Wakeham is a breath of fresh air in the team.
From what i know hes played in 3 CCup games and 1 NRL game and so far has won all of them. He may be our little lucky charm.
Its important to bring players into the team that are used to winning and it was the perfect game to blood him.
I also noticed that his fellow Fijian Montoya played much better with him on the field.
The kid has confidence and for someone of his size thats really important otherwise he gets monstered every play that is directed at him.
I also felt that the team was shielding him alot by not passing the ball his way and passing it Cogger instead but i feel if we were leading by more points im sure they wouldnt mind him rolling the dice.
The grubber kick and the high bomb that was contestable straight told me this kid can do things and wasnt overcoached to cut those instinct plays out of his repertoire.
I agree he does need to put on some size but lets look at Preston Campbell, Alfie Langer and other small players what they lacked in physical build was made up with heart. This kid has heart - the last play helping Johnson to the sideline and then smacking Meaney in the back showed me something i havent seen in awhile and that passion.
With the season all but truly over for us it wouldnt hurt to let some up and coming players a taste of what level they need to climb to.
I really do hope we see more of him and others in the top 30.
