balmain boy
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There's no reason whatsoever to do that. He played the QLD equivalent of SG Ball last year and dominated the comp. The fact we made him replay the NSW schoolboy aged comp this season despite him finishing school last year is baffling. But still gave him some extra experience and gametime to help ease him in.Sione Vaihu played centre last week too. I agree with Dotoi in particular and want to see him in the side. I wonder whether he has gone back to NQ? Maybe eased into it with SG Ball this year and next year down for the full Flegg season?
Now he should walk straight into the Flegg backline. We're not going to have him twiddling his thumbs doing nothing. We need pace in our NRL backline, and he's got a heap of it. One of the Magpies best in SG Ball. Other members of last years schoolboys side are already playing QLD Cup, yet we're hesitating to throw him into Flegg!!
I think he'll handle the transition easily. Parra had 3 players go from SG Ball to NRL last year. If they're good enough they're old enough. Whether on the wing or centre he should be there. I understand they'll need some training sessions under their belt to get up to speed with their new teammates but it's in no one's best interests to hold these guys back any longer.
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