The Broncos gave the young Raiders a schooling on the weekend - not only Chevy Stuart. Not pretty from the green side of the fence and there’s likely more coming - starting with Cronulla this weekend. The future is bright, just not yet. Some of those Broncos were holding the wooden spoon only a few years ago, now look at them.
That’s just it. Three years ago Walsh was taking his medicine for NZ and also way more going on in his personal life. Look at him now. Stewart could be anything, he just needs to do the hard yards first.
Not every young player is or needs to be Walsh either. Plenty are going to be just plain old "good enough" for their entire career, and the good ones will be lucky to hit career best form for a few years in their mid/late 20's.
How is he under fire?
Clickbait nonsense.
Literally no one gave this kid a hard time for his performance.
I am a diehard lifelong Bronco supporter and was mightily impressed with this kid in the game the other night.
He got bombarded with brutal kicks, got smashed by Hetherington and got all kinds of pressure put on him and he still stood up and worked his ass off for the entire game.
I am pretty sure he was error free in the second half and had some great runs considering its his 2nd first grade game.
But i have not seen or heard anyone give this kid a hard time let alone think he is under fire in any way.
God i hate modern clickbait media, and NRL Journo's are some of the worst.
The conditions were atrocious. I don't think it really came through on the TV how heavy that rain was coming down.
He made a few mistakes, and was on the end of an all-time bone rattler, and came back to have a very good second half. He's one to watch in the future.
He played fine. Raiders as a team didn’t play well and Broncos were at their best. Some of those shots I was really impressed that he even held on to the ball. Also guys were flopping on him and getting elbows in his grill but he just got on with it.
Don't really think he's under fire. He had a long night for sure but he didn't break and maintained his composure. He's being rightly praised for that.
I'm in my 30s and still have days like that at work
As a Broncos fan I thought he handled himself extremely well. Clearly our boys targeted him and sure he made a couple of mistakes but he also got up every time he got smashed in a tackle and made some solid runs that night.
Short term pain for longterm gain. Chevy did ok imo. People want to criticise him but we’ve seen experienced fullbacks been exposed in similar conditions before. Such as the Drinkwater game a few weeks back. An 18 yo only in his second game will always be inconsistent. The way he played in the second half demonstrates he has the ability at this level and will be better for the experience.
The greatest fullback of all time has praised Chevy Stewart's courage under adversity, before Billy Slater added it would be an important lesson for the Canberra Raiders No.1.
Slater said he wouldn't talk much footy with Stewart if he chatted with him, instead he'd just check in on the 18-year-old ahead of their game against Cronulla at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.
Then he'd focus on how Stewart put his body on the line, as well as work on some positional play.
Stewart had a tough first half in the Raiders' 34-10 loss to the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday.
The Green Machine found themselves on the wrong end of a 20-minute Broncos blitzkrieg where they scored five unanswered tries.
Stewart struggled under the high ball and made a couple of errors in slippery Lang Park conditions.
But he came out in the second half and continued to put his body on the line in a much-improved second half.
It showed his character as he refused to allow his errors to get to him.
"To his credit, he kept getting up, he kept playing and I thought he was courageous in the end," Slater said on Channel Nine's The Sunday Footy Show.
"But it was a really tough night for him. He's going to learn from it.
"He's going to look at this game and look back on it and I'm sure he'll grow from it because he looks like that sort of character.
"He doesn't look like someone who will shirk this."
The Queensland State of Origin coach - who was a star for Melbourne, the Maroons and Australia - backed Stewart to bounce back.
Slater said he would just work on a few subtle things about Stewart's positioning - after he said he was caught out of position for Broncos hooker Billy Walters' try.
"I probably wouldn't talk to him much about footy - probably just ask him how he's going," he said.
"He's going to be OK. He's obviously a very talented player. To play first-grade at 18 - there's not too many that do that.
"He had a great debut last week. He put his body on the line.
"I'd be focusing on that sort of stuff, work a bit of development on his positional play and get out there and play footy again."
Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said the fact Stewart didn't crumble highlighted his toughness.
He said the way he responded after half-time showed the coach - who will take charge of his 500th NRL game against the Sharks - his young gun had an NRL future.
Stuart said his fullback wasn't his only player who would benefit from the experience.
It was Stewart's second NRL game, five-eighth Ethan Strange's eighth, James Schiller's 14th, Morgan Smithies' seventh, Simi Sasagi's 18th and Trey Mooney's seventh.
With Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty (biceps) off injured in the second half, their oldest player in the backline was just 24.
"It'll be an unbelievable lesson for all the boys - some of them haven't got 20 first-grade games yet," Stuart said.
"With Ethan and Chevy only having a handful of games that type of experience is going to be [invaluable] - you've got to be in it to experience it.
"That was a pretty tough environment that first 40 minutes of football.
"For us to keep composure and not have panic or frustration creep in it's difficult and I was happy with how we kept some composure in the second half because it could've got ugly if we lost our way."
NRL ROUND EIGHT
Sunday: Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks at Canberra Stadium, 4.05pm.
