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Alot of new faces in the first grade team last night came together for a great win. Although I had my doubts during the week, I was confident that no matter how bad we might of been, the Titans would be worse. And that showed with Ash Taylor having another shocker.
Here is my over-view on how the fresher faces have been this year
1. Mat Ikuvalu
Actually starting to rate this guy. Had a 1-2 errors on his debut but who can blame him, it was his first game. He helps provide strong runs to get us out of our half and quickly gets to the ground so he doesn't get manhandled back. If only we had considered him before Reece Robinson this year, we might of won those extra couple of games.
2. Paul Mimorovski
Was solid last night and scored a try on debut.
3. Sean O Sullivan
I can see why he was infront of Lachlan Lam in the pecking order now. Could not complain about anything he did last night, he didn't force his hand. And for a small bloke he had some good defense!
4. Nat Butcher
I BELIEVE THE HYPE! This guy is seriously getting better in every game. When he first debuted, I heard all the hype about him in the under 20s but I couldnt see any of that from him in first grade. But with the more starting time that he has gotten he has made the most of it with strong runs and is always looking for a cheeky offload. I dont think Aubbo gets a run in spot because of this man once we have our full strength squad back together. Made a couple errors last night due to lack of concentration but I'm sure he will iron that out as he gets more playing time.
5. Lindsay Collins
Huge lad and a strong runner of the ball, hits hard in defense too! Loved the emotion he showed when Farmer Silly went in for the try. Had me so pumped for the next hit up off the kick off. We wouldnt be any worse if we let go of Napa to be replaced with him in my opinion. 2 blokes with the same build, Napa hits harder in defense but Collins has leg drive rather then dropping like a potato sack as soon as he gets tackled.. With Napa out for the next following weeks we will see more of Lindsay. Needs his mullet back for the extra flair.
6. Farmer Silly
With so much Chookpen hype around the Silly Farmer (I'm looking at you Eddie :P) I was quite excited to see if the hype was real. I had read on here that he would charge his hit ups with no hand break and that was exactly what he did. Got a try on debut as a gift for his hard running too. If we had him instead of Sitili last week we would of had abit more go forward as I felt Sitili was man handled and wasnt ready yet. Robbo's inclusion of him showed that he agreed.
7. Victor Radley
This kid is something special and no doubt every club wants him on their team whether they like to admit it or not! When he first debuted at hooker last year and had scored his FOX League Big Hit of the Week with rushing up D and changing the momentum I knew he would be something great.. then he did it again the next game... and again... and again. Now playing his first full year he has been a revelation. I remember the first game I went to this season Chooks v Tigs Rd1. Jake Friend was having a shocker and I was saying to my mate who was a Tigers supporter, "Wait til Victor Radley gets on" and he goes "Who? I've never heard of her" then Victor comes on as hooker and we score off the same set. Fast forward 16 rounds and he's telling me he wished he had Victor in his team. Lol
The season is looking good.. I'm quite confident with how our defense looks and last time we actually fielded a full strength team look what we did in attack.. 32 points on the high flying Panthers. Robbo resting the origin players will do wonders for the team. They will come out firing next week as we prepare for the big rematch against the Saints in 2 weeks. It will be a different result mark my word.
GO THE ROOSTERS!!
Here is my over-view on how the fresher faces have been this year
1. Mat Ikuvalu
Actually starting to rate this guy. Had a 1-2 errors on his debut but who can blame him, it was his first game. He helps provide strong runs to get us out of our half and quickly gets to the ground so he doesn't get manhandled back. If only we had considered him before Reece Robinson this year, we might of won those extra couple of games.
2. Paul Mimorovski
Was solid last night and scored a try on debut.
3. Sean O Sullivan
I can see why he was infront of Lachlan Lam in the pecking order now. Could not complain about anything he did last night, he didn't force his hand. And for a small bloke he had some good defense!
4. Nat Butcher
I BELIEVE THE HYPE! This guy is seriously getting better in every game. When he first debuted, I heard all the hype about him in the under 20s but I couldnt see any of that from him in first grade. But with the more starting time that he has gotten he has made the most of it with strong runs and is always looking for a cheeky offload. I dont think Aubbo gets a run in spot because of this man once we have our full strength squad back together. Made a couple errors last night due to lack of concentration but I'm sure he will iron that out as he gets more playing time.
5. Lindsay Collins
Huge lad and a strong runner of the ball, hits hard in defense too! Loved the emotion he showed when Farmer Silly went in for the try. Had me so pumped for the next hit up off the kick off. We wouldnt be any worse if we let go of Napa to be replaced with him in my opinion. 2 blokes with the same build, Napa hits harder in defense but Collins has leg drive rather then dropping like a potato sack as soon as he gets tackled.. With Napa out for the next following weeks we will see more of Lindsay. Needs his mullet back for the extra flair.
6. Farmer Silly
With so much Chookpen hype around the Silly Farmer (I'm looking at you Eddie :P) I was quite excited to see if the hype was real. I had read on here that he would charge his hit ups with no hand break and that was exactly what he did. Got a try on debut as a gift for his hard running too. If we had him instead of Sitili last week we would of had abit more go forward as I felt Sitili was man handled and wasnt ready yet. Robbo's inclusion of him showed that he agreed.
7. Victor Radley
This kid is something special and no doubt every club wants him on their team whether they like to admit it or not! When he first debuted at hooker last year and had scored his FOX League Big Hit of the Week with rushing up D and changing the momentum I knew he would be something great.. then he did it again the next game... and again... and again. Now playing his first full year he has been a revelation. I remember the first game I went to this season Chooks v Tigs Rd1. Jake Friend was having a shocker and I was saying to my mate who was a Tigers supporter, "Wait til Victor Radley gets on" and he goes "Who? I've never heard of her" then Victor comes on as hooker and we score off the same set. Fast forward 16 rounds and he's telling me he wished he had Victor in his team. Lol
The season is looking good.. I'm quite confident with how our defense looks and last time we actually fielded a full strength team look what we did in attack.. 32 points on the high flying Panthers. Robbo resting the origin players will do wonders for the team. They will come out firing next week as we prepare for the big rematch against the Saints in 2 weeks. It will be a different result mark my word.
GO THE ROOSTERS!!
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