Tony

Morton
Murphy
George
Griffin

Lee
Moore

Korkidas
Davey
Amor
Morrison
Henderson
Howarth

Mariano
Wildie
Higgins
Johnson

Is Tony really the future?

Spot on with your post belly, as you would expect for someone who spends as much time down there watching the kids as you do, jack hit the nail on the head though when he said it would never get past Kear, it does not matter how well they're playing if the head coach does not go and watch them he won't pick them and Drury might as well talk to the wall for all the notice Kear takes of him.

Strongest team available for Sunday please. After that, throw as many young 'uns in as we can.

Agree with the OP

No but I think he's the best option at FB

Well I think it's Blaymire personally, at least he's more likely to play next season but that's just my opinion. Perhaps give Hyde another chance to redeem himself in that position.

IMO the position is quite clear. Kear stays and we might as well forget the Youth development work and look forward to a raft of players on inflated salaries who are approaching the end of their careers with their best days behind them.

Kear goes and a more forward thinking coach comes in and a proper RL conditioner and hey presto, the good youth development work can continue and the good prospects we have will probably remain with us, as they see a good chance of 1st team rugby.

blaymire told me he was going at the end of the season irrespective....calling time apparently

Bit young isn't he to retire?

Kear is a strange one when it comes to youth policy. When it comes to young players languishing in other clubs reserves he is truly enlightened and has had great success with these players. When it comes to homegrown players he seems reluctant in the extreme. It doesn't appears Kear is against young players just not willing to trust his own.

I must admit I can't quite work out the problem. I can only imagine that we have a sligtly younger under 21's than most and that's why.

He has blooded Wildie and Davey this year a has allowed George and Murphy to cement their places so it's not all one way. Seems to have more of an issue with forwards. Kear is like most coaches, you can't get inside their heads and as Kear has two skulls it's twice as hard.

29 I believe so not the spring chicken anymore. I'd agree but he's not going to get much better. That said if he were an Aussie a whole new career in SL would be opening to him at that age NGB4C would be demanding we signed him

It is but it depends on the injuries and the toll it takes on body, or maybe he's got another job.

Blaymire has missed a fair few games through injuries in the last year and this has had an effect on his performances. He's still good under a high ball but the rest of his game is going downhill. Maybe his body is telling him it ain't up to fulltime rugby anymore?

If it's true, I'd say it's probably a good decision - he is indeed safe under the high ball, but hasn't really got the ability to do what's demanded of a FB in the modern game; look no further than RL's new pantomime villain to see what a modern FB should offer - he needs to have the vision to join the line in attack and the skills to trouble defences.

I believe that if the Ryan Tongia deal comes off, he will bring that dimension; young Veivers, sadly, never will.

I always liked Blaymire because when he failed to make the grade in our Academy he picked himself up and went to Oz to learn how to play properly. He came back and was for a while the best FB we have had since Holland who got similar stick.

I wish some of the truly gifted players we produce had the same determination to make it. Blaymire has one real problem and that is he has no pace and never has and in the backs nothing beats pace. Just imagine if Blaymire had been given the same gifts as say Tansey - lifes not fair.

He was excellent in 07 and 08. I can remember when Fox left being much more bothered about us retaining Blaymire. Depends whats out there and how restricted we are on the cap next year following the upgrade. He probably comes cheap and I would not be too displeased if he's still here. If we want to really kick on then I would expect him to be back up rather than first choice. Either way I wish him well, he has been a decent player for us in the main despite some of the vitriol against him on here

I heard a rumour that Blaymire was offered the chance to take over as Daddy Cool until someone realised he would have to take part in the half time race against other mascots. It was considered more embarrassing than having him at full back.

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I hope Comedy Chissitt doesn't read this!

So why are we not bringing the young uns thru? Why is davey
Sacrificed for motu tony at hooker Sunday it really makes me mad, we now have the luxury of bloodimg lthe youngsters cos of our licence. Davey not yet signed and this is a must

Matt is a personal trainer at 5 star fitness (Jamie Field's gym) and is wanting to get more involved with that side of things. From what i've been told he's fed up of feeling like he's been hit by a bus and wants to settle down. Also all the critisism he recieves can't be making him want to stick it out, i know i wouldn't. Good luck to him what ever he chooses to do, i'll see him either way. Cracking lad.

Your so unbelievably funny

no you really are, do you do stand up as well? you have an obvious talent for comedy you should think about a full time career at it. Do you ever stop to think what you might be doing now if you had taken more notice of the teachers' at school?.

It's 'you're' not 'your'. What were you saying about taking notice of teachers?

That's all we need on here, another member of the grammar police