News Canterbury Bulldogs rookie Brandon Wakeham wants starting NRL halves spot in 2020

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Wakeham is leading. He will partner Lewis unless he has a shocker in the trials
Wakeham should be as long as he's fit for NRL footy, his partner should be the one that's up for grabs. Hopefully all the pressure isn't on him and the rest of the spine has worked out how to do their bloody job.
 

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Unless he has inside sources there is no reason to think anything other then Lewis and Cogger starting the season in the halves (it's probably just what he wants to happen - which a lot of people do to be fair). They're the favourites.
@Dogna88 has had a pretty good strike rate with inside mail in the past
 

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@Dogna88 has had a pretty good strike rate with inside mail in the past
Even if Pay can't recognise the better half, you'd expect Shifty to. He would see the better potential and strike power for the team in Wakeham and advance Brendon's claims you'd guestimate surely.
 

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Even if Pay can't recognise the better half, you'd expect Shifty to. He would see the better potential and strike power for the team in Wakeham and advance Brendon's claims you'd guestimate surely.
Pay has to take on Shifty's advice though and at the end of the day the buck stops with him in that regard.
 

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Pay has to take on Shifty's advice though and at the end of the day the buck stops with him in that regard.
Hopefully Shifty tells him to fuck off with the split halves crap and Wakeham can play more on the ball instead of spending all his time on an edge. Would also be nice if Shifty slapped Lewis every time he tossed the ball wide or inside to Tolman instead of looking short for our edge runners lol.
 

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Hopefully Shifty tells him to fuck off with the split halves crap and Wakeham can play more on the ball instead of spending all his time on an edge. Would also be nice if Shifty slapped Lewis every time he tossed the ball wide or inside to Tolman instead of looking short for our edge runners lol.
If we are asking for miracles we might as well as see if Shifty can give Lewis a running game too!
 

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If we are asking for miracles we might as well as see if Shifty can give Lewis a running game too!
He's the biggest half in the comp and he breaks about 10 tackles all year lol
 

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Pay has to take on Shifty's advice though and at the end of the day the buck stops with him in that regard.
TK's next big blow up, vitriolic arguing, divorces and bannings coming up if a place for Wakeham not found in the 17, at least after 2 games :grinning:
 

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TK's next big blow up, vitriolic arguing, divorces and bannings coming up if a place for Wakeham not found in the 17, at least after 2 games :grinning:
It all depends on what happens if he goes with Lewis/Cogger and the points and wins flow it will be all rosy but yeah if it doesn't the pitch forks will come out.

I hope Wakeham stays away from the bench in the NRL he isn't a hooker and I'd rather him get game time in reggies as a half.
 

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It all depends on what happens if he goes with Lewis/Cogger and the points and wins flow it will be all rosy but yeah if it doesn't the pitch forks will come out.

I hope Wakeham stays away from the bench in the NRL he isn't a hooker and I'd rather him get game time in reggies as a half.
Guess so. Don't want him at hooker...although...

There will be injuries so might get a go. Unfortunately it just seems that if Pay doesnt start him, then he gets his chance after others have failed.

That means the team won't have been going that well.
 
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