Quote: Eric_Cartman_is_a_saint "I watched him totally dominate the AIS one year when he was a year younger than anyone else, even going toe to toe with Dave Taylor and winning. You could see then just how special he was, so I really dont know what has gone wrong with him. From all accounts he is one of, if not the hardest worker in training and has an unreal willingness to learn. Maybe the Burgess tackle did to him, what masons punch did to fielden. I just dont know.'"
I wouldn't put too much faith in that theory, to be fair. If he's been as good as you say then one tackle wont do too much damage.
He hasn't had too many oppotunities, really, and most of the time he's performed admirably in a hard working , dependable manner. he has been on the end of a couple of big hits though. O'Loughlin caught him well in the game at the JJB.
Like someone said before, it'll be interesting to see what this off season does to his physique. If he put meat on his bones, given his decent frame, he'd be a fair unit.
Did n't a broken leg keep him out for the best part of a year? That may be what has held him up.