Re: U18 Summer Series
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2025 7:15 am
Got a bit of a thumping, lost 69-24. Hopefully the experience gained will be useful despite the poor results.
He didn't strike me as a particularly big lad when I saw him play, was good in contact though.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?
Yes, he always plays wing, not he doesn't have the hands, or the agility, to play centre. At this point, I'm not sure he's got the brains either.
What he is, is a really good and promising winger.
I mean, if anything, it's the opposite. We seem to have (or had) a real problem developing big/physical centres.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?
We have a problem developing big and physical centres that aren't very skill limited. When we do we still seem to have issues bringing them through, see Dan Kelly.twitchy wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:16 amI mean, if anything, it's the opposite. We seem to have (or had) a real problem developing big/physical centres.Which Tyler wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 3:32 am Why are the English always so eager to convert any big back3 players we have, to centre, just because they're big?