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  SuperEel 22 June 7, 2017 at 8:53am

  The purpose of having a player like Scott is to have a veteran teach the younger guys how to play to a high level each week. He's been here for 2 seasons now and I hope our boys have learnt plenty off him. A big positive I think of having Beau is the development of Tepai. He's developed in to quite the player on that right edge and has also been tough in the middle, a role Beau has done over his career.
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  Mitchy June 7, 2017 at 8:57am

  I think Moera / Mau / Brown / Kenny / Alvaro have done v well; and B Scott has been on bench. I am sure BA knows this and i think our fwd defence has been v good; i have more concern of defence out wide Wile.
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  Longfin Eel June 7, 2017 at 9:11am

  We've already see Brown playing lock and Mau and Tep on the edges, which is coming along nicely. I reckon BA will convince Scott to go around one more time next year and possibly look to recruit another back rower after that. Hopefully by then the back row will have learnt a lot from Scott.
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    Poupou Escobar > Longfin Eel June 7, 2017 at 9:28am

    You reckon Arthur will be able to convince Scott to see out the final year of his contract or would he rather retire and give up $350k? No chance will Scott retire at the end of this year.
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  Wile E. Coyote June 7, 2017 at 9:25am

  Agree but I still notice a big difference when Scott is on the bench compared to when he is on the field
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    Mitchy > Wile E. Coyote June 7, 2017 at 9:38am

    Don't get me wrong Wile, I love Scott and his hard edge approach. I have heard how good he is in the wrestle / tackling at training. I would like him to be here for another year or two
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  Poupou Escobar June 7, 2017 at 9:26am

  Scott's retirement is still at least 18 months away. Our team will look very different by then, including our younger players all being that much better and more experienced.
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  colin hussey June 7, 2017 at 9:44am

  While I was sceptical with his signing owing to age, especially when BA was looked as if he was raiding multitudes of nursing homes, and pushing Poppa outa the way, he has certainly more than proved his worth at and with the club.

  Players like Scott give more to a team single handedly that 2 or more others can give. Experience is earned and developed, rather than a simple call up to grade and you have made it. Every so often a player comes along and contributes so much to the team, that you realise what we had missed in the past, such a player is Beau Scott and what he has done for the club and team.

  To perform as he and the others did last week was something to behold, no compromise in attack and defence and toughness that belieys his size.  I hope he lasts out his contract, and in that time that he can pass on some of his experience to others, including the younger players in the side also those coming through. He is the prize example to lift the likes of Nathan Brown and Tepai Moeroa into being the players that will take the club well forward into the future, likewise to some of the younger talent in the 20's (and whatever that will end up as and like next year) and ISP.

  Once he hangs up his playing boots though he's a player that I would like to see still involved in the club more especially to work with those young forwards that are coming through, as he would more than compliment the coaches already on board.
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    SuperEel 22 > colin hussey June 7, 2017 at 2:56pm

    The important thing with Scott, if he retires at the end of next year, a good chunk of our forwards are near or over 100 NRL games. They're seasoned players used to the rigour of professional rugby league which is something we couldn't say when Scott arrived.
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  Longfin Eel June 7, 2017 at 9:46am

  Sorry Pou, I wasn't aware of the contract status. Certainly if he is contracted next year he'll play unless injury takes over.