G'day people. Long time lurker - first time poster. I went to the game yesterday to watch my nephew play who is trialling for a possie. The game was moved from Toronto to Fingal Bay.
I agree with most things Rmd has said about the game. I thought it was a good hit out with plenty of tough defence from both teams. Yeah, lots of mistakes etc but I guess that's what trials are for.
I thought our best players were;
Liam Higgins, looked really sharp from dummy half and his defence was good. I saw him play against Cronulla and I thought his defence was poor that day but it was good yesterday.
James Cunningham, great effort in carrying the ball and in D
George Rose, strong carries, made ground every time he ran.
Joe G, same as George but his hands let him down a few times - must be rusty, Looked really strong but neither had the workrate of Cunningham.
Dane Chisholm, great game by the half. Was creative and made a few busts too. Should get a look-in at NRL level.
Esi Tonga, scored 2 trys and was strong in D. Could be a handy pickup from the Eels. It was Esi not Jesse that scored the trys.
Peta Hiku, really like the look of this guy. Saw him against Cronulla and liked what I saw that day. Always looking to get involved and was a constant danger to the Knights defence everytime he got the ball.
Jacob Gagan didn't see much of the ball and Ben Farrar played at 6 after Jason Seage withdrew due to injury. He went ok and mixed some good with ordinary. Was looking forward to seeing Seage play as he seems to have a few wraps on him.
Dean McClinchy is a big unit who played mainly on the wing but he is big enough for the forwards. Needs to get more involved as he is a strong runner.
There were a few other good players but I''m not sure of their identity due to the players having different numbers to the program.
There is a lot more depth this year and I wouldn't be surprised to see us push for a top 8 spot.