OFFICIAL Oliver Gildart

[Tim Sheens]

Not many from our top 30 that are fit or ready to choose from and only having signed up 29 players doesn't help.

Almost certainly playing reggies if Nofoaluma was fit this week and Kepaoa at centre, and that's still with a back rower in Garner filling in on the other side of the field.

Pretty good out of dummy half and even got to there on the right side again on Sunday, but poor in other areas and probably not going to cement a spot.

Edit: I note @jirskyr posted pretty well much of the same a few minutes before whilst I was writing mine.

 

[Geo]

What they see is a lack of options? I think it was evident when Gildart was dropped the other week, that he's not a first-choice selection.

Unfortunately for us when we are down Doueihi, Kepaoa (until last week), Jet and Tommy Talau, you are literally picking your 4th and 5th choice centres, one of whom is a backrower.

I am fine with the Gildart experiment - he's not super hopeless and it was worth a punt. He has plenty of heart, he may yet find his place in the side a la Mark Flanagan who was never flash but did a job when asked of him.

I think if Nofa was fit this week they may have gambled Kepaoa in the centres, despite being heavily short a run.

Pretty much..

I don't get the ragging on the guy... his ball running is promising..

 

[TillLindemann]

Worst import in the NRL for decades. Was this a Sheenius recommendation?

That is the worst exaggeration since Hitler.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Poor dudes had a haircut too. Gone are those bloweave sessions. Starting to look like a footballer.

Probably cost him a lay or two and still can't bag a try.

Maybe he gets lucky this weekend, with a try that is.

 

[matchball]

That is the worst exaggeration since Hitler.

Name one worse import. I'm struggling to name someone being so lame since arriving.

 

[Geo]

Name one worse import. I'm struggling to name someone being so lame since arriving.

Sam Tompkins, Ryan Hall, Zac Hardacker, Dane Sarginson, Joe Burgess just to name a few,,

 

[matchball]

Sam Tompkins, Ryan Hall, Zac Hardacker, Dane Sarginson, Joe Burgess just to name a few,,

Sam Tompkins was light years ahead of Gildart that's unfair. Never heard of the other and the less famous Burgess.

 

[Cobarcats]

Sam Tompkins, Ryan Hall, Zac Hardacker, Dane Sarginson, Joe Burgess just to name a few,,

Geo help!

Zak Hardaker was a flop but i can't see any history of him at WT on Wiki or RL Project.
Did he bomb out in trials.
Think brain think 🤔

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Braith Anasta.

He is what he is.

 

[batboy]

Geo help!

Zak Hardaker was a flop but i can't see any history of him at WT on Wiki or RL Project.
Did he bomb out in trials.
Think brain think 🤔

Was with Penrith in his time here - Was never at WT's (To my knowledge)

 

[TillLindemann]

Name one worse import. I'm struggling to name someone being so lame since arriving.

I think old mate from Russia that Sheens signed takes the cake.

 

[Spartan117]

If we had every player available, We would have a different team and that includes Centres.

Oliver Gildart comes from a competition that is not Defence focused.

He supports well and takes the opposition on. There is a lot that I like about his attitude and intent.

He will improve.

 

[Odessa]

I think old mate from Russia that Sheens signed takes the cake.

No way he was bog average when he was signed and I don't think anyone but the player was thinking he was a chance more about being a feel good story then anything else
Dane Sarginson was the biggest flop he had a great rap in the UK came here injured struggling to get on the field injury free and when home injured it's a shame

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Name one worse import. I'm struggling to name someone being so lame since arriving.

International GB winger John Bentley
Played for Balmain 1994 10 games on the wing
hopeless

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

If we had every player available, We would have a different team and that includes Centres.

Oliver Gildart comes from a competition that is not Defence focused.

He supports well and takes the opposition on. There is a lot that I like about his attitude and intent.

He will improve.

his attack is pretty good just the defensive liability wow it is shocking I think as others have said he is too small for nrl centre and has no idea in defence

 

[Spartan117]

his attack is pretty good just the defensive liability wow it is shocking I think as others have said he is too small for nrl centre and has no idea in defence

I dont disagree

He has a ways to go to be a real force in the Aussie Game.

But lets cut the guy some slack.

He darts out of dummy half for good Metres, had less missed tackles than others on average, unfortunately THAT tackle last week was a bad miss.

 

[TillLindemann]

I dont disagree

He has a ways to go to be a real force in the Aussie Game.

But lets cut the guy some slack.

He darts out of dummy half for good Metres, had less missed tackles than others on average, unfortunately THAT tackle last week was a bad miss.

Just about every player in the backline has made similar bad misses.

 

[Cobarcats]

Was with Penrith in his time here - Was never at WT's (To my knowledge)

Yeh I'm sure you right, I do have something way down the the bottow canals of my brain that we had sonething to do with him, I also saw a reference which I'll try to find. That why I wonder if he trialled with us.
Certainly all rugby league project references have him at Panthers.

 

[Cobarcats]

Yeh I'm sure you right, I do have something way down the the bottow canals of my brain that we had sonething to do with him, I also saw a reference which I'll try to find. That why I wonder if he trialled with us.
Certainly all rugby league project references have him at Panthers.

Probably because he played for Castleford Tigers that by brain linked us to him 🤪

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Sam Tompkins, Ryan Hall, Zac Hardacker, Dane Sarginson, Joe Burgess just to name a few,,

Joe Burgess and Dan Sarginson were awful. People have short memories. Lee Mossop for the Eels only played 3 games then jumped ship.