Official Blayke Brailey

[MMsharks]

The poor kid has to take the first contact and tackling of some useless defensive people around him.
He is going enjoy next year with some good defensive middles. This will improve his attack.
With Price back next year I hope our middle defence will be a lot better.

hope so.


defence in the middle will be our biggest priority

 

[Gards]

What a silly thing to say. They would be performing better if they played in our system, yes, but that’s because they’re better players lol.

not silly in context of what I was replying to which seemed to allude that Blaykes struggles are mostly down to the 2 different teams forward packs, metres, PTB speed ect when it's actually more about the yawning gap in quality between Blayke and those other hookers

the sharks being a middling team and the storm being the best team obviously exasperates those differences but doesn't fully explain them. Blayke is rank AF.
There are teams further down the ladder than us with superior options @ 9

 

[andrew's_sharks]

not silly in context of what I was replying to which seemed to allude that Blaykes struggles are mostly down to the 2 different teams forward packs, metres, PTB speed ect when it's actually more about the yawning gap in quality between Blayke and those other hookers

the sharks being a middling team and the storm being the best team obviously exasperates those differences but doesn't fully explain them. Blayke is rank AF.
There are teams further down the ladder than us with superior options @ 9

 

[andrew's_sharks]

not silly in context of what I was replying to which seemed to allude that Blaykes struggles are mostly down to the 2 different teams forward packs, metres, PTB speed ect when it's actually more about the yawning gap in quality between Blayke and those other hookers

the sharks being a middling team and the storm being the best team obviously exasperates those differences but doesn't fully explain them. Blayke is rank AF.
There are teams further down the ladder than us with superior options @ 9

The guy is 22 playing behind a team that is leaking the most tacked on the comp and not going forward. That's exhausting **** for a hooker and is still doing alright in general. Another year and a better pack and this guy will just get better.

 

[Wilson]

not silly in context of what I was replying to which seemed to allude that Blaykes struggles are mostly down to the 2 different teams forward packs, metres, PTB speed ect when it's actually more about the yawning gap in quality between Blayke and those other hookers

the sharks being a middling team and the storm being the best team obviously exasperates those differences but doesn't fully explain them. Blayke is rank AF.
There are teams further down the ladder than us with superior options @ 9

That’s just hyperbole. Name me the hooker you’d prefer from the bottom 8 sides.

 

[Tiger Shark]

That’s just hyperbole. Name me the hooker you’d prefer from the bottom 8 sides.

Yeah I’m curious too. Hodgson is the only one who comes to mind but his best is passed him.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

That’s just hyperbole. Name me the hooker you’d prefer from the bottom 8 sides.

Tom Starling is smaller than Blayke but has way more of a go.

 

[Super Impose]

Tom Starling is smaller than Blayke but has way more of a go.

He is a good player but is kept out of the opening 20 much like Grant and I think we may well see something similar with Mcinness next year ..

 

[snowman]

That’s just hyperbole. Name me the hooker you’d prefer from the bottom 8 sides.

tom starling
reece robson
josh hodgson

 

[kiwishark]

Starling

 

[Gards]

That’s just hyperbole. Name me the hooker you’d prefer from the bottom 8 sides.

it's not exaggeration mate when their are legit examples , not sure if you have seen much of the non sharks games this year - there are 9's out performing Blayke who are from even worse teams than us

tom starling
reece robson
josh hodgson

yep I have liked starling and robson and on this season you could also add Havili from the Raiders and Jake Granville who had a form reversal

and then you have some of the no namers who haven't been far off where Blayke is though perhaps a little less consistent

Starling, Robson, Hodgson - I would have 1 of those 3 over Blayke

 

[bort]

Probably doesn't hurt Starling and Hodgson that the Canberra pack has a bit more grunt than ours

 

[andrew's_sharks]

it's not exaggeration mate when their are legit examples , not sure if you have seen much of the non sharks games this year - there are 9's out performing Blayke who are from even worse teams than us



yep I have liked starling and robson and on this season you could also add Havili from the Raiders and Jake Granville who had a form reversal

and then you have some of the no namers who haven't been far off where Blayke is though perhaps a little less consistent

Starling, Robson, Hodgson - I would have 1 of those 3 over Blayke

Havili and Grantville are rubish. Would prefer Blayke than the two of them.

On another note, I don't think there is a player that throws more forward passes that are missed than Grantville.

