Tucker
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Our Ball team aren’t great man…plus they are young.
Doubt many will walk into Flegg.
Tigers_Wests
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Solomone Saukuru and Fa'agutu are in the older age bracket and should be straight in at the end of the season. Would expect Da Silva, Kit Laulili'i and Jordan Miller to be a good chance of having a crack too. Maybe Zakurai Clarke who is in the older age bracket and a handy 2nd row goal kicker. They don't need to come in and dominate Flegg, but the experience will be valuable.
Our current Flegg side don't have too many prospects that will push for further representation down the track which is why we should see more SG Ball players given a shot. The 5/6 mentioned above plus Sukkar and Feledy from Balmain should be in Flegg for the season.
Players like Galvin, Mason, Craig will probably be held off for another year.
Tucker
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Yeah they’re all the names that people drop when talking about our talented juniors.
I’m not impressed by them so far with the exception of DaSilver. All those forwards are pretty over rated when they come up against a decent pack.
We’ll see I suppose.
balmain boy
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And you've watched them how many times?
balmain boy
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Those you mentioned will all play Flegg. Ordinarily they'd already be playing Flegg. Age is irrelevant once your 18. If you're good enough you progress.
The fact our current Flegg squad is exceptionally weak surely means they were only warming seats up for the more talented players to join. Feledy and Sukkar Joined as soon as Balmain were done
Tucker
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3.
They are good as far as this club goes.
Compared to the competition, some hold their own. None really stand out bar Da Silva.
Can’t see any of them playing consistent first grade until 2027-28.
ancient_magpie
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They'll be in fg late next year 25 at the latest
Tucker
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If that’s true, we are in big trouble
This just isn’t accurate.
Da Silva, Saukuru, Galvin have all been among the best in their positions in the competition.
Miller has been quite good too.
You’re not taking into account that the entire core of this side is in their first year of Ball.
Tucker
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Go watch other teams play then compare them to our lot.
I have done so and ours are reasonably ordinary.
WesternSuburbsBoy
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Think you’re being a bit harsh, as KingRobbie pointed out most of our guys have just made the step up from Harold Matt’s to SG Ball whereas most of the squads are playing 2nd year.
Tucker
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That’s fine. Stop telling us they are great. It is not accurate at this stage.
balmain boy
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Age is irrelevant.
A very good 18 year old should nearly always beat an average 19 year old. All of the sg ball boys are old enough to play NRL now. I'm not saying they should or will, but if they were elite they won't be far off.
balmain boy
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You need to remember this side doesn't have a noted playmaker. The top sides at this level all have a dominant halfback that controls matches. Keppie is decent, Galvin a talented utility but none are that dominant half who helps take the team to the next level.
Prophesising about when players will be able to step up is pointless too but 5 years is absurd. We'll know if they're first graders in the next few years
Tucker
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I said consistent first graders.
I’m sure a couple of them will have guest appearances, but Sheens was making out we have this wave of talent washing up from the lower grades and we have to get ready for them.
That wave is breaking offshore for mine.
Now if we could get our hands on some of those Raiders boys, I would be swayed.
AceofSpades
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Anyone know if any of our SG boys will lineup for Flegg this week seeing as they have a week off before finals?
balmain boy
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No. Only Balmain players will get promoted, and those with potential already have been.
jrtiger
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gives me the shits. Kenna constantly favours the Balmain side of the ledger and ignores the Wests side unless its for Matamua or another freak of nature. we'll be lucky to see any other players besides Fa'agutu and Da Silva unless Sheens overrules him in terms of Miller, Laulili'i, Saukuru, Clarke, Lene, Tavana and Galvin.
