OFFICIAL Oliver Gildart

[cktiger]

Best of luck to him. Not exactly an imposing figure physically.

You mean like Joey Leilua?
At least he sounds like he’s prepared to have a go.

 

[Tiger5150]

Best of luck to him. Not exactly an imposing figure physically.

You mean like Joey Leilua?
At least he sounds like he’s prepared to have a go.

Yeah or Katoni Staggs, Lemuelu, Waqa Blake, Niukore, Bradman Best, Hymel Hunt, Stephen Crichton, Seb Kris, Joseph Manu, Olam, ....these are the size of the guys he is going to "have a go" against. He is tiny for a modern centre. Typically if you are that small you want to be bloody fast.

Before I am accused of deathriding him ....I genuinely hope he is a revelation for us, the next Andy Currier......I dont see how though.

 

[TillLindemann]

Best of luck to him. Not exactly an imposing figure physically.

You mean like Joey Leilua?
At least he sounds like he’s prepared to have a go.

Yeah or Katoni Staggs, Lemuelu, Waqa Blake, Niukore, Bradman Best, Hymel Hunt, Stephen Crichton, Seb Kris, Joseph Manu, Olam, ....these are the size of the guys he is going to "have a go" against. He is tiny for a modern centre. Typically if you are that small you want to be bloody fast.

Before I am accused of deathriding him ....I genuinely hope he is a revelation for us, the next Andy Currier......I dont see how though.

He comes up against just as big opposition over there. He may not be that nuggety at the moment, but he's taller than Olam, so he's not exactly a midget.

His attitude is 180 degrees from BJ Leilua, so he'll at least give it a good crack.

 

[Fraze23]

I think he'll surprise a few. Best of luck to the lad.

 

[The_Patriot]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet some hate him already. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

 

[Geo]

Where is Oliver’s CAKE..

 

[ConePuncher]

The game is full of players who are "not big enough" but do their job well. Given his history of England selection we should be giving him a chance before we write him off as hopeless. Unsurprising that there are so many naysayers who have not watched a minute of him playing, goes to show the fickle nature of rugby league fans.

Best of luck to him, I hope he gets some early ball and can show off his speed and ability to put the winger over.

 

[Tiger5150]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet ***some hate him already***. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

Dont start this rubbish again Patriot. Nobody has any hate towards him, I've not seen anyone say anything hateful. I said he looks small for a modern centre but still hope he succeeds. No need to make up false narratives, Im going to nip it in the bud here.

 

[Tiger5150]

The game is full of players who are "not big enough" but do their job well. Given his history of England selection we should be giving him a chance before we write him off as hopeless. Unsurprising that there are ***so many naysayers*** who have not watched a minute of him playing, goes to show the fickle nature of rugby league fans.

Best of luck to him, I hope he gets some early ball and can show off his speed and ability to put the winger over.

ISnt it possible to express a concern about a player? Does everything have to be unicorns and rainbows? I said he is not big and Im worried about that. I said the same thing about Brendon Tumeth.

Cant we just discuss players without making up false narratives?

 

[gregjm87]

I've heard "the club is trying to put some weight on him" a couple times. How much bigger can he get in one preseason? He's not actually small, just comparatively slight. I dont think say 6 additional kilograms would be unrealistic which would get him to about 91-92kg. This would put him similar in weight to Gagai and Olam, and only a few kilograms below an average NRL centre.

 

[ConePuncher]

The game is full of players who are "not big enough" but do their job well. Given his history of England selection we should be giving him a chance before we write him off as hopeless. Unsurprising that there are ***so many naysayers*** who have not watched a minute of him playing, goes to show the fickle nature of rugby league fans.

Best of luck to him, I hope he gets some early ball and can show off his speed and ability to put the winger over.

ISnt it possible to express a concern about a player? Does everything have to be unicorns and rainbows? I said he is not big and Im worried about that. I said the same thing about Brendon Tumeth.

Cant we just discuss players without making up false narratives?

That wasn't directed at you personally, no need to feel victimised.

There has been a false narrative pushed that he'll be garbage in the NRL. It's a false narrative because no-one here has any way of knowing that. I'm not asking for us all to start singing his praises, but being realistic about how skill level and playing ability based in precident from past seasons in England would be to be somewhat optimistic, not completely writing him off.

 

[Newtown]

Best of luck to him. Not exactly an imposing figure physically.

You mean like Joey Leilua?
At least he sounds like he’s prepared to have a go.

Yeah or Katoni Staggs, Lemuelu, Waqa Blake, Niukore, Bradman Best, Hymel Hunt, Stephen Crichton, Seb Kris, Joseph Manu, Olam, ....these are the size of the guys he is going to "have a go" against. He is tiny for a modern centre. Typically if you are that small you want to be bloody fast.

Before I am accused of deathriding him ....I genuinely hope he is a revelation for us, the next Andy Currier......I dont see how though.

The club needs speed and gildart provides that. What the team needs is a good defensive centre to complement him.

 

[Newtown]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet ***some hate him already***. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

Dont start this rubbish again Patriot. Nobody has any hate towards him, I've not seen anyone say anything hateful. I said he looks small for a modern centre but still hope he succeeds. No need to make up false narratives, Im going to nip it in the bud here.

For goodness sake try to find the good points about him and leave the bad points until he plays . He has hardly arrived in Australia and finds a Ned Kelly trying to ambush him.

 

[Tiger5150]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet ***some hate him already***. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

Dont start this rubbish again Patriot. Nobody has any hate towards him, I've not seen anyone say anything hateful. I said he looks small for a modern centre but still hope he succeeds. No need to make up false narratives, Im going to nip it in the bud here.

For goodness sake try to find the good points about him and leave the bad points until he plays . He has hardly arrived in Australia and finds a Ned Kelly trying to ambush him.

Why?

There was a photo of him and I merely said he doesnt look big (not physically imposing). So what? I also said I hope is our next Andy Currier. I have watch him play a little bit and to be completely honest, I havent anything particularly positive to say about him. I hope he is a raging success here with us.

 

[Snake]

The only issue for me was he seemed to be injured a lot .. hopefully this will be worked out with proper training / exercise and Physio

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet some hate him already. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

Agreed 100%, the constant negativity from some on here is pathetic.

I'd rather wait and see what he and Hastings bring to the team before passing judgement. It's not like there are a bunch of world class centres/halves beating the door down to sign with the Tigers.

 

[Tiger5150]

Mentality is all that matters to me. We want players who try as hard as they can and play to their potential.

He hasnt stepped foot on the field yet some hate him already. Like Hastings.

Looking forward to see Gildart have a crack.

Agreed 100%, the constant negativity from some on here is pathetic.

I'd rather wait and see what he and Hastings bring to the team before passing judgement. It's not like there are a bunch of world class centres beating the door down to sign with the Tigers.

THats all fair enough, so lets close the thread down until March.

 

[Pascoes_barber]

What will you do in the meantime though?

 

[Newtown]

Best of luck to him. Not exactly an imposing figure physically.

You mean like Joey Leilua?
At least he sounds like he’s prepared to have a go.

I thinks he means he's not fat and slovenly.

 

[Tiger5150]

What will you do in the meantime though?

Smoke cigars and drink poolside, thanks for your concern