Mat Groat

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I feel for Matt. He is doing as his coach is asking, but his coach is expecting unrealistic things from him. The kid is not even 20 yet, and shouldn't be playing beyond 25-30 mins a game off the bench. Instead, because Sheens came into the season light on front rowers, Groat is trying to meet the extra demands of starting and playing more minutes than what he is accustomed to.

I don't doubt that kid gives 100% for the jersey when he steps on to the paddock. He has plenty of promise and will continue to grow. He should either be in State Cup for a month or two and should be getting flogged at training to increase his motor a little and when he returns he should come back a better player.

That said, if he is handed a FG jersey, I'm sure he will give it his all and won't pike it (like a certain halfback did.) Sheens has always been a fairly good identifier of talent and Groat will pay dividends, hopefully it's in our colours.

I completely agree with you CB , I reckon he is going ok , and in the future will be a really good forward…the poor guy isnt even 20 and due to injury became the starting prop for the premiership faviourites but as you say he is probably worth around 30 minutes a game , andif they raised the age of toyota cup then he may not have been rushed into first grade...i may be wrong but it seems to me that if you dont get a run befor you hit 20 than chances are you may dissapear into the abyss...maybe its not even toyota cup thats the problem but the nsw cup.. 😕

 

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Ok, so you think he's played better than Moors this year? Get your f#%^ing heads read. He's not up to the tough slog in FG. Maybe one day he will, maybe he won't. I'm just going off what I've seen of the kid so far. He's missed tackles that have cost us 2 points on more than one occasion this year. I'd like nothing better than for him to prove me wrong and start dominating other FG forwards but it's not going to happen just yet and if we play him over others like BMM or Junior, we are going to be vulnerable. It's MY opinion!
I sometimes attack and defend some players and often get proved wrong. I don't really give a rats as long as we are winning or go down fighting. Anyway, I take it on the chin and keep reading. Forums equal opinions! That is all!
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