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  Johnny B Good January 5, 2016 at 7:30pm

  Yeah, I like him. His energy and commitment levels are good. He is a bit like the young Manly prop, Trobjovic. Needs more game time to develope, hopefully BA knows how much he needs and increases accordingly.
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  Rise of an empire January 5, 2016 at 7:34pm

  Him & JNR for me both have huge potential, don't want to see either player leave the club
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  Ham Sammich January 5, 2016 at 7:40pm

  I can't wait to see what he does after having a couple of games in first grade, depending on what type of style we go with he mightn't make the top 17 though.
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    rappetite94 > Ham Sammich January 5, 2016 at 7:53pm

    Might be a bolter tho. I dont think IDG will play much next year with the interchange put down to 8 and peats being our number 1 hooker. So 4 spots is left to the forwards.
    Alvaro could be a player who breaks out the game with 10 minutes to go in each half. But thats my opinion.
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    rappetite94 > Ham Sammich January 5, 2016 at 8:04pm

    Wouldnt it only be 2 interchanges used then? I was just thinking outside the box. But yeah you have a point.
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  rappetite94 January 5, 2016 at 7:54pm

  To be honest, ive already told myself junior wont be there next season. I just dont want to be let down.
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  Steve January 5, 2016 at 7:55pm

  Alvaro will be this clubs #1 prop by years end by the length of the straight.
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  Ham Sammich January 5, 2016 at 7:58pm

  All depends what sort of bench we go with, we haven't even played the trials yet so we don't even have the faintest idea what the thinking will be come Round 1.

  One thing's almost certain though is that your last comment won't come to fruition. The last 10 minutes of each half? That's 3 interchanges you'd be making right there, if a player starts on the bench more than likely they'll only have 1 stint during the middle period of the game.
• Parra Pete January 5, 2016 at 8:08pm

  A couple of our big boys can be injury prone and by all reports, Paulo will be exiting Pirtek so, the world is Daniels oyster this season.
  Go big kid!
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  Ham Sammich January 5, 2016 at 8:10pm

  Cue Poppa to come on and now say that this is a good idea purely because you've said that you're thinking outside of the box.

  Using him at the end of each half meaning that you'd be taking him off at some stage during the second half to bring him back on for the last 10 minutes or would you be expecting him to play for 50 minutes and expecting a big impact from him in the final 10 minutes of the match?

  If Daniel is on the bench in first grade I think that he'd be the perfect player to close out a match. He's very strong in defence and backs up the ball carrier well so the defence when tired has to make more decisions. I'm not sure how the interchanges will work 100% but if you could work it so that you have Mannah, Alvaro, and Choc on the field to end a match we'll be strong defensively.