yes we are as we’re comparing 2 young blokes who are supremely talented and are ready for first grade football as we speak. If you’re good enough you’re old enough bud
He was guilty of it several times this past season, leading to several tries. Newcastle round 1 being a glaring example.
ah thanks fella, makes sense now
You might want to go back and read and pay attention to the order of posts and quoted posts.
ok bud let’s pretend u didn’t say this then in response to bulldog1966 suggestion of BBO starting in the halves;
Potentially is the key word. He isn't ready for fulltime fg. Maybe off the bench at best. Hopefully now we have more troops we won't have to throw these guys in the deep end. They can develop normally through the grades.
How do we know BBO is good enough? Between COVID and injuries he hasn't played much footy the last couple of seasons.
Yep i get this and you may be right for the 7 but he is ready for FG has already showed that no? Is a problematic issue no doubt, hopefully Gus and Baz make the right call because i have said it before i can see him fucking off somewhere else ie the Pilchards...
Think he showed he is good enough for FG in the cameos late last year but as our 7 now? who knows .. hopefully Gus/baz do.
look at his touches last year. Like a duck to water and he was playing out of position. he’s training the house down at the minute. Outside of Burton he’s better than all of our alternative options in just about every aspect of halves play.
See this screenshot below? My post is a comment on you saying we should sack averillo if he doesn't play well in 1st grade. You've somehow interpreted this to be about BBO.
Yeah he showed glimpses of brilliance, I'm a big believer but we have no data on him as a first grade halfback. With such a new team and a guy we're hoping turns into a superstar #6 also developing, why rush BBO?
all of these are directly linked to your assertion that BBO (who is clearly first grade ready) will be ruined if picked in first grade, which I have already taken you to task on. Stop shifting the goal posts
He's definitely not our halfback come round 1 so prepare yourself. He didn't even play well in the halves and looked a fair bit better at hooker, defensively he was also poor defending on an edge compared to the middle.
Yeah he looked sharp and instinctive but he's still raw and fairly untested against men. He has a huge ceiling and I truly want him to be our long-term 7 but there's no need to rush him.
Have a look at Avos highlight reel.. u don't move kids like that on, u nurture them and find a place for them.
Floats around tbh.. all three positions.
Averillo has looked better in the halves than burto has at training in the opposed sessions tbh.. has even worked on his short kicking game and has no problem with repeat sets. Now it is just training and he can have a whinge about niggly injuries but at 21 and still growing wouldn't count out a break out season for the kid in the next couple of years. Until then he is worth toiling with before giving up on and u only have to look at kids like Hughes to realise these things.