Kelly to lift

[Briza]

Some of us on here are spoilt by our premiership quality centre pairing over the years were each centre partner CONSISTENTLY left their mark on the opposition .
Kelly is still young and I hope he keeps developing. He could be anything or could be just like a lot of players with promises they fail to keep . To me any centre that has good speed only over 20m is a handicap and a concern . At some stage I would like the 193cm tall and speedy Parker given an opportunity .
The following are premiership winning centres that CONSISTENTLY tore the opposition apart with skill speed strength and flare.
1972 & 1973 Fulton & Branighan
1976 Fulton and Gartner
1878 Gartner & Knight
1987 O'connor & Williams
1996 Hill & Inness
2008 Matai& Bell
2011 Matai & Lyon
2017 Walker & .........

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Bell hardly tore it up at Manly, played good but rarely shone.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

Look he's only 20 years old and mixing it with the best of them. Sure he's not man of the match but at the same time you are not cringing and cursing every time he touches the ball. So for me he is travelling fine. With more experience and game time he will develop further, gain more confidence and become more prominent in game play. So I'm happy that he is doing the simple things right. His performance will lift progressively. IMO he doesn't need to lift because he is under performing.

 

[Sheikheagle]

O"Conner and Kevin Iro were quite impressive as well . Kelly was put to the test on Sunday against Jack Bird and more then held his own . He is still developing , and does what is expected of him . Good foot work , safe hands , adequate defensive reads and solid hit ups and again playing his expected role in the side . Also that try that he scored against the Storm and just before half time was as good as you would see at that level. With the right application and dedication he will continue to develop and improve.

I agree O'Connor was awesome but not Iro who had massive raps on him. He looked like Tarzan but unfortunately played like Jane.

 

[Denno]

Leave Mr KELLY ALONE........GUNNA B A GUN..!!

 

[BOZO]

Leave Mr KELLY ALONE........GUNNA B A GUN..!!

We all hope so
Lets hope he fires up and has a big game against the Warriors

 

[pjayz]

@Snake did you get a little tip off that Kelly was going to be rested and Parker given a run? I haven't heard anything but saw that Parker has made the trip to Perth...hmm I wonder... find out soon I guess.

 

[Snake]

Parker for Sirro?
That would be interesting.
After all, didn't Steve Menzies start out as a winger? I think bozo shifted him to the back row.

@Snake did you get a little tip off that Kelly was going to be rested and Parker given a run? I haven't heard anything but saw that Parker has made the trip to Perth...hmm I wonder... find out soon I guess.

You could say that. But I knew it wasn't for Kelly, it was a bench run in the backrow...however, if he performs, he will put pressure of Kelly.

 

[NewwyEagle]

Definitely needs to lift. Some garbage defence so far today.

 

[cherry_poppins]

Overrated out the ass

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Yikes. He's been way off his game so far tonight.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

Can we swap this little fellow for Gutherson?

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

OK I take it all back.

 

[torana355]

The kid makes a few mistakes and you want to burn him at the stake....

 

[mave]

Sign of a good player.
Make up for your errors.

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Yep - dare I say it, he's lifted! That was a lovely try.

 

[Pepi]

Matai was awful in his first year. Glad we didn't scrap him immediately.

 

[Woodsie]

The kid makes a few mistakes and you want to burn him at the stake....

14 games in his rookie year .... goes good.

10 mins of poor play .... and some arsehooles turn on him ... FMD!

 

[Garts]

Knew this thread would be at the top after his errors. He is a keeper. Gets through a bit of work for us and looks like a smart player.

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

What's an arsehoole?

 

[TokyoEagle]

A couple of more favourable bounces of the ball today and he bags 3 tries