Waerea-Hargreaves to the Tahs?
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Penalty in union - for good reason
Geez their boofheads - it was obvious contact was made with his head...thats how come he was dizzy but it took a good couple of minutes in the commentary box to work out there might be an issue.
Reminds me why I can only watch about 1 play the ball before turning over to the lawn bowls
Geez their boofheads - it was obvious contact was made with his head...thats how come he was dizzy but it took a good couple of minutes in the commentary box to work out there might be an issue.
Reminds me why I can only watch about 1 play the ball before turning over to the lawn bowls
Bruce Ross
Ken Catchpole (46)
Give me a double helping of humble pie, please. I have to admit that until now I've had an arrogant, blinkered atiitude towards the Rugby-for-Dummies variant of our game, but now I find that there are Rugby League journalists who can write insightful, reflective, beautifully crafted articles, and in the Daily Terror of all places. From here on I'll be looking for anything that Andrew Webster writes for the sheer intellectual stimulation I know I will get. A sample:
But Andrew Webster kept probing, delving deep into Jared's psyche for the defining moment of his time as a professional Rugby League player; the thing he is most likely to retell to his grandkids, clustered wide-eyed at his feet. It's a simple story but one capable of influencing the little ones to never give up. If you fail, try again - at least once.
At his very first training session for the Roosters he threw an "askew" pass. Deeply mortified and hanging his head, Jared was trudging off to the dressing sheds with full intention of burning his footie gear when wise old "Smithy" called him back.
Eerily reminiscent of Master Po and Grasshopper, "Smithy pulled everyone up and asked me to throw it again. I hit the spot and I was, like, sweet." Anyone who had a dry eye after reading that must have a heart of stone.
When he was a teenager playing first-grade rugby for Northern Suburbs, a hard-headed forward on the other side commented on his youthful appearance when he was sent on as a replacement.
"Run at me and see how young I am," Waerea-Hargreaves invited the veteran player, who notably kept his distance for the rest of the match.
He came to the Roosters this year via Manly, and he's relished his time under coach Brian Smith despite suffering a dislocated shoulder on the eve of the season.
At his first training session, a pass went askew. His head dropped. "My confidence dropped, too," he recalls. "Smithy pulled everyone up and asked me to throw it again. I hit the spot and I was, like, sweet. He definitely encourages you. Makes you realise you are actually capable of playing footy."
"Run at me and see how young I am." It's obvious why young Jared remembers that as a highlight of his career. That's one of the all time great sledges. No wonder the "hard-headed forward on the other side" hid in the background for the rest of the game.But Andrew Webster kept probing, delving deep into Jared's psyche for the defining moment of his time as a professional Rugby League player; the thing he is most likely to retell to his grandkids, clustered wide-eyed at his feet. It's a simple story but one capable of influencing the little ones to never give up. If you fail, try again - at least once.
At his very first training session for the Roosters he threw an "askew" pass. Deeply mortified and hanging his head, Jared was trudging off to the dressing sheds with full intention of burning his footie gear when wise old "Smithy" called him back.
Eerily reminiscent of Master Po and Grasshopper, "Smithy pulled everyone up and asked me to throw it again. I hit the spot and I was, like, sweet." Anyone who had a dry eye after reading that must have a heart of stone.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Bruce it is unfair of you to mock this crap.
It gives an insight - if he's ready to quit for 1 "askew" pass....
if he's redeemed by his next one being "on the money thats as bad.
But then Brian Smith is sure doing something right....until the semis
It gives an insight - if he's ready to quit for 1 "askew" pass....
if he's redeemed by his next one being "on the money thats as bad.
But then Brian Smith is sure doing something right....until the semis
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Scratch that - this year the semis look out of reach for the roosters after 2 rounds
Bruce I've heard the 'hard-headed old forward' that Webster so eloquently refers to was actually Phil Waugh. The moment JWH sledged him was the first time a younger player had EVER stood up to him, and instantly at that moment he knew it was time to retire.
Obviously that was a few years before his actual retirement, as Hickey talked him down and insisted he stick it out. But you could tell that in the last few years his heart wasn't in it. He kept having mid-game flashbacks of that young upstart from Norths who stood up to him so powerfully that fateful Saturday afternoon...
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Obviously that was a few years before his actual retirement, as Hickey talked him down and insisted he stick it out. But you could tell that in the last few years his heart wasn't in it. He kept having mid-game flashbacks of that young upstart from Norths who stood up to him so powerfully that fateful Saturday afternoon...
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Bruce Ross
Ken Catchpole (46)
As some may have detected, barbarian, I have a penchant for absurdist humour. Nice to see the work of a fellow practitioner.
Like a blanket or a doily?
I'm pretty sure one of his tattoos is a doily.
I heard you, Barbs, even if no-one else did!
Sorry Baa Baa, I was already typing my post before you posted to stay on topic. Only saw it after I had posted.
Thanks for moving them to a new thread.
Thanks for moving them to a new thread.
I think he'd be a good signing. I watched him play at school, Iona in Brisbane, and for AIS in the schoolboy trials. He was a late call up into the Qld 2 team that won the National title that your IIRC. He's not a bad kid once you get to know him. He's just determined to be the best he can be and he sees being a "hard man" as the way to do that.
He could play 6 or 8 and would be great with ball in hand. Would just have to make sure he had all of the shoulder charging out of him.
Anyway I'm sure it's only a case of his manager trying to up his price. Will probably sign with an NRL team in the coming weeks.
He could play 6 or 8 and would be great with ball in hand. Would just have to make sure he had all of the shoulder charging out of him.
Anyway I'm sure it's only a case of his manager trying to up his price. Will probably sign with an NRL team in the coming weeks.
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Maybe ive come in halfway through this discussion... But bruce, as someone who jumped to the defence of a player receiving public criticism last week, its sort of ironic that you are now on the other side of the fence criticising a player based on the pretense of an article and on field performances.
I think he was criticising the journalist more than the player.
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Arch Winning (36)
I don't think he's criticising the player - I think he's using his poetic style of writing to poke fun at the way the journo in the article has described 2 minor events as being much more significant than any rational person would think they are.
It's typical of many journos who indicate that by having the "courage" to front up again after throwing a bad pass, that somehow the athlete suddenly possesses superhuman mental fortitude.
It's typical of many journos who indicate that by having the "courage" to front up again after throwing a bad pass, that somehow the athlete suddenly possesses superhuman mental fortitude.
Continuing to play the sport after throwing a bad pass is really one of the great overcoming adversity stories.
It makes you wonder why the commentators bother rabbiting on about Julian Huxley making a comeback after having a brain tumour removed.
It's not like he threw a bad pass at training in front of his coach or something else serious.
It makes you wonder why the commentators bother rabbiting on about Julian Huxley making a comeback after having a brain tumour removed.
It's not like he threw a bad pass at training in front of his coach or something else serious.
rugbysmartarse
Alan Cameron (40)
I dont know much about this guy so I googled him. First issue was the fact googles second most suggested search option was "Waerea Hargreaves Girlfriend". Second was the article "NRL Gangsta Wannabes riase eyebrows". Speaking of raised eyebrows I manually lowered mine and forced myself to review some video footage. I have not found anything other than Jared performing sickening shoulder charges, or having them performed on him. Other than reaffirming why I cant be bothered with league I found nothing to show why he would be a good aquisition. Can anyone else offer a link?
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