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Posted by the Eggman on May 26, 2015 at 7:09pm

With Alvaro debuting on friday I thought I would pose the question,from your memory which juniors debut is the most memorable for you or the most impressive? I'm going to go with 2006 versus penrith,the week that JT took over from brian smith as coach after an ordinary start to the season in fact was half way through. I think from memory we lost that game in a close encounter but it was most memorable for me because of the debut of a junior who had been killing it in the lower grades but for some reason bs wouldnt give him a run. That player was Jarryd Hayne.dont think he even scored a try in that game but we sure turned our season around after that night with jh scoring 17 tries in the next 16 games and right from the start you could just tell he was all class, and the rest is history. I may have chosen the best but how about the rest?

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Ham Sammich May 26, 2015 at 7:17pm

Manu Ma'u Round 1 2014. Ran for 200 metres, looked dangerous every time we got the ball and was stern in defence.
Dorki wizard May 26, 2015 at 7:22pm

Other than Jarryds debut, Inu's debut against Canberra in 07 I think was brilliant... I remember running into Damian Kelly who was our media manager at the time, at the club after the game and declared that a star was born, him and Haynsie carved up..
- BE STONE COLD > Dorki wizard May 26, 2015 at 7:34pm
  
  Must have been a great debut for Inu... His very next game was for New Zealand.
Trini Lopez calling Go Go Gomez May 26, 2015 at 7:57pm

Eric Grothe Snr. I think his first game was against Cronulla, and it was telecast by channel 7. If it wasn’t his first game, I apologise, but it was the first I’d heard of him, and I can’t find confirming details online.

If I remember correctly, the opening kickoff targeted Grothe, who ran the entire length of the field, only to be tackled a few metres short of scoring. I still remember thinking who the f... is that? Never had to ask that question again.
- GRUNTA - Death of a Salesman > Trini Lopez calling Go Go Gomez May 27, 2015 at 4:08pm
  
  Yes Trini, EGS was mine too.
  
  I'm sure it was his debut?
steve mkd May 26, 2015 at 8:09pm

Tim smith first year ,, absolutely destroyed every team ,, I thought he would be our next sterlo... He could of been anything
- the Eggman > steve mkd May 26, 2015 at 8:14pm
  
  First game of the year v tigers his first game he absolutely killed them.
- steve mkd > steve mkd May 26, 2015 at 8:20pm
  
  He killed it all year ,, we thought next aus half that's for sure
- the Eggman > steve mkd May 26, 2015 at 8:24pm
  
  Not all year . preliminary final v cowboys the poor kid went to water.
- steve mkd > steve mkd May 26, 2015 at 9:33pm
  
  If we had moi moi and Hindmarsh would off been a different story I reckon