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"yes, as it turn's out it's origin is NZ Rugby and nothing to do with the Brisbane Broncos.
My apologies."
My apologies."
"Great discussion here as always . Every team wants a Haas , Cleary , grant or Walsh . Versions if them are out there . Extracting that is the million dollar question. I have a lot of confidence that we will get a 5-10 year nrl quality player out…"
"Way to incorporate him is having Williams move into the middle for Kelma to on an edge. If Ryles goes that way as Michael W pointed out that both Williams and KK are left sided."
"Definition from Google; A Bronco Run, or Bronco Test, is a demanding aerobic fitness assessment, common in rugby and other field sports, that involves a 1.2 km shuttle run with constant changes of direction, challenging anaerobic capacity and…"
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What are your thioughts about those three LB? EA/Sonic seem to be quite bullish on them. When it comes to juniors, it's hard to tell who will make it eventually. Few do. But you can't give up too early. Twiddle is another, I suppose.
Onething I look at when I see juniors is there physicality and competitiveness.
If they can stand up physically they've got a chance they have.
If they can't it's an uphill battle.
Competitive you want the guys who get upset when they make mistakes and hate losing even little things.If there's a game of whatever it is that guy wants it there character traits I look at.
Throw the highlights out the window we have to dig deeper than that.Kids who come from deprived backgrounds and have had to work for everything there whole lives.
JFH Moses Leota that's what Riff were built off in the middle.
We found Manu Ma'u Danny Wicks guys who had no business resurrecting there lives but did.Guys who've overcome obstacles in life these are the types I'm looking for off the park.
Coryn, spot on. Absolutely on the money. That’s exactly what Ryles will be looking for in the trials.
Just one caveat: smaller spine players, and generals, with strong footy IQ might not jump off the page athletically or physically but are hyper-critical. They might need protectors. They're probably at their best late 20s-to mid 30s, a bit bulkier and mentally mature, when their muscle mass and bone density is at its peak, despite dropping off in fast-twitch acceleration and explosiveness.
You can get that good balance elsewhere with older players like Dylan Walker. He can handle the physicality in the middle but has good footy IQ. Even the Fox has good footy IQ for a winger, communicates on-field, and has helped Sean Russell.
yeh, that point Coryn made about competitiveness...... noted Lincoln Fletcher beat Smith in the Bronco's run the other day (TCT) and that smacks of it, Smith doesn't lose much!
"Bronco's run" ...???
its a name that is used and founded somewhere in Broncos history?
Definition from Google; A Bronco Run, or Bronco Test, is a demanding aerobic fitness assessment, common in rugby and other field sports, that involves a 1.2 km shuttle run with constant changes of direction, challenging anaerobic capacity and maximum aerobic speed by repeatedly running 20m, 40m, and 60m out and back five times, with the goal of finishing in the fastest time possible.
yes, as it turn's out it's origin is NZ Rugby and nothing to do with the Brisbane Broncos.
My apologies.
Kelma is not a first grader
You maybe right Dynasty but he has already played more first grade than you and me.
On that premise you are wrong before you start.
He may be talking to his kids 30 years from now and they ask what did you do in the war Grandad, well he might answer I played 20 games of first grade and spent a lot of time getting there. Do you think that kids thinks he was "not a first grader".
I have been around sport a fair bit and one thing I have learned is that you can spot potential but never know if it will be fullfilled.
Fullfilling potential is something that can only exist within the person themselves.....it is very difficult to imagine some players and what they can achieve when they really set their mind to it.
I think Kelma has the ability and this year he is making a real crack at it, especially given the training reports. If he fails, doesn't mean he is a personal failure, maybe just not quiet good enough. Maybe he will go to PNG and play 100 more.
Can you make that judgement now based on your ability to be good enough to do so? I hope he succeeds, do you as well?
Maybe you could say based on your ability to ..."i don't think Kelma can make it as a first grader, I hope i am wrong!"
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