OFFICIAL Oliver Gildart

426Tlgerland said:
Well if Hastings gave us the heads up maybe time will improve this kid , he is young , he can attack , just needs a real lift in defence , who knows he could become a solid player , I suppose I should remember he is playing in a team that is well not that great , riddled with injuries , and are very hot and cold , I don’t know , just frustrating to see , but he can’t be held to account for all he loses , he is as bad as plenty of others in the team
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Young??? Needs a rocket up his highness.
 
426Tlgerland said:
This guy is getting smashed and well pretty rightly so BUT my concern is who thought he would be a good addiction to our first grade team , hear is where the problem stems from , who is held responsible for this guy , he is well out of the grade , I had hopes for him and first couple games game him a chance to show what he may have had , I do say he can attack and with a solid back line probably goes better BUT who takes the fall , who said sign this guy , that’s my issue
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Former international. Has pascoes’s paws all over it. Loves signing a has been.
 
Cobarcats said:
I understand your reservations batboy, as they say "a leopard never changes its spots"
I think a lot of Jacksons' personality is bought about by his upbringing.
He often talks about his mums struggles and not having dad around which I think has made him cocky and defensive.
The best thing for him was to get away and "find" himself.
I like what I see.
Let's give him a go and time will tell I guess.
I too am cautious about fairytales but they can come true if one tries hard enough.
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Fairy tales are great when your a kid....Hastings has known his flaws in his personality and what he had to change,he took it on himself to better himself and realise his true football ability...I cant applaud him enough for changing his wayward way of life and now committing himself to better this team and club...if you all still think this is a fairy tale then pinch yourself....your dreaming,Hastings is the real deal for us and the best you all can do is appreciate his efforts,this joint has paid big money to big egos over the years for no result,Hastings comes back after 3 weeks out for suspension,we win the next 2 games against formidable opposition,the team lifts and some of you guys can only talk fairy tales...fair dinkum...

On Gildart...he needs more time in reggies he has played 8 games over here and everybody thinks he is another Schofield....give him a bit more time before you scrap him,he is on a 2 year contract...gee we have given bigger money to bigger losers over the years and you want to condemn a bloke for travelling 1/2 way round the world to have a go in the toughest comp in the world....enough said...
 
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Our problem is attack ,yes he rushed up and missed hunt but Joe O miss for 2nd try even worse but in general our defence ok .We had enough ball and field position to score 30 pts . Problem is backline ! Laurie out,Toa not in his best position ,a 2nd rower in center ,Gildart makes some half breaks but no pass.
Of 1 thru 5 only Nofa good. Try 1.Peachy 2.Nofa 3.Toa 4.Gildart (last chance)
5.Maumalo ( only if fit and putting in effort) .Couldn't be worse
 
Stevec said:
Our problem is attack ,yes he rushed up and missed hunt but Joe O miss for 2nd try even worse but in general our defence ok .We had enough ball and field position to score 30 pts . Problem is backline ! Laurie out,Toa not in his best position ,a 2nd rower in center ,Gildart makes some half breaks but no pass.
Of 1 thru 5 only Nofa good. Try 1.Peachy 2.Nofa 3.Toa 4.Gildart (last chance)
5.Maumalo ( only if fit and putting in effort) .Couldn't be worse
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So you want Gildart to cost us another game with his shambolic defence?He is terrible and he will not improve as he has not learnt anything about working as a unit in defence and he is in his mid 20s.
 
Annoying to see him named again but at least with Peachey in 14 if gildart folds again we can hook him asap
 
🤔 The coaching staff can see something that we can’t see because they keep picking him
Maybe he does well at training & it’s just not translating onto the field
Maybe they’re putting their faith in him to turn the corner soon
Don’t forget he’s an import so it’s probably taking a bit longer than expected
it took most of our players 5 weeks to click into gear
He did try a bit too hard against the dragons but he did show glimpses
Before that he was 💩
Let’s see what happens against the chip eaters this week
 
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Tiger Woods said:
🤔 The coaching staff can see something that we can’t see because they keep picking him
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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.
 
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