One other thing, as an example as how the Academy is a very even team where so many of the boys play for each other, have a look at Mark Sheather’s performance today.
He only picked up three possessions and he certainly wasn’t in the best but my God did he compete. Plays forward but is really there for his pressure plays. Always tackling, always at the bottom of packs, always chasing. One play today where he smothered a kick, tackled the player for a holding the ball and then kicked a goal from the boundary 50 out was wonderful to watch. I was talking to one of the parents (no, not Mark’s ) and he quite rightly was really praising the kid’s attitude. Great to see.
He only picked up three possessions and he certainly wasn’t in the best but my God did he compete. Plays forward but is really there for his pressure plays. Always tackling, always at the bottom of packs, always chasing. One play today where he smothered a kick, tackled the player for a holding the ball and then kicked a goal from the boundary 50 out was wonderful to watch. I was talking to one of the parents (no, not Mark’s ) and he quite rightly was really praising the kid’s attitude. Great to see.