Good young fella. Played for the Aboriginal All Stars team last season. Has played more at hooker than half over the last couple of seasons, but a very good half. This was his first game this season in reserve grade for Manly in 2021. 3 tries, 2 try assists, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFoJ0P3M5GM

Good young fella. Played for the Aboriginal All Stars team last season. Has played more at hooker than half over the last couple of seasons, but a very good half. This was his first game this season in reserve grade for Manly in 2021. 3 tries, 2 try assists, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFoJ0P3M5GM

Cade Cust is currently joint favourite for Man of Steel with Mitchell Pearce 12-1 with Sky bet.

The more I read about Cust the more optimistic I am about him. I don’t watch a lot of NRL and had never heard of him. Being realistic I doubt he’ll be here for more than 2 seasons, hopefully we’ll get a good couple of years from him before he heads back home.

It's certainly encouraging. I've never seen so much blanket praise from the media and fans alike.

Hopefully, he has a similar impact on the league as what Hastings did.

On another note & looking more long term, I wouldn't be too upset if we rotated our 6 every few years. If Smith is the long term option that we all hope he is @7, then would it be a bad thing to bring in a new 6 every 2 or 3 years to mix things up?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... y-22187620?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... y-22187620?

I don’t think that’s a bad idea in all honesty. A refreshment every few years can be good but it can also be bad. If it’s the right 6 I’ve no issue, equally I’ve no issue if that 6 stays on for longer as long as it’s working. As previous posters have said based purely on the outcry from Manly fans and blanket positive media analysis of Cust I can’t see him being here longer than 2yrs but as we agree, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.