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If a player can't flourish in trying circumstances, is he the type of player that fits our ambition? I guess it depends on where our ambition is. Given our record of near misses in recent years surely our ambition should be, to be Super League champions, to be the best team in the country. That means the likes of Harris, Briers and Sculthorpe are the type of calibre we are looking at.
But also lets be honest about these "trying circumstances" - he's played in three major finals already! He came in to a side that topped the league and reached two finals in the same year, he played in a Grand Final in about his 17th Super League start. And this year he's been in two more finals. How many other young players his age have had those opportunities?
Look at the experience Daryl Clark had at the start of his SL career playing in Millward's Cas at the bottom of the table, or Danny Walker at Widnes. A genuine talent can shine in a team that is struggling.
Yes you may think this is harsh and yes Patton may be good enough to have a SL career, I agree he is. But I think he's in the calibre of player who can be a first choice starter at a lower SL team or a squad player at a team like Warrington. If our ambitions are to be the best team in SL, he isn't the quality of player that will get us there as a starter.
GO'B is in the same category, but I think he is a better player than Patton.
But also lets be honest about these "trying circumstances" - he's played in three major finals already! He came in to a side that topped the league and reached two finals in the same year, he played in a Grand Final in about his 17th Super League start. And this year he's been in two more finals. How many other young players his age have had those opportunities?
Look at the experience Daryl Clark had at the start of his SL career playing in Millward's Cas at the bottom of the table, or Danny Walker at Widnes. A genuine talent can shine in a team that is struggling.
Yes you may think this is harsh and yes Patton may be good enough to have a SL career, I agree he is. But I think he's in the calibre of player who can be a first choice starter at a lower SL team or a squad player at a team like Warrington. If our ambitions are to be the best team in SL, he isn't the quality of player that will get us there as a starter.
GO'B is in the same category, but I think he is a better player than Patton.
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