bazdev wrote:
But every time he has come in for a game he will have had no game time previous as he has had to kick his heels not being allowed to play elsewhere and being too old for the 19s, how many players can come in cold and hit the ground running?
Playing week in week out will benefit him massively and when he is called on by us he will be in much better shape to prove his worth IMO
I agree with you that its difficult. However, those are the rules that we have to play by. The problem with Gelling over the last 2 seasons is that he has never done enough to justify getting the shirt week on week.
He had a decent run on the wing, but Burgess showed VERY quickly that he was a better option on the wing.
He had a shoot out for the centre berth with Thornly last year, and Thornley out played him and had outstanding games in the CCF and the play-offs
Bateman had a chance in the back row and did enough to keep getting picked.
It is not as though Gelling has been treated differently to anyone else eg Tierney, Murphy, Dudson
Unfortunately, we dont have the luxury of playing giys week in/week out unless they show sufficient ability to deserve the opportunity.
If Gelling does get a chance this weekend, then I hope he takes it with both hands. However, he has had enough chances, so he has to do enough when he does get one to justify getting another go.
There are youngsters behind him that are pushing him now eg Bateman, Burke, Connor in the back row, Manfredi on the wing
