Agree Pasitoa and Connolly were two of the best. Thought the 7 was again very strong, couple of turnovers at crucial times that took momentum away from the Irish when they were looking threatening. Reimer strong also , but gave away a few penalties, the 7 & 8 were stand outs for me. Both a year out of school, might not be long before the "Schoolboys" tag disappears and they are just Aussie U18s.
Pasitoa plays very direct, can get over the advantage line himself if nothing else on , think time playing 12 has helped there, in very trying conditions playing square opened up a little more space in the outside channels, and his defence is rock solid.
Connolly a very talented footballer . Was player of the U16 National Champs last year on the GC after being initially picked on the bench for NSW 1 , but played most of the Champs at 12 . Playing 15 at present , love the way he attacks the ball in broken play, always look likely to create something with the ball. Haven't seen him play 10, but think he would handle that very well indeed.
Both have a year to go at school , look forward to seeing their progression.
