The kid is 18 and was playing SG Ball last you YOU knucklehead. This thread is all about you. YOU are the knucklehead.
Idris' body is transforming from a Shot putters/Javelin throwers body to a league player.
Have you any idea the different physiques needed?
Give Idris this offseason and you'll be eating your words. Two years max and he will monster all!
lol you are a fool!
And you do realize that 99.9% of player who are playing in the NRL have played Rugby league/union for the majority of thier lives. The have a built in passion for the game they play, Idris is only playing for the money not something he grew up with.
Do I have any idea the physical requirements, I played union in highschool and was approach by one of Manlys feeder clubs to play league. I drilled players much bigger than me, why cause I know how to tackle. Most afternoons you could find me in the park with one of my close mates & teammate smashing the hell out of each other.
Give Idris the offseason... A players fitness should naturally improve throughtout the season, however his has not, obviously he is doing something that is working against all the training he is doing... and that is going out and getting on the booze.... how is an offseason going to improve this? He has to wake up to himself just like Roberts did this season and give up the bling bling lifestlye. This age bs is wearing a bit thin Mortimer is what 20 and he works hard at his game, he knows what he want to do and that is play league, finaical rewards are not his ultimate goal but they will be a nice benefit. Idris however is on record as saying he only wanted to earn enough to by a van to cruise around in.
look at the recent history of players at the club that had potential but were too lost in the bling to work hard at what is a very lucrative job. Mason ...he pissed his career up a wall, Matuai what suspended for 2 years, Koups playing reggies for a looser club etc.
About Idris developing, yes he needs time to develop and learn the game, but 1st grade is not the place to be doing this, we have Barba another player with potental to be good however he's cosigned to reggies to develop his game, why is this not done with Idris? it is very clear his tackling technique is very poor either grabbing, or trying to shouder charge ( which as seen tonight if done with a poor technique will end up resulting in injuies to himself, really the only player in recent history that could pull off shoulder charges effectively was SBW). It would be foolish to think that the dogs coaching staff have not been working with him on tackling however he seems not to be listening as he has not even shown a glimpse of trying to tackle in an orthodox manner.
But hey these things are all make believe cause I am a knuckleheaded fool with no idea.