Reynolds

At this point in the season it's not going to help out team to drop our 5/8 that's been there all year for an injury prone player who's hardly played.
 
Hope Reynolds gets his chance again. Should certainly get a run if Benji gets injured.

Madge is within his right though to have the discussion with a player if he is not in his plans, and the player is within his right to stay and take the money he is entitled to. It has been handled with honesty and dignity at least unlike the last cluster.
 
@TIGER said in [Reynolds](/post/1047334) said:
@Russell said in [Reynolds](/post/1047193) said:
Is there a reason Liddle can't play 80 minutes other than people on here saying he can't?

Yes, the opposition.

That's an incorrect answer - has no bearing unless they injure him.
 
@Russell said in [Reynolds](/post/1047349) said:
@TIGER said in [Reynolds](/post/1047334) said:
@Russell said in [Reynolds](/post/1047193) said:
Is there a reason Liddle can't play 80 minutes other than people on here saying he can't?

Yes, the opposition.

That's an incorrect answer - has no bearing unless they injure him.

If he was playing against 14 yr olds he'd get through 80mins no problem right?

So the opposition is his reason why he can't get through 80mins. Has all the bearing
 
@TIGER said in [Reynolds](/post/1047355) said:
@Russell said in [Reynolds](/post/1047349) said:
@TIGER said in [Reynolds](/post/1047334) said:
@Russell said in [Reynolds](/post/1047193) said:
Is there a reason Liddle can't play 80 minutes other than people on here saying he can't?

Yes, the opposition.

That's an incorrect answer - has no bearing unless they injure him.

If he was playing against 14 yr olds he'd get through 80mins no problem right?

So the opposition is his reason why he can't get through 80mins. Has all the bearing

We'll see then. shall we.....
 
https://www.triplem.com.au/shows/the-rush-hour-with-mg
From around 16m 50s Grub comes on.
The bloke is a champion, says he would play for the Mighty Maggies for another year if he had to.
But says he wants to play NRL and it burns that the coach is pretty much blocking him out this year and next year, and his body is feeling fine
 
@cochise said in [Reynolds](/post/1047175) said:
@hsvjones said in [Reynolds](/post/1047134) said:
With our season on the line i would like to have him at 14 just to cover injuries or if Liddle cannot make the 80 mins. Understand if this is how coach plans to move him on by saying he wont be in first grade but as fans that have missed the finals for 8 years straight we need everybody on desk to make the finals. If he plays well a team might be tempted to sign him and we gets the benefits of it now. I just don't know but I would have him in.

Against Manly, I think it is very important to play 4 forwards on the bench. With playing Liddle at hooker I don't know if that is possible though.

I agree Cochise. Our recent wins were with 4 forwards on the bench. Against Manly we will definitely need the 4 forwards on the bench. If a 35 year old hooker could play the whole game, surely a 22 year old can, otherwise were in a lot of trouble next year.
 
@2005magic @Russell
I looked into this as I recall him playing some long minutes in 2017 his first year (after the solo 2016 game)

Here goes, courtesy of the old NRL.com match stats.

2017 - 13 games.
Round 4 - Off bench - 41 m
Round 6 - off bench - 28 m
Round 7 - off bench - 25 m
Round 8 - off bench - 32 m
Round 9 - off bench - 50 m
Round 10 - off bench - 27 m
Round 11 - off bench - 53 m
Round 12 - off bench - 53 m
Round 14 - off bench - 31 m
Round 15 - off bench - 50 m
Round 16 - started - 67 m
Round 17 - started - 68 m
Round 19 - started - 4 m (gone for remainder of season)

2018 - 13 games
Round 4 - off bench - 33 m
Round 5 - off bench - 41 m
Round 6 - started - 51 m
Round 7 - started - 26 m (pretty sure he got injured or hia in this game)
Round 8 - off bench - 32 m
Round 10 - off bench 47m
Round 11 - off bench 37 m
Round 12 - started - 36 m
Between Round 12 and 21, liddle was at 1st injured then Robbie arrived in Round 16...
Round 21 - off bench 15 m
Round 22 - off bench 18 m
Round 23 - off bench 14 m
Round 24 - off bench 19 m
Round 25 - off bench 31 m

2019 all off bench
Round 8 - 18 m
Round 9 - 18 m
Round 11 - 34 m
Round 13 - 32 m
Round 14 - 19 m
Round 15 - 39 m
Round 16 - 23 m
Round 17 - 29 m
Round 18 - 32 m

Make with this what you will.

My summary is;
In 2017 he was very close to almost 80 minute first grade games then got that injury in the start of the manly game.

In 2018 He was building back towards being the starting hooker then a combination of the sternum injury and Robbie returning limited his minutes.

In 2019 he was used sparingly as back up to Robbie but it is promising that although Robbie played nearly 80 every match Liddle got some decent game time this year.

We’ll see what follows. Fingers crossed the Kid can go the distance.
 
I sure hope he makes it- at very least to show his worth. Certainly up till now his playing career has been crueled by injury. I'd love to see him get some versatility and get some experience playing in another position but anyway- here's hoping for 80 minutes or close to that.
 
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