News The Mole: Bulldogs poach young star from St George Illawarra Dragons

[boggie23]

You’d think if all goes well and this kid remains injury free he might be ready in 2021 which should coincide with some of the deadwood around the place being shipped out.

So with some smarts and recruitment we should have a solid 20-25 man squad with mixture of youth and stars.

Also I wonder who those 3 other 15 year olds we poached are. We still need a decent half and hooker. And one more young second rower wouldn’t hurt. Wonder what vision the club has with its junior acquisitions.

But when ever we have success in u15 u18 and u21 we generally have success at nrl level as they start to trickle through. And that was something Hasler never focused on. So good to see us doing it right instead of moneyballing a intrust player into a superstar.

Patience is key when the club has been in such a salary cap mess.

 

[TABOO]

Haha. Surely he has to be fired over the offseason. They have way too much talent to struggle the way they do every season. It feels like Mary has been there six or seven years which is way too long considering how bad he's been. But I agree, I hope he stays there as well!

Hahaha, you have to laugh right?
At the beginning of the year (Before the JDB saga), I looked at their squad and had them in the top 4, possibly pushing for a GF berth.
They have a monster forward pack and a very talented spine.
Its hard to fuck that up, but they have somehow.

My little cousin is best mates with this kid, he is an absolute beast!!! He didn’t want to tell me that he had signed... I was filthy hahaha, I guess it was worth the surprise...

Two quick facts: he grew up a dogs supporter and superb goal kicker!

Wow we have the two best up and coming centres in the game Averillo and schoupp

Great day gets even better holland being shipped to England

Nasheed will need counselling.

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Welcome to the club Aaron.

What a legend, I like him already!

 

[speedy2460]

Averillo stats are better then Morgan’s entire career stats in reserve grade...

Averillo has talent. But hes small and is hardly an improvement on Holland.
We need robust centres.

 

[Real1]

Averillo has talent. But hes small and is hardly an improvement on Holland.
We need robust centres.

Averillo is 18, of course he’s small... he has better promise then Harper... and yes he is a better player then holland... lol, anyone is better then holland

 

[Spoonman84]

It's interesting to see Newcastle debut a 18 year old centre this week in Bradman Best who has been rep team mates with Schoupp and Averillo.

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Agreed, if he wants to come to the Bulldogs and join the rebuild with better times ahead, all well and good. If he wants to use use as a bargaining chip to up his price, or force us to pay overs, pull the rug out from under him and move on. We're building nicely, no need for panic buys...

Yh I wouldn't say no to him at a good price, just don't think he's the type of player we really need. Like I said before, I think we really need some genuine pace and footwork in the backline because we don't have a whole lot of it right now.

 

[GDR]

It's interesting to see Newcastle debut a 18 year old centre this week in Bradman Best who has been rep team mates with Schoupp and Averillo.

its not out of the question to debut a 18 year old, it just depends if they have grown into their body yet . inglis, folau debut around 17/18, more recently xerri .

we seem to be a club that is reluctant to run with youth in first grade, generally speaking.

 

[Spoonman84]

its not out of the question to debut a 18 year old, it just depends if they have grown into their body yet . inglis, folau debut around 17/18, more recently xerri .

we seem to be a club that is reluctant to run with youth in first grade, generally speaking.

I don't think we have really had that many 18 year olds good enough for NRL for a long time. Due to the state of our juniors a lot of average players were getting hyped up.

Wakeham is the youngest we have debuted in a while so hopefully it's a change in the clubs thinking.

 

[GDR]

I don't think we have really had that many 18 year olds good enough for NRL for a long time. Due to the state of our juniors a lot of average players were getting hyped up.

Wakeham is the youngest we have debuted in a while so hopefully it's a change in the clubs thinking.

Alamoti looks very promising .. surely hes a chance at 18 if he continues on his current path..

 

[Spoonman84]

Alamoti looks very promising .. surely hes a chance at 18 if he continues on his current path..

He certainly does hopefully he gets a run in Flegg next year.

Even Averillo and Matt Doorey playing CCup this year is encouraging.

 

[frogdog]

Alamoti looks very promising .. surely hes a chance at 18 if he continues on his current path..

How old is Alamoti?

 

[GDR]

How old is Alamoti?

16/17 I believe..

For those who haven't seen him action .. enjoy . https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/05/14/paul-alamotis-2019-highlights/

 

[dinga]

To those more in the know - is it worth giving Reimis Smith a run in the centres? Would be more of a threat skill/pace/size wise surely? Seems wasted on the wing.

 

[COVENS]

To those more in the know - is it worth giving Reimis Smith a run in the centres? Would be more of a threat skill/pace/size wise surely? Seems wasted on the wing.

He got a bit of a run in the centers albeit on the wrong side of the field but imo seems like weakening a strength, he's the best winger at the club.

 

[JUNKYARD DOGS]

16/17 I believe..

For those who haven't seen him action .. enjoy . https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/05/14/paul-alamotis-2019-highlights/

Damn, looks alright

 

[The Dominator]

Dont write Averillo off on size. Hes big enough. I really like the kid, a real footballer.

 

[B-Train]

16/17 I believe..

For those who haven't seen him action .. enjoy . https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/05/14/paul-alamotis-2019-highlights/

He looks very impressive, like a man child at that level which is what you want to see.

The funniest thing was an ad for Body Science with Elliott before the highlights with him saying we need to know what goes into our body. I immediately thought of his $250 order of KFC the other day. Haha.

 

[Noeasyday]

16/17 I believe..

For those who haven't seen him action .. enjoy . https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/05/14/paul-alamotis-2019-highlights/

Good balance and speed, strong fend, reads well in defence. Showing some potential

 

[2ndphase]

Dont write Averillo off on size. Hes big enough. I really like the kid, a real footballer.

2 trys in 2 weeks in Ccup!

 

[2ndphase]

16/17 I believe..

For those who haven't seen him action .. enjoy . https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2019/05/14/paul-alamotis-2019-highlights/

He does have a little bit of Latrell about him doesn't he.
It will be interesting when all the other kids catch up to his size.
Very strong though!