John Grant never to play NRL?
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@dermo said:
That's a big punt given he can't even make the state cup team on the wing. I'd think his defence is a big question mark in terms of him playing centre at NRL level. He'd get found out pretty quick.
happy_tiger
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@Yossarian said:
Correct Yoss Centre is the hardest position to defend on the football field due to the different angles , decoy runner etc
You need years of experience to learn it properly Dermo
tigerbenji
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I would give Grant another year & see how he goes, as for him playing in the centres i think he has enough on his plate learning league on the wing.
Is an ok player but will never be a solid 1st grader….. Good back up player though. Well might be a good back up player in a few years.
Hytchcox has it over him now also. Just an all round better player with close to as much pace. If Lincoln Port put on some size he could be a gun also.
Hytchcox has it over him now also. Just an all round better player with close to as much pace. If Lincoln Port put on some size he could be a gun also.
Saw Grant play for the State Cup side earlier in the season and remember he was big, quick and great in the air however what struck me was his total avoidance of the hard yakka work out of his own half. He didn't scoot once. Didn't seem interested in helping out with the dog work.
Hopefully this improved as the year went on.
Hopefully this improved as the year went on.
MacDougall
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I saw him play on Fox for BRET and he definitely was taking it out of his own end. That was the thing I was most impressed by. He was more effective at hitups than the forwards.
@MacDougall said:
That's good to hear, because he is built like a block of flats (Meriton or otherwise). Perhaps I got him on a bad day.
The lad has always had plenty of ability … Remember first seeing him at fullback for the StIgnatius College rugby team (think he played in the same side as Blockers son ) ... And would love to see him get a crack in 2013.
i reckon with ryan going and possibly ayshford he will get a run next year, reading between the lines (which i was never that good at ) i see koro, nofo, utai vein first choice wingers/center, and prob benjis brother from another mother cause lets face it he will be there somewhere
MacDougall
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Utai hasn't been offered a new contract as far as I am aware. I think the Tigers are clearing the decks for someone big just quietly.
Fraze23
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@MacDougall said:
That would be the logical assumption, but logic isn't a word I would associate with our current management.
Who could we possibly be going after this late in the year? I wouldn't imagine there would be too many big name players available at the moment. I spose as we've seen contracts mean nothing these days though…
MacDougall
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Aww man wouldn't that be something. That would shut up a lot of the whinging in a heartbeat.
1\. Tedesco
2\. Tuqiri/Utai/Nofoaluma/My grandma/Who really cares because the other four are so awesome
3\. Lawrence
4\. Jennings
5\. Koroibete
Mmmm yes please.
But I was actually thinking potentially for down the line. If the Tigers wanted to come in significantly under the cap next year and front load some contracts they could spend up big on a JT or someone of that ilk.
1\. Tedesco
2\. Tuqiri/Utai/Nofoaluma/My grandma/Who really cares because the other four are so awesome
3\. Lawrence
4\. Jennings
5\. Koroibete
Mmmm yes please.
But I was actually thinking potentially for down the line. If the Tigers wanted to come in significantly under the cap next year and front load some contracts they could spend up big on a JT or someone of that ilk.
How good is your grandma under the high ball MacDougall?
