Kalyn Ponga - What's the hype?

From everything I've heard the kid is going to be the next superstar. But as far as debuts go, I really don't think he's was anything special. He made 1 line break and 176m which is pretty good, but that included 1 or 2 long runs where I think he bombed a try by going the wrong way. I think he would just about be the only debutant not to score a try, how many times have you seen throughout the year the person on debut scores a try. Yet this guy is getting all these articles written about him I don't get it.

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  • You mean he's no bevan french
  • Your kidding right. How many 18 year old kids debut in a semi final and put up numbers like that. Brasher, Ettinghausen and Fittler are the only blokes I can think of playing at that age in a semi final . The kids got better footwork then Tuivasa- Shek. The Broncos targeted him in one of the most high pressure , exhausting finals ever played and you blog about a young fella being overhyped. Eff me dead.
    • With u on this Bup. To debut in that game and play as well as he did, is a great effort. That was one of the most brutal exciting games of footy I've seen in a while
    • Agree Bup, i actually thought he showed great signs in that game, i think he will move into the halves down the track and kill it.

    • You nailed it Bup.

    • Agreed Bup. This boy looks good. I also like Nth Qld winning as they've a huge area, and make the comp stronger while competing with Brisbane and Melb. Lots of good players up there...
  • Pffft... U gotta be joking... You're judging an 18 year old on his debut game IN A FKN FINALS GAME? That big break he made and that step! Only RTS could match that.

    • Didn't take in to account that it was a finals game - I never once bagged the bloke, just complaining about the fact other kids that have better debuts didnt get the hype he's getting

  • Never said he's not a special talent. Just said I don't understand the articles. Guess I'm just over the QLD hype machine

  • Ponga will be a superstar, he's a very good player and will be elite one day, he reeks of quality, one of those players that you can see that within 5 minutes of watching him play, you will change your opinion in good time i recon Kase.

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