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Millo gets his chance today hope he gives it to them.So a lot of people have got their wish to leave stevenson out of the side.
 
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ENDEAVOUR: Beau Champion; Stan Tuitavake, Peewee Moke, Sam Wara, Jeremy Gordon; Dean Caldwell, Tony Caine; Dean Jamieson, Frank Winterstein (c), Rhys Lovegrove, Francis Lovegrove, Francis Langifusi, Craig Priestly, Puna Rasaubale. Res: Dean Hamson, Ike Gordon, Mitch Brown, Tevita Leha, Marc Russell, Blake Ashford, Clatyon Rameka (six to be omitted).

check out this tallent from former endevour players, look how many of them hav made 1sts or played for sharks

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He is 21, he comes from central coast the rorters signed him as a school boy, he played ball , flegg and prems with them till this year.
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ohh ok nice mae cant wait to see the bloke, any pics?
 
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FoRzA aZzUrRi said:
ENDEAVOUR: Beau Champion; Stan Tuitavake, Peewee Moke, Sam Wara, Jeremy Gordon; Dean Caldwell, Tony Caine; Dean Jamieson, Frank Winterstein (c), Rhys Lovegrove, Francis Lovegrove, Francis Langifusi, Craig Priestly, Puna Rasaubale. Res: Dean Hamson, Ike Gordon, Mitch Brown, Tevita Leha, Marc Russell, Blake Ashford, Clatyon Rameka (six to be omitted).

check out this tallent from former endevour players, look how many of them hav made 1sts or played for sharks
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Puna also had a stint with us.
 
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brad said:
so what is millos best position?
what is his style of play?
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The game I saw of him against Souths, Millo looked like a defensive player. Didn't really get much ball. The majority of footy he has played has been at lock.
 
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I thought he was ordinary too on Saturday night.

Forza Craig Preistley and Dean Jamieson both also played for the Sharks.
 
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Millington Fighting For NRL Future

http://www.nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=52445

Millington Fighting For NRL Future:

He almost became a firefighter last year when he couldn’t break into the NRL, but a lifeline from Sharks coach Ricky Stuart has rekindled Grant Millington’s Rugby League career.

Millington toyed with the idea of becoming a firefighter or a policeman when his football career was stalling at the Roosters, but Rugby League has always been his passion and he intends to make the most of his opportunity.

Every game leading into the finals is critical, but for the 21-year-old who is still not contracted for next year, the matches have extra significance.

“I am not 100 percent sure what I am doing next year, so every week is a job interview,” Millington said.

“Playing Rugby League has always been my goal, but last year when I didn’t have much going I was looking at joining the fireies.

“I looked into getting into the police as well because my grandfather was a police officer and he got some information sent out to me, but I really had my eyes on playing Rugby League and I promised myself I would give it a couple of years and work hard at it.

“If it didn’t work out I would have looked for another career.”

Millington’s battle from park football to first grade has made the experience all the more special.

“I am just happy I have been picked in the side, and I am happy to work hard to stay there,” he said.

“I was there (at the Roosters) three or four years with Ricky and when he left I didn’t get much of a go, I was put back in the part-time squad out of the full-time squad and I didn’t have a club for this year.

“I didn’t have much so my manager gave Sticky a call and he said come down and we’ll see what happens. He threw me a lifeline and he has done really well for me.

“I am trying not to think about next year too much, I know if I perform something will come to me.”

The young forward will come off the bench against the Warriors on Saturday at Mt Smart Stadium and is looking forward to taking on some of the legends of the game in Steve Price and Ruben Wiki.

“Wiki and Price have a lot of experience and they are pretty much the heart and soul of that team, so if they get going we will really have a big day ahead of us,” Millington said.

“They have big guys in the forward pack and it will probably be cold wet and windy in Auckland, much the same as Cronulla can get every now and then. It is going to be a physical match and we are definitely going to have to be up for it.”

The Sharks are renowned for playing a finals brand of football and are equal first in the competition, despite having the worst for and against record out of any team in the top eight.

It is there ability to grind out results that has them confident leading into the finals.

“We know we can get in the arm wrestle and work hard,” Millington said.

“We have started to create a lot more opportunities with the ball, so if we can just capitalise on a few more of those it will make our job a lot easier.

“We have been working on our attack really hard, we still do a lot of work on our defence because it a huge part in our game, but attack is definitely something we have improved leading into the finals.”

But for Millington, he is just happy to be out on the field.

“This has really been a stellar entry into the NRL for me, it is what you dream of,” he said.

“There were a lot of people in front of me at the Roosters and I really wasn’t expecting to play in the NRL.

“Over here, I have been pretty lucky to get a start with a couple of injuries and Lance Thompson retiring and I have just had to take my chances as they come.”
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I think he deserves to be re-signed he has shown a lot of promise.
 
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He's got another year and he is young.

With Reece Williams and Tupou in the pack next year Millington needs to only do one thing next year.

PERFORM!!

This is the culture of competition for positions that we need at the Sharks!!
 
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bye millington, maybe dogs should sign him he might become their captain
 
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he definetly has played way above any expectations and i wouldnt be mad if he was retained. but the only obviou problem is that he wont have a spot with the quality we will have in the backrow next yr. hes a pretty big bloke so maybe a step up to the frot row might happen
 
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I think personally that our team will look very solid, and there will be injuries. It would be nice to know that there are these sorts of players waiting in the wings.

Next year's team look great (this is assuming the worst case scenario that we let go of both Covell and Talaupapa):
1 Kearney
2 Brown
3 Anderson
4 Pomeroy
5 Simmons
6 Barrett
7 Seymour
8 Ross
9 Hughes
10 Douglas
11 Gallen
12 Tupou
13 Bird

14 Williams
15 Snowden
16 Millington
17 Kingston
 
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line up for next year imo

1. Kearney
2.Orcher
3. Pomeroy
4. Simmons
5. COvell
6. Barrett
7. Seymour
8. Ross
9. Hughes
10. Douglas
11. Tupou
12. Gallen
13. Bird

14. Anderson
15. Williams
16. Millington
17. Filiga/bukuya
 
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