Official Blayke Brailey

[Bundy 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.

Scratching my head on that, I would take a guess & say, given the opportunity, every club would take H Brant over JB, obviously not the journo who wrote & compiled the article.

 

[Sparkles]

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.

I'd say Harry's lack of footy and sharing duties would have knocked his chances of appearing higher.

I can't actually put a finger on why I feel JB is better than BB. Maybe it's just that we need more attack from that position because we don't have a Pearce or Ponga. Not BB's fault, but a source of frustration because we've seen there's more to his game than he shows each week.

 

[CrazyMatt]

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.

I still dont think either us or Newcastle lost in that situation. I don’t think there was a right or wrong brother, both are good in my eyes.

 

[Proud Shark]

There is some serious hooker talent available to chat with from November.

Smith
Grant
Mahoney
Api

All free to leave at the same time Blake finishes up. I personally still think Blayke will turn out a great hooker, but damn I wouldn't be disappointed in signing one of these guys, esspecially the top 3.

 

[Gumby]

Mahoney will end up in south east qld.

 

[CrazyMatt]

Mahoney will end up in south east qld.

Yeah looking that way. Broncos or Dolphins everyone reckons.

 

[Proud Shark]

Yeah looking that way. Broncos or Dolphins everyone reckons.

Apparently there was a heap of negativity towards the broncs over not signing him as a junior. Guess money will talk wherever he goes though.

 

[Tiger Shark]

Small blurb in a larger article about the players free to talk from Nov 1 and Brailey is mentioned.

Says Mooney has begun discussions with his manager and Fitz is keen to lock him up straight away.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Small blurb in a larger article about the players free to talk from Nov 1 and Brailey is mentioned.

Says Mooney has begun discussions with his manager and Fitz is keen to lock him up straight away.

I wouldn't be signing him for longer than two years at this stage.

 

[Gumby]

2 years is definitely the way to go.

Or we should be looking at B Smith? Throw Fifitas money at him.

 

[Sparkles]

2 years is definitely the way to go.

Or we should be looking at B Smith? Throw Fifitas money at him.

Would love to see Smith here but I can't see us giving him Dolphin money. We just don't need him that badly

 

[Cage]

With B Smith's family reportedly moving to the banana state, I'll be surprised if he isn't one of the Dolphin's first signings.

 

[andrew's_sharks]

I think a lot of you forget Braileys age. Cook was only any good when he was about 26. I would expect Brailey in the next two years to move up a level.

 

[Western Sharkie]

Isn’t there a 3rd Brailey that is meant to be the better 9 of all 3?
Not suggesting that we need to replace BB as he is still very young and has a lot of promise, but we have brother # 3 as another bite at the cherry!
Apparently.

 

[Sparkles]

I think a lot of you forget Braileys age. Cook was only any good when he was about 26. I would expect Brailey in the next two years to move up a level.

Yep, he'll come good. Just need a decent side around him in the meantime

 

[bort]

Isn’t there a 3rd Brailey that is meant to be the better 9 of all 3?
Not suggesting that we need to replace BB as he is still very young and has a lot of promise, but we have brother # 3 as another bite at the cherry!
Apparently.

Bigger, not sure about better

 

[Tiger Shark]

Isn’t there a 3rd Brailey that is meant to be the better 9 of all 3?
Not suggesting that we need to replace BB as he is still very young and has a lot of promise, but we have brother # 3 as another bite at the cherry!
Apparently.

He’s years away from being ready. And way too soon to tell if he’s going to be better.

 

[andrew's_sharks]

Isn’t there a 3rd Brailey that is meant to be the better 9 of all 3?
Not suggesting that we need to replace BB as he is still very young and has a lot of promise, but we have brother # 3 as another bite at the cherry!
Apparently.

I have heard he will likely turn into a lock so could work out well. I haven't seen him play though.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I think a lot of you forget Braileys age. Cook was only any good when he was about 26. I would expect Brailey in the next two years to move up a level.

Fair, two years is still enough though.

 

[Proud Shark]

Jayden was in the top half of hookers this year. Blayke has now played a similar amount of games to when Jayden took the next step. I hope we see it from him this season.