The Future is League 3,105 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/mikolaj-oledzki-stunned-england-training-23907441 Link to post Share on other sites
OriginalMrC 1,537 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 I saw him play in a pre season game against the Bears about 3 years ago. He was very young and raw but you could tell he was going to go far. Fair play to him. Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Robertson 45 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 I saw him playing at Redcliffe (in 2016) against the Aussie Schoolboys. He was one of the few England players to match the standard set by the opposition (which included Payne Haas). 2 Link to post Share on other sites
MZH 2,141 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Well done to him on the call up. Personally I dont think he's quite international quality yet, but he seems to be improving all the time and being in this squad should help his development further. Interesting to see what the next couple of seasons bring for him. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dunbar 10,473 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 19 minutes ago, Alan Robertson said: I saw him playing at Redcliffe (in 2016) against the Aussie Schoolboys. He was one of the few England players to match the standard set by the opposition (which included Payne Haas). Yes, he was one of the few from that tour that came away with credit after two big losses. I know he did OK in the first game and scored in the second (can't remember if he scored in the first). As well as Haas, that Aussie team contained the likes of Zac Lomax, Nic Cotric and Campbell Graham so they were very good. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Kevin Sinfield 2,473 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 He’s England’s best young prop forward 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Big Brexit Waney’s “English born” thing didn’t last long. 2 1 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
DavidM 10,784 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 I really like him , big and athletic with plenty of quality and still bags of potential to improve 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Click 809 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: Big Brexit Waney’s “English born” thing didn’t last long. I wish people would stop bringing this up, as this selection shows, he was clearly referring to Australians like Austin & Hastings, rather than players like Oledzki. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marauder 1,026 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 3 hours ago, Alan Robertson said: I saw him playing at Redcliffe (in 2016) against the Aussie Schoolboys. He was one of the few England players to match the standard set by the opposition (which included Payne Haas). We shot our selves in the foot more than enough times to kill an herd of Rhinos in that game, I bet the young Australians thought it was Christmas. Carlsberg don't do Soldiers, but if they did, they would probably be Brits. http://www.pitchero....hornemarauders/ Link to post Share on other sites
Tommygilf 7,987 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 20 minutes ago, Click said: I wish people would stop bringing this up, as this selection shows, he was clearly referring to Australians like Austin & Hastings, rather than players like Oledzki. I totally agree with that as an assessment, it doesn't stop it being a stupid comment though. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
langpark 1,317 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 19 minutes ago, Click said: I wish people would stop bringing this up, as this selection shows, he was clearly referring to Australians like Austin & Hastings, rather than players like Oledzki. Exactly, it's a pretty desperate comparison. He is a product of the English RL system, end of story. Hastings, Coote, Austin are not. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 23 minutes ago, Click said: I wish people would stop bringing this up, as this selection shows, he was clearly referring to Australians like Austin & Hastings, rather than players like Oledzki. What’s the difference? It was a ridiculous comment that couldn’t really have come at a worse time generally, given the unrest and subsequent rise of the BLM movement, that dunce at Halifax making racist comments online and Jermaine Coleman saying racism wasn’t taken seriously in Rugby League. It’s lucky our sports profile is very small. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Click 809 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, Hela Wigmen said: What’s the difference? It was a ridiculous comment that couldn’t really have come at a worse time generally, given the unrest and subsequent rise of the BLM movement, that dunce at Halifax making racist comments online and Jermaine Coleman saying racism wasn’t taken seriously in Rugby League. It’s lucky our sports profile is very small. I believe I said at the time that it was incredibly poorly worded by Wane, but iirc it was in context of an interview asking about Australians playing for England at the time. I don't think you can link it to BLM at all though, he was never talking about the race of players. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 2,557 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, langpark said: Exactly, it's a pretty desperate comparison. He is a product of the English RL system, end of story. Hastings, Coote, Austin are not. where does that leave farnworth then? 2 did the bloke who invented the phrase "one hit wonder" invent anything else? Link to post Share on other sites
Bedfordshire Bronco 1,944 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 6 hours ago, The Future is League said: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/mikolaj-oledzki-stunned-england-training-23907441 Well done Mikolai! Came across fantastic on the BBC podcast the other day 1 Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 2,557 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 hour ago, langpark said: Exactly, it's a pretty desperate comparison. He is a product of the English RL system, end of story. Hastings, Coote, Austin are not. coote plays for scotland doesn't he? did the bloke who invented the phrase "one hit wonder" invent anything else? Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 13 minutes ago, Click said: I believe I said at the time that it was incredibly poorly worded by Wane, but iirc it was in context of an interview asking about Australians playing for England at the time. I don't think you can link it to BLM at all though, he was never talking about the race of players. At a time when race and xenophobia was in the news, it was staggering that he said what he did. Why he was never pushed on his thoughts by journalists, too, was disappointing. His comments remain dumb, at best. He’s gone on to pick Dan Sarginson, an Australian born player, too. The whole “anti Australian” thing, too, is rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites
graveyard johnny 2,557 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 if we are going down this route shouldn't he be used as a poster boy aimed at polish communities all over the uk to attract more raw polish talent in to the game? or is this another opportunity too good to take up? 1 did the bloke who invented the phrase "one hit wonder" invent anything else? Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 13,237 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 2 hours ago, Tommygilf said: I totally agree with that as an assessment, it doesn't stop it being a stupid comment though. He was talking specifically about Australian born players and its pretty obvious he was referring to players that are just playing for England out of convenience. As usual though people are twisting words to pick a fight. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Ant 814 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Playing for Leeds/Saints/Wigan is 75% of the requirement for an England callup though, so its not really a surprise Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 13,237 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 1 minute ago, Ant said: Playing for Leeds/Saints/Wigan is 75% of the requirement for an England callup though, so its not really a surprise Shock, horror, the most successful clubs with the best youth development systems have the most players picked for England. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ant 814 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 If only that was the reason 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Damien 13,237 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 4 minutes ago, Ant said: If only that was the reason Course its the reason, unless you think that Shaun Wane has some secret bias to Saints and Leeds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JM2010 607 Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 36 minutes ago, Ant said: If only that was the reason What is the reason? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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