Blackpool rl Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 https://www.giantsrl.com/article/7169/michael-takes-nrl-step?platform=hootsuite How good a prospect is Ronan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Blackpool rl said: https://www.giantsrl.com/article/7169/michael-takes-nrl-step?platform=hootsuite How good a prospect is Ronan? This is a great opportunity for the lad and one i think he will take full advantage of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith989 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 What a prospect this guy is for us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrushersForever Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 He seems to have a great attitude: completely unpretentious and eager to learn. I think he'll really make the most of his time with Canberra. https://www.rli.ie/news-details/10059082/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleD Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Great to see this pathway in place. There’s now a genuine pathway for Irish youngsters, through the youth rep grades there, to student level or if good enough to SL academy level and then a link here to Australia for a year. Hope he’s a real success and can lay the platform for others to follow in his footsteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Great credit must go to Peter Mullholland at Canberra and Andy Kelly at Huddersfield for arranging this particular part of the partnership between these clubs Ronan won’t be the last to go over there and I suspect there could be the odd young player flying in the opposite direction too. Its another ‘pathway’ for young players in addition to Reserves, Dual Reg or early SL opportunities, that has to be beneficial and can only be seen as a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz39 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Ronan is a great lad and deserves this, he's a young kid who paid his own air fare to come over for an academy trial and has now earned a professional contract/is a regular international/training with one of the world's top clubs. Not bad for a kid from a country with not much RL heritage - Any kid in Ireland or any other country should use Ronan as an example of what can be achieved if you want it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwis 13 6 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Good story, be great if this leads to a professional career in the Super League or NRL for Ronan, not to mention a home grown professional playing for Ireland national side. Do Super League Clubs scout National age grade European rep sides of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Serbia etc? As its an obvious place to look for talented players that can be developed to Super League standard. Does anyone know how Brian Carney made his way into Super League? I heard he played for Ireland students & ended up playing for Hull? did Hull contact him and sign him directly from the Irish Students side or did he have to contact them seeking a contract or did he play in a trial game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrushersForever Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 31 minutes ago, kiwis 13 6 said: Does anyone know how Brian Carney made his way into Super League? I heard he played for Ireland students & ended up playing for Hull? did Hull contact him and sign him directly from the Irish Students side or did he have to contact them seeking a contract or did he play in a trial game? Carney originally signed with Gateshead. He began playing with Dublin Blues for fun, and got picked for the Ireland Students side. Presumably someone from Gateshead was scouting the student matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Excellent. I may have to arrive at the stadium earlier to watch him run around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwis 13 6 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Is Ronan Micheal the 1st homegrown Irish developed player to sign a Super League/NRL full time professional contract since Brian Carney? I seem to remember hearing that some Irish developed players had signed for Championship 1 sides before maybe for Coventry? but that would've only been part time contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrushersForever Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 8 hours ago, kiwis 13 6 said: Is Ronan Micheal the 1st homegrown Irish developed player to sign a Super League/NRL full time professional contract since Brian Carney? I seem to remember hearing that some Irish developed players had signed for Championship 1 sides before maybe for Coventry? but that would've only been part time contracts. I can't think of any other players since Carney who have gotten full-time contracts. But there have been a few who have gotten part-time contracts, particularly with Sheffield and Coventry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Longhorns RL Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Peter Ryan -Coventry bears (playing ) Mikey Russell -Coventry bears (playing ) Wayne Kerr -oldham /London skolars (retired) James Kelly -Sheffield eagles ,London skolars ,Coventry bears (playing ) Casey Dunne -London skolars (retired ) Aaron Ryan -Coventry bears (playing ) Matthew Hadden -rochdale hornets ,Oxford (playing ) Stevie gibbons -oldham ,London skolars (retired) Graham o keefe -Gloucester ,Oxford (playing ) Fiach Millward -Coventry bears (playing ) Jj Baird -Oxford (retired ) Kenny Calladine -Oxford (retired) Carl de chenu -Sheffield eagles,Carl de chenu (retired) (James mulvaney -signing for Sheffield eagles -playing ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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