his training and if you look at his interviews he does not lack confidence for a young man. I believe he was playing busted and due to our poor depth was being selected,in a stronger club would have been given a spell. Agree with a few forum members who suggest he has a lot to work on , however we need to temper it with he is only 19 and has plenty of time to get it right.

As for Averillo he is going to be great for us wherever he is selected.
I would look at playing him at centre to add some pace to the backline and look for Latu and Andrew’s in the halves for the future with Madden helping Latu to start the year and Andrew’s getting a few games in KOE but we will see how the off season pans out

Literally the worst player in the nrl is the best player he’d have ever played against at the start of the year .
I noticed comparisons to Saukuru and him … Saukuru is 4 years older … at some
Point in the next 24months it will be “wow” and “holy shit” when referencing him . But we need to chill on expectations .
Marky Mark ? He’s 24 . “I DoNt SeE it” people IMO are so prisoners of their emotions it’s out of control .

 

[hank37w]

Marky Mark is 26.