Matt McIlwrick
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Pawsandclaws
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Competition can be healthy, it brings the best out in players especially two young and very talented players. Defence is a skill which can be learnt and little doubt Shane F will have the tackling bags out with Cherrington but will reap the rewards.
@Pawsandclaws said:
Yeah but you'll still only get to keep one for any length of time even if it did play out that way. If they were both going well then another club would just swoop in and offer one or the other a guaranteed spot for 60+ minutes a game and they'd be gone. They needed to choose and they might as well have made the choice now, I don't think it's a howler of a decision. It might end up being a terrible decision in hindsight but oh well…
Harvey
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@Pawsandclaws said:
If you do not have your defensive technique sorted by the time you finish 20's, you will never be much o a defender. You may miss the odd tackle, but your technique needs to be set. That is what worries me about our halves and backrowers
@Pawsandclaws said:
I think you'd find alot of clubs with no confirmation on particular positions and 2 players battling it out for said position through the year tend to struggle.
I remember when brisbane signed prince to 'compliment' their halves. Happened with souths this year when not naming a defined dummy half.
Liddle is a future NRL career hooker.
McWill Rick is a NSW cup career hooker with first grade experience.
At the right price a decent pick up to compliment the team and Liddle, can also play lock when required.
Of course his a contingency plan if Ballin does not regain full fitness.
jirskyr
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Sharks also have Jayden Brailey (terrible name) at hooker in the NYC who is very highly rated, Australian Schoolboy and included in the NYC 2016 team of the year.
balmain boy
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@Pawsandclaws said:
Absolutely not. How many clubs in the NRL have 2 rookie hookers in their side? None. There's no guarantees either will make it and Cherrington has already shown to struggle with defence in the top grade.
Cherrington/Mosely would also be a top tier player, whereas someone like a McIlwrick would be a 2nd tier cap player. If Ballin retires he can move up to top tier, but if not we're not stuck with 3 hookers in our 25.
If Ballin is going to retire in the next month or two then we could aim for a better senior hooker than McIlwrick but otherwise we're not going to find many better 2nd tier hookers going around.
teddy23
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Good depth signing, nothing more
goldcoast_tiger
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@Tigertigertiger said:
Both on about the same rung,IMO
Hope he's willing to play Reggies, as if things continue the way they've gone, they won't drop one of our "Potential "players, unless they set fire to JTs car, or something similar. :laughing:
Yes that gets funnier the 10,000th time….
McIlwrick wouldn't cost a tonne playing well for Newtown all season very solid defender depth signing with NRL experience..if true..
McIlwrick wouldn't cost a tonne playing well for Newtown all season very solid defender depth signing with NRL experience..if true..
Club_Sandwich
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@teddy23 said:
X2
larrycorowa
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@goldcoast tiger said:
Yeah like he didn't drop sirro you mean
goldcoast_tiger
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@larrycorowa said:
About one season too late
larrycorowa
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@goldcoast tiger said:
He dropped Farah too…
Tim Sheens
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@larrycorowa said:
About two seasons too late.
larrycorowa
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@formerguest said:
Yes Should of been punted instead of potter but let's blame jt for that one
InBenjiWeTrust
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I presume McIlwrick could be NSW hooker or cover for Ballin.
ATM we have:
Liddle
Ballin,
Marshall-King
Peck
ATM we have:
Liddle
Ballin,
Marshall-King
Peck
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newtiger
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You still need a hooker for Reggies
