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[BOZO]

Wouldn't exactly call Kelly a seasoned NRL plyer after two seasons. He's only a year older than Tom W. Both are still in their formative years. I think we'll know more about Kelly next year and hopefully Tom W. will break out of his shell then as well.

As far as defending Kelly, I tend to assess by way of what I see them potentially in years to come, not so much at this stage of their career. Kelly has some sublime skills, still developing. There are some players you just sense have that natural skill, time to make the impossible seem natural. I remember watching Jamie Lyon at Parra in his early years, and Cliff Lyons at Norths. They had that same ease of doing things that the average footballer will never do. There's just something about how easily they do things that others cant seem to do. Kelly, to me, has that basic skill, still under developed and needing refinement, but its there I call it the Mark Ella Factor

Next season is another season and we will all see how players develop . You could be right .

 

[Pittwater Legend]

Yes he does miss a lot, but he also tries a little too hard to make tackles that he shouldn't be attempting and others should be making.

Great point. Laying as much as a finger on someone who then runs infield to avoid you further still counts as a missed tackle in the eyes of the statisticians.

 

[Bearfax]

Next season is another season and we will all see how players develop . You could be right .

Absolutely Bozo. The proof will be in the pudding, as they say

 

[BOZO]

Absolutely Bozo. The proof will be in the pudding, as they say

Spot on mate . Players do their own talking by their actions on the field .

 

[Fluffy]

You are worried about missed tackles are you mate ?
NRL COM Season 2018 Player stats
Leading Missed tackles

* Brian Kelly Games Played 24 Missed Tackles 79

*Tom Turbo GP 22 MT 35

*Matt Wright GP 17 MT 25

*Suli GP 15 MT14

*Parker GP 17 MT 14

*Jorge GP 12 MT 9

Only counts as a miss, every time they run around Suli and score without him touching them is not on the list and that was far too often.