manlyfan76
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Won the comp up there with Tony williams
Joey Walsh
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manly al
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You are pretty much on point with your general posting but unless my recollection is i bit off .
Quite sure that Sunshine coast win was in 2009 with Trent Hodgkinson the 7 and T . Rex as the 6 in the final ,
Then in 2010 , D C E with a full season with Sunshine coast coming from the 20 "s and Hodgo , the Manly i st grade 7
D C E replacing Hodgo in 2011 when he moved to the Dogs
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Ahh you are right.
manly al
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Tony Williams playing as a 6 must have been daunting for the opposition and showed a bit of skill level with the ball from memory .
Probably a bit under utilized in that area when in the Manly i st grade pack but could have been other reasons as well
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Falls into the "what do the opposition least want"
Trex with ball in hand.
Fogarty is a good signing. I expect that if young Walsh is as good as touted then Jake Arthur will end up at one of the new franchises.Jake is a solid player and a good trainer but didn’t in my view impress during the trials.
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Then he would have stayed with Canberra & then who would we sign. Maybe the dregs - Bulldogs Sexton. No thank you.
I believe The Initial offer was for two years
But Raiders matched it and the club added another year to make it a three year contract
This is what pressure does
StuBoot
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Yep, he was player of the year in QCup the year before he debuted.
So a full season in u20's and a full season in QCup so quite a bit of experience really
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Tony Williams - on his day was a wrecking ball. Unfortunately, these efforts were patchy ay best.
As a goal kicker - no thank you.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
Why did they have a winger on the bench in Cuthbertson?!?
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Well...it's ok if Walsh doesn't come along as fast as everyone hopes he will....or he has a season ending injury. then the 3 years won't be too bad...I think.
blacktown eagle
the pot stirrer
Why are you always typing in italics
Yeah i believe your correct.. so Walsh probably need the same hard nosed football against men
frank stokes
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StuBoot
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He's a fast talker, Just like typing in all capitals is speaking loudly or yelling!🤣
double hoops
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I think there was another huge factor in DCE as a rookie going so well in his debut year in 2011 on top of his relative experience.
Thats the experience of the bloke playing beside him. Not foz, but I'm sure that they also had combination helped, but the experienced Grand final campaigner game hardened Gifty.
DCE game was kept basic, kick long on the last looked like his main mission.
He's a natural running talent.
But I just don't think the Clive Churchill medal alone, says enough. Gifty was the King in 2011.
I forget if DCE was the first rookie half to ever win a comp or if it had been done in the 1930s or something far back but it's a rare feat. Which speaks of just how important experience at 7 is to a teams chances.
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