ellakasmar
Reserve Grader
I use to call our under 20s side the baby Sea Eagles. But compared to the rest of the competition, I reckon you could use it for most of the guys in our current first grade side!
On Sunday afternoon, we played with a team that had an average age of 24 with six players aged 22 or younger. This will be even more when we get a fully fit side, with players like Croker, Tommy T aged 22, and Suli aged 20.
It is incredible what these young guys are doing. But our older and more experienced players are just as important to thank, with their guidance and mentoring giving massive self-belief and confidence to the whole squad. It is honestly such a perfect balance of young and old.
And the depth we FINALLY have is so comforting. This is all the way down to our junior representative sides, particularly today after the New South Wales under 18s side was announced, where six Manly players made the squad. Funnily enough - our boys make up three out of the six starting forwards, and three of four bench spots. These boys include Sione Fainu (#10), Joshua Schuster (#12), Siua Fotu (#13), Kaeo Weekes (#14), Ben Trbojevic (#15), and Alec Tuitavake (#16).
As you probably notice, there's a Fainu and a Trbojevic there - yep more brothers!!!!
It is so awesome to see the culture at the club, and the talent we are producing and forming. I really hope we can sign up some of these young guys, because I cannot wait to see how they progress all the way to first grade!
On Sunday afternoon, we played with a team that had an average age of 24 with six players aged 22 or younger. This will be even more when we get a fully fit side, with players like Croker, Tommy T aged 22, and Suli aged 20.
It is incredible what these young guys are doing. But our older and more experienced players are just as important to thank, with their guidance and mentoring giving massive self-belief and confidence to the whole squad. It is honestly such a perfect balance of young and old.
And the depth we FINALLY have is so comforting. This is all the way down to our junior representative sides, particularly today after the New South Wales under 18s side was announced, where six Manly players made the squad. Funnily enough - our boys make up three out of the six starting forwards, and three of four bench spots. These boys include Sione Fainu (#10), Joshua Schuster (#12), Siua Fotu (#13), Kaeo Weekes (#14), Ben Trbojevic (#15), and Alec Tuitavake (#16).
As you probably notice, there's a Fainu and a Trbojevic there - yep more brothers!!!!
It is so awesome to see the culture at the club, and the talent we are producing and forming. I really hope we can sign up some of these young guys, because I cannot wait to see how they progress all the way to first grade!
Can't believe he does his first post and gets 30 replies straight away... smh
