So even though I'm not in Australia currently I had the pleasure of watching the Maltese play the British Mercian 1 Army team. The Maltese had a 16 year old debutante, Brad Littlefair who plays for the Mascot Jets. In his International debut against blokes who are about twice his size and make their living by getting shot at, he stood up under real pressure. Speaking with him after the match he played the entire match (all 80 minutes) with only one good shoulder having injured it the day before at training. He was a good runner of the ball but his defensive work was amazing, regularly bringing down guys much bigger than him. The Eels could do worse than have a look at a kid who, at 16 years old, has represented his country.
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I'm still there. He's not short given he was born in Australia. He's about my height so around 6 foot. Probably around 80kg if that but then again he's only 16 and could be quite a good backrower. For a kid his age to represent his country and play the full 80 with an injury says something about his passion and pride for the game.