OFFICIAL Oliver Gildart

[Magpie_Magic]

With a bit of luck Gildart will become the modern Fitzhenry like the good old days.

It will mean the good old days are back.

 

[hank37w]

Hope Oliver has been studying videos and working on his defensive issues while Starford has been catching floating bombs all week.

 

[Cobarcats]

At least Gildart shows he wants success and tries.
He has missed tackles and been caught out of position but he should improve with game time.

 

[Stevec]

Patience ,he was a class centre with Wigan not exactly a bottom rung club ,he played 3 showed some good attacking skills ,even picked up a dally m point in one game then he got dropped for a couple now back ,I think defensive issues involve positioning and quick reactions and coaching staff can fix this .As long as he plays with heart and gives 100% as that can't be taught

 

[ElleryHanley]

I’m surprised this guy has played Test Footy, considering his performances for us.
He looks like a flegg player tossed in the deep end.
Something is not right.

He played tests three years ago.

He has had a LOT of injuries since...think of a Josh Reynolds / Chris Lawrence type change. He has lost his pace and mobility. He broke down on game day, in the warm ups, for Wigan a couple of times last season.

If...massive IF...he gets his pace back, we may see something very decent.

He may well never be the player he was though...and without his speed, is very ordinary.

 

[stryker 69]

He played tests three years ago.

He has had a LOT of injuries since...think of a Josh Reynolds / Chris Lawrence type change. He has lost his pace and mobility. He broke down on game day, in the warm ups, for Wigan a couple of times last season.

If...massive IF...he gets his pace back, we may see something very decent.

He may well never be the player he was though...and without his speed, is very ordinary.

Thanks for that.
I don’t think we should carry him if that’s the case. Unfortunate but at this elite level, players with bad injury histories cannot keep up. I am very interested in how Doueihi returns after doing his knee twice. Likewise Laurie now he’s gone again.

 

[TillLindemann]

Gildart will star this weekend, trust me (I'm tertiary educated).

Give the geezer a chance, he's shown some good signs in attack, and had a try unfairly taken off him.

 

[Needaname]

On the Koloamatangi try, Gildart was in the wrong spot. He should be in line with the second lead runner. As you can see below, he needed to stand around 3m to his right.

Defending in general is all about angles and working them to your advantage. This stuff can be taught. I'm confident that our coaching staff can fix his issues. I mean look at James Roberts. He ran around like a headless chook last year. and now he looks like a seasoned pro in defence.

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It just occured to me that Hastings was defending on the left in this play instead of Brooks. Was this try created whilst Liddle was in the head bin?

 

[trentrunciman]

Fingers crossed he is still adjusting to life in Sydney. He’ll come good I have faith

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

It just occured to me that Hastings was defending on the left in this play instead of Brooks. Was this try created whilst Liddle was in the head bin?

Brooks at hooker I think.

 

[Needaname]

Brooks at hooker I think.

Surprised it wasn’t Madden on that side. Were they defending there or did Hastings put himself there due to a shortage in the line?

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Surprised it wasn’t Madden on that side. Were they defending there or did Hastings put himself there due to a shortage in the line?

I imagine Madge didn't want Madden defending next to Gildart.

 

[batboy]

Thanks for that.
I don’t think we should carry him if that’s the case. Unfortunate but at this elite level, players with bad injury histories cannot keep up. I am very interested in how Doueihi returns after doing his knee twice. Likewise Laurie now he’s gone again.

Not sure how he played Rep footy...
- My guess it was when Watkins (first choice for a while) was out here with the Titans.
He was rubbish out here as well...

Seriously, The last Pommy back that made it out here might have been Ellery...
The others like Widoop, Farnworth and the like - Were made here.

 

[MarySt]

Anyone who's supported gildart in this thread needs to grab a mirror

 

[Demps]

If this was rugby league live 2022

He'd be a level 32 player

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

I think we can all agree now he is a waste of time this year, back to KOE for the rest year to learn how to play.

 

[innsaneink]

Dud buy

 

[The_Phantom]

Gildart can not be selected again . Makes to many defensive errors.

 

[Speed2burn]

I'd rather Tamou in the centres

 

[Furious1]

If he really is homesick i'll pay for his ticket home. I don't care what he used to be, at this point in time he is not in the same postcode as an NRL player.