Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:03 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

Very young team today, wonder if Delaney, Anderson , Stephens , Tindall and Hall were being saved for Wednesday. Did you go today Marty?

Yeah i went up. Bloody cold wind made it tough conditions.

Centre for Newcastle no. 4 Issac Nokes very good.

Joe Burton and Ben Meyhew about our best.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:57 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Yeah i went up. Bloody cold wind made it tough conditions.

Centre for Newcastle no. 4 Issac Nokes very good.

Joe Burton and Ben Meyhew about our best.

Joe Burtons quality imo, impressed every time i see him, fantastic stepping ability and balance.

Im a big fan of Nokes for Newcastle, thought he was the best player on the pitch for England academy against wales in october, big lad aswel.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Sun Mar 01, 2020 8:28 am  

Are the Academy home games going to be live on YouTube again this season ?

Just judging from the highlights, Joe Burton looked like he is back in form after a tough season last year.

Also on Isaac Nokes, an NRL club scout who I talk regularly with was also very impressed with him in that England/Wales game.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 7:45 pm  

18s getting battered at home by wigan 24 - 0 just before half time. Got to say..im massively underwhelmed by Chev Walker as a coach. We'v played dreadful rugby all pre season under him and his team selections are really bizzare. Both these 1st and 2nd year 18s beat these wigan counterparts comfortably at scholorship level under Butterill.

[Frosties.]

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:00 pm  

mattsrhinos1978 wrote:

18s getting battered at home by wigan 24 - 0 just before half time. Got to say..im massively underwhelmed by Chev Walker as a coach. We'v played dreadful rugby all pre season under him and his team selections are really bizzare. Both these 1st and 2nd year 18s beat these wigan counterparts comfortably at scholorship level under Butterill.

Would have been the other way round for me, he’d have been in charge of the reserves, but I’m guessing the club wanted to give Rob Burrow less work due to his diagnosis. I still wouldn’t be surprised to see Walker end up reserve coach, JJB under 18s and then Gilmour in as assistant in the future.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:09 pm  

From listening to chevs interviews im really not taken with him as a coach

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:10 pm  

jobs for the boys. chev, jjb

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:15 pm  

Seth wrote:

From listening to chevs interviews im really not taken with him as a coach

This 100% , couldnt agree more. Apart from the awful performances and weird team selections, his interviews always seem miles off the mark to me...this isnt just a reaction to tonights hammering, but havnt been impressed atall from what iv seem from him so far.

Tonights going to be a cricket score the way its going, rubbish.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 8:45 pm  

Yet someone like steve fox who for me has far more potential and insight was let go. Hope im proved wrong but he just doesnt seem to have the requisite skills.

Re: 2020 | Under 18s : Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:44 pm  

Tough night for the u18's it looked like Wigan u21's v our u18's.
Their pack were just too big & their HB's & FB ran the show off the back of it.
For us Rowley Mayhew Gibbons & Stephens had a reasonable dig in Defence but overall we were outclassed out muscled & out thought.
I dont know what Chev & Brett Delaney are like as Coaches tbh but tonight they looked out of their depth.
As a side good to see Jason Robinson there watching his lad not sure what Sinfield willmake of his mates coaching efforts though.