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1 hour ago, Sports Prophet said:

Rhys Walsh is dominating this prelim. If Mal had any balls, he wouldn’t be picking Tedesco this year, he would be going with young Walsh. He is devastating. 

Agree. Ezra Mann at 20 would be classed as too young to be given a prolonged opportunity in British RL. Our young un’s are always too young. We still have too many old plodders blocking their way and stealing a wage. 

 

 

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The best thing about Walsh is his confidence is just totally unflappable. 

In a preliminary final and a Grand Final spot on the line he throws an intercepted pass for a try to the Warriors but instead of going into his shell, he totally dominates the next 10 minutes and takes the Broncos out of sight. 

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27 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

The best thing about Walsh is his confidence is just totally unflappable. 

In a preliminary final and a Grand Final spot on the line he throws an intercepted pass for a try to the Warriors but instead of going into his shell, he totally dominates the next 10 minutes and takes the Broncos out of sight. 

Young, fearless and bravado.

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he qualifies for NZ too but imagine he could be the kangaroo FB for years to come - teddys been a gud un but a bit past his best now

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lets also not be too quick to write off turbo - paps and ponga - hope ponga puts his hands up for NZ  - would be a great boost for the kiwis

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1 hour ago, graveyard johnny said:

lets also not be too quick to write off turbo - paps and ponga - hope ponga puts his hands up for NZ  - would be a great boost for the kiwis

Turbo is injury prone and can’t play FB for Aus. Pap’s could but let’s see how he returns from injury too.

Ponga has played for Aus 9s. Not sure if that makes it difficult or impossible for him to play with the Kiwis.

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Ponga seems to have set his sights on Australia, even if not picked in position (because the Kangaroos often take to the field with three or more top-notch FBs).

Reece Walsh, Ezra Mam, Selwyn Cobbo and a few more of the current Broncos are so young and so on fire right now, who knows how good they can get? 

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13 minutes ago, Damien said:

Walsh was fantastic today, the stand out Australian fullback this season.

and reynolds is equally important to the team too

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No question we need to make the game more accessible for players like Reece Walsh, he and players like him are the way we will attract the casual sporting fan to watch our game.

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36 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

What a total wealth of Full Back talent Aus can call upon, just to put it into perspective how far is Dylan Edwards from being the Aussie pick for the No1 Jersey, he would walk into any other national team without question - yes including England.

in the selection queue I would go (if all fit and in top form)

1 edwards

2 walsh

3 tedesco

4 turbo

5 ponga

6 gutherson 

7paps 

8 mitchell

9 v holmes

all 9 would walk in to the eng team without question

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2 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

in the selection queue I would go (if all fit and in top form)

1 edwards

2 walsh

3 tedesco

4 turbo

5 ponga

6 gutherson 

7paps 

8 mitchell

all 8 would walk in to the eng team without question

Interesting johnny, Edward's is the best in your eyes?

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31 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Interesting johnny, Edward's is the best in your eyes?

as an all round FB  yes - maybe not the flair of walsh  or as entertaining but hardly ever gets anything wrong

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25 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

as an all round FB  yes - maybe not the flair of walsh  or as entertaining but hardly ever gets anything wrong

I wouldn't say that Edwards is an all round full back.  He is very good and excels for the Panthers because he has a very specific role which is to carry the ball on the 3rd or 4th tackle in an exit set to provide field position and time for a Cleary kick.

He is solid under a high ball and a good support player but every full back should be (if they aren't lazy like Latrell Mitchell).

Personally I think Ponga and Walsh are much more rounded full backs as they have a far better creative passing game.  In fact, I would say that Jack Welsby is a better all round full back than Edwards.

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8 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

  In fact, I would say that Jack Welsby is a better all round full back than Edwards.

and michael van gerwin is better at snooker than ronnie o sullivan 

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9 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

and michael van gerwin is better at snooker than ronnie o sullivan 

I enjoy having conversations about the qualities of different players and so I will ignore whatever this is meant to be.

If you look at a modern day full back, I am keen to hear why you think that Edwards is a better all round player than Welsby.

He is tremendous at carrying the ball into the teeth of the defence in an exit set and, as you say, he very rarely makes a mistake under the high ball or in defence.  He may well be better than Welsby in those aspects.

But just as importantly in modern day rugby, the #1 has to be creative - a pivot with the ball in his hands.  I just don't see this in Edwards, he is nowhere near as creative as some of the other NRL fullbacks and (in my opinion) Welsby.

I am not saying Edwards is not a better player than Welsby (although I don't think it is the other way around either) but I don't think your description of Edwards as an all round full back is accurate either.

Although happy to hear your analysis and be persuaded. 

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"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

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7 hours ago, Dunbar said:

The best thing about Walsh is his confidence is just totally unflappable. 

In a preliminary final and a Grand Final spot on the line he throws an intercepted pass for a try to the Warriors but instead of going into his shell, he totally dominates the next 10 minutes and takes the Broncos out of sight. 

Yes, in the best traditions of Australian full backs ( Billy Slater, 2007) he throws an awful pass for an interception try….not for the first time. His upside is incredible but his downside needs some work before he is crowned.

In the end it wasnt a game breaker but if he does that against the Panthers next week it wont be as easy to recover from.

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I think Walsh is unbelievable . Very few players just make you sit forward in your seat when they get involved in the game . He is that player , his acceleration off the mark , his speed , his agility and game breaking prowess are just incredible . He’s the best already 

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1 hour ago, Anita Bath said:

Yes, in the best traditions of Australian full backs ( Billy Slater, 2007) he throws an awful pass for an interception try….not for the first time. His upside is incredible but his downside needs some work before he is crowned.

In the end it wasnt a game breaker but if he does that against the Panthers next week it wont be as easy to recover from.

Next week will he fascinating.  On the one hand you have the ultra precise Panthers who execute their plan to perfection and on the other side the Broncos who will make mistakes but irresistible when they are on a roll.

I hope the latter win but it be a great game.

"The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby.

"If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris

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46 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I think Walsh is unbelievable . Very few players just make you sit forward in your seat when they get involved in the game . He is that player , his acceleration off the mark , his speed , his agility and game breaking prowess are just incredible . He’s the best already 

I've seen him play before but he seemed to take it to another level today. He was absolutely fantastic to watch.

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