Reed Mahoney ?

Great debut tonight, obviously B.A, thought so left him out there. Made a few errors , thought defensively he was great, didn't over play his hand in attack either. 

You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!

Join 1Eyed Eel

Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –

Replies

  • Was good with the service and picking a few moments to have a run. I'm sure fatigue played a big part in those errors, but playing in these types of games (having to grind a win) will do him a world of good.
  • He looks a bit like Chad Townsend so hopefully that hairstyle bring us similar fortune.
  • Arthur said he left him out there because he didn't want to waste an interchange he felt was better utilised for one of the bigger forwards. In saying that though, surely Arthur new this prior to going into the game. As such he new or at least expected to leave Mahoney out there for 60 minutes. Despite a couple of wayward passes he looked instantly better than what we have. Enthusiastic, fast and didn't shy away from defence (not that our other hookers do).
    • I never judge a player on his first few games, or even his first season. Wait till he has played 15 or 20 games and teams start scouting him a bit more, then you find out where his strengths and weaknesses are.

      I'll give him until about round 5 next year before the usual muppets start calling for his head because he's not banging down the door for Origin selection by then.

      That said he looked promising.

    • Lol so true
    • Polite way of saying King was lucky to play the 20 he did

  • Thought he did a very good job for his NRL debut.. let’s hope Arthur keeps giving him more opportunities over King and Pritchard.

    • Arthur really doesn’t like King. Maybe 9. Mahoney 14. Prichard going forward
  • Massively impressed! At the very least I already consider him our best 14 option.

    Kicked out of dummy half, his service was good until fatigue got to him, and looked far more creative than some of our other options.

    I said before the game that I saw a combination of Stone/Mahoney as our really good fit for the club going forward, and this only served to back that up. I think like Kaysa, who puts a lot of effort into his contact, Mahoney is going to struggle to play eight minutes, and I think a rock-solid defender like Stone, who can play the first 20 minutes, and then come back on in the second half as a forward replacement, is the perfect balance.

    • P.S. I'd keep Kaysa around if the contract is modest - I think he's gotten his game to a really decent point, but you just can't rely on him being around for an extended run.

This reply was deleted.

More stuff to read

ParraPride replied to Prof. Daz's discussion R4 V TIGERS: FREUD SAYS ‘WORK THROUGH’ IT, DEAR EELS
"Definitely not!
I see it either being a close game with Parra winning or us winning by over 12 points."
50 minutes ago
RustyNuts replied to Poppa's discussion Players and Values and Judgements to make
"Personally I don't think gaining Lomax would cost us Talagi. He had a great 1st game and could possibly be better than Lomax when he gets going. He could move to the wing for some time to develop then move to the centres later. If he becomes better…"
3 hours ago
Slippery. replied to Poppa's discussion Players and Values and Judgements to make

 I totally agree with your comments regarding the importance and benefits regarding local juniors at discounted rates, however,  this is only a factor with their 1st contract if they show promise.  Once a player starts showing they have regular…"
3 hours ago
EA replied to Cʜɪᴇғ -'s discussion Big News On Lomax
"Nah Tago is a centre who may later transition into the backrow. I believe Turuva will leave the club which is fair enough. I think May will move back to the wing and the Mclean brothers will start making their way into FG. Panthers have Laurie and…"
3 hours ago
More…