Re: Ryan Maneely : Sat Oct 18, 2014 5:39 pm  

Fair enough then.
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Re: Ryan Maneely : Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:41 pm  

From the U19's games I've seen Ryan has always performed well. Can really punish teams around the ruck in attack, and his tackle technique is great. If there was a U21's or U23's I'm sure he wouldn't be leaving. Highlights video for Ryan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWFFHpn ... ZQ&index=7

From the U19's games I've seen Ryan has always performed well. Can really punish teams around the ruck in attack, and his tackle technique is great. If there was a U21's or U23's I'm sure he wouldn't be leaving. Highlights video for Ryan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWFFHpn ... ZQ&index=7

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:02 pm  

U19s is such a young age to make a long term decision on a player.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:32 pm  

Ridiculous isn't it? All in the name of saving a few pennies. Take a bow RFL.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:01 pm  

Well I for one am very impressed.
Stopping the man with old school round the legs tackling every time.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:25 am  

You've got to bear in mind with highlight reels, that it is only the best bits that get shown. Kevin Penny's highlights are up there with the best, but the reason he's not starting every week is the stuff left off the highlight reel.

I'm not saying Maneely's necessarily got a 'shocker' reel - I've never seen him play - just that we can't take that video as proof that he is amazing.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:47 am  

We have two hookers from the 2014 Under 19s squad still with us plus those coming up from the 16s.

It is such a shame that we are losing the likes of Ryan and Sean Kenny, plus Louis Jouffret and Jake Eccleston and also lads from the 2013 side due to the shortsightedness of SOME clubs over the past two years. It needs sorting very quickly before more lads are lost to the game.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:07 am  

WalterWizard wrote:

We have two hookers from the 2014 Under 19s squad still with us plus those coming up from the 16s.

It is such a shame that we are losing the likes of Ryan and Sean Kenny, plus Louis Jouffret and Jake Eccleston and also lads from the 2013 side due to the shortsightedness of SOME clubs over the past two years. It needs sorting very quickly before more lads are lost to the game.

There is no sign of it changing any time soon. I don't even think the majority of the clubs are even considering it never mind asking for it to be changed.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sun Oct 19, 2014 9:55 am  

If you were building a team from scratch and were told you can only have one world class player, which position do you pick?
For me it's hooker, the play starts at the ptb, a world class hooker will win you more games than any other position.

Hooker is definitely a specialised position.

Re: Ryan Maneely : Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:02 am  

Wire Yed wrote:

If you were building a team from scratch and were told you can only have one world class player, which position do you pick?
For me it's hooker, the play starts at the ptb, a world class hooker will win you more games than any other position.

Hooker is definitely a specialised position.

certainly something in that Yed.
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