 

[Gal The Goat]

Maybe Jacob Liddle? he has played some good games this year in a absolutely terrible side. His stats almost read identical to Blayke

What about Cam McInnes from the Dragons below us? Out injured this year but he’s handy.

 

[Gards]

Probably doesn't hurt Starling and Hodgson that the Canberra pack has a bit more grunt than ours

or that they are better players at the respective points of their careers but yes Canberra pack is superior to ours

Havili and Grantville are rubish. Would prefer Blayke than the two of them.

On another note, I don't think there is a player that throws more forward passes that are missed than Grantville.

the forward pass thing is this weird way that he twists his body when passing I think but yea they don't look that hidden when watching over the play on the Tele but maybe it fools the refs who are useless with picking up forward passes most of the time anyway

which is why I didn't say I would prefer either of them to Blayke. Simply noted that Granville had a resurgence of form this season and has been more dangerous and effective than Blayke but Jake is at back end of career and was garbage in previous seasons so would keep the younger Blayke with upside over him.

Havili is basically a props body but an interesting and at times very dangerous player @ 9. Wouldn't back him over Blayke as a long term 9 prospect though

 

[bort]

or that they are better players at the respective points of their careers but yes Canberra pack is superior to ours

We don't have a point of comparison for Blayke playing behind their pack, them playing behind our pack etc
Certainly Starling looks better I won't argue that. Think Hodgson is already on the way out as a full time 9 but perhaps a good demo of how we can use Cam and Blayke.

According to their team websites Tom is 172cm and 80kg and Blayke is 180cm and 80kg so Tom is shorter but quite a bit more solid.
For comparison also Reece is 180cm 93kg so again much more solid than Blayke. Even Liddle who was also mentioned 2 years older than these other guys but 184cm and 91kg so again, bigger than Blayke.

I've very hopeful we will see Blayke stack on some kilos over the offseason as that extra weight and muscle in the middle will help him a lot in defence and also likely with his confidence to run.
Blayke is off contract after next year and we have Cam for a while so it is a very important year for him in terms of his career trajectory.

 

[Sparkles]

If like to see Fifita take him under his wing... Kentucky fried chicken wing preferably

 

[Western Sharkie]

NRL 2021: Hooker power rankings 16-1

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...n-cook-api-koroisau/rmstut411pr01tbr1rhx54hzm

BB ranked 11th
JB 4th edging out Harry Grant which is surprising.
Coming in at 1 is no surprise thou. The big cheese!

TBF to BB, our pack wasn’t as dominant as the Knights and our team stability was also worse off so that would inhibit his game somewhat.

11. Blayke Brailey - Sharks
24 games - 2 tries, 5 try assists, 4 linebreak assists, 40 tackles per game

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Another solid but perhaps unspectacular season for the local junior.
Brailey played in every game for the Sharks in 2021 as they missed out on the finals, and while he continues to be a consistent performer, he's yet to fully kick on the way many expected him to.
The 22-year-old has become Cronulla's sole hooker and is playing 80 minutes in the middle on a weekly basis, which could be having an impact on his output in attack.
Things will be very interesting for Brailey this off-season, with Dragons hooker Cameron McInnes joining the club on a long-term deal.

4. Jayden Brailey - Knights
22 games - 3 tries, 4 try assists, 5 linebreak assists, 47 tackles per game

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A huge year for the new Knights skipper, taking over from Mitchell Pearce and leading his side to a finals berth.
After missing the majority of 2020 due to a serious knee injury, Brailey hit the ground running this year and was arguably their best player this year.
The 25-year-old showed consistency, class and toughness throughout the entire campaign, missing just a few games and playing 80 minutes in the middle on nearly a weekly basis.
While he might not be the flashiest player in his position, Brailey had a career year and it really begs the question to the Cronulla Sharks whether they let go of the wrong brother.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Can't disagree with any of the blurb on Blayke. Spot on.

 

[Tiger Shark]

NRL 2021: Hooker power rankings 16-1

https://www.sportingnews.com/au/lea...n-cook-api-koroisau/rmstut411pr01tbr1rhx54hzm

BB ranked 11th
JB 4th edging out Harry Grant which is surprising.
Coming in at 1 is no surprise thou. The big cheese!

TBF to BB, our pack wasn’t as dominant as the Knights and our team stability was also worse off so that would inhibit his game somewhat.

Jayden is way too high imo. If you look at the stats they're not that different to Blayke's.

Feel like Blayke should be higher but also feel he hasn't kicked on enough yet so not going to lose sleep over it.

Still think we kept the right brother.