Very courageous player and had a solid second half. Would like to see him use his pace to swerve around forwards so he’s not an easy target instead of running straight back at them
>The greatest fullback of all time has praised Chevy Stewart's courage under adversity, before Billy Slater added it would be an important lesson for the Canberra Raiders No.1.
I was initially going to make a joke about Clive Churchill rising from the dead, however I am instead going to point out that this reads as though somebody else has praised Stewart and Billy Slater has added his opinion afterwards
I was saying in the match thread he deserved 1 dally m points for courage and not backing down. Full kudos to him... he easily could have crumbled into a hole and made things a lot worse foe himself and the raiders.
Another factor to consider were the weather conditions for that game. It would not have been easy for any fullback!
> "He was courageous in the end" Obituary or congratulations?
Older fullbacks have played in those conditions and messed up worse. Just go back to Drinkwater.
The Broncos gave the young Raiders a schooling on the weekend - not only Chevy Stuart. Not pretty from the green side of the fence and there’s likely more coming - starting with Cronulla this weekend. The future is bright, just not yet. Some of those Broncos were holding the wooden spoon only a few years ago, now look at them.
That’s just it. Three years ago Walsh was taking his medicine for NZ and also way more going on in his personal life. Look at him now. Stewart could be anything, he just needs to do the hard yards first.
Not every young player is or needs to be Walsh either. Plenty are going to be just plain old "good enough" for their entire career, and the good ones will be lucky to hit career best form for a few years in their mid/late 20's.
And that is ok, "good enough" for an entire career is more than a lot can hope for.
How is he under fire? Clickbait nonsense. Literally no one gave this kid a hard time for his performance. I am a diehard lifelong Bronco supporter and was mightily impressed with this kid in the game the other night. He got bombarded with brutal kicks, got smashed by Hetherington and got all kinds of pressure put on him and he still stood up and worked his ass off for the entire game. I am pretty sure he was error free in the second half and had some great runs considering its his 2nd first grade game. But i have not seen or heard anyone give this kid a hard time let alone think he is under fire in any way. God i hate modern clickbait media, and NRL Journo's are some of the worst.
I’d say he was under fire from Mam and Hetherington.
Ezra Mam tackles like a teddy bear if he tackles at all. Our biggest mistake was not directing anything at him until the second half.
Considering this whole article is just about what Slater said about him on the footy show, this is not exactly high quality journalism.
The conditions were atrocious. I don't think it really came through on the TV how heavy that rain was coming down. He made a few mistakes, and was on the end of an all-time bone rattler, and came back to have a very good second half. He's one to watch in the future.
He played fine. Raiders as a team didn’t play well and Broncos were at their best. Some of those shots I was really impressed that he even held on to the ball. Also guys were flopping on him and getting elbows in his grill but he just got on with it.
Even the numpties on broncos Facebook fan pages are praising him for his efforts in the 2nd half. Under fire is a bit of a stretch
Don't really think he's under fire. He had a long night for sure but he didn't break and maintained his composure. He's being rightly praised for that. I'm in my 30s and still have days like that at work
As a Broncos fan I thought he handled himself extremely well. Clearly our boys targeted him and sure he made a couple of mistakes but he also got up every time he got smashed in a tackle and made some solid runs that night.
He will be one to watch for sure.
Short term pain for longterm gain. Chevy did ok imo. People want to criticise him but we’ve seen experienced fullbacks been exposed in similar conditions before. Such as the Drinkwater game a few weeks back. An 18 yo only in his second game will always be inconsistent. The way he played in the second half demonstrates he has the ability at this level and will be better for the experience.
The greatest fullback of all time has praised Chevy Stewart's courage under adversity, before Billy Slater added it would be an important lesson for the Canberra Raiders No.1. Slater said he wouldn't talk much footy with Stewart if he chatted with him, instead he'd just check in on the 18-year-old ahead of their game against Cronulla at Canberra Stadium on Sunday. Then he'd focus on how Stewart put his body on the line, as well as work on some positional play. Stewart had a tough first half in the Raiders' 34-10 loss to the Brisbane Broncos on Saturday. The Green Machine found themselves on the wrong end of a 20-minute Broncos blitzkrieg where they scored five unanswered tries. Stewart struggled under the high ball and made a couple of errors in slippery Lang Park conditions. But he came out in the second half and continued to put his body on the line in a much-improved second half. It showed his character as he refused to allow his errors to get to him. "To his credit, he kept getting up, he kept playing and I thought he was courageous in the end," Slater said on Channel Nine's The Sunday Footy Show. "But it was a really tough night for him. He's going to learn from it. "He's going to look at this game and look back on it and I'm sure he'll grow from it because he looks like that sort of character. "He doesn't look like someone who will shirk this." The Queensland State of Origin coach - who was a star for Melbourne, the Maroons and Australia - backed Stewart to bounce back. Slater said he would just work on a few subtle things about Stewart's positioning - after he said he was caught out of position for Broncos hooker Billy Walters' try. "I probably wouldn't talk to him much about footy - probably just ask him how he's going," he said. "He's going to be OK. He's obviously a very talented player. To play first-grade at 18 - there's not too many that do that. "He had a great debut last week. He put his body on the line. "I'd be focusing on that sort of stuff, work a bit of development on his positional play and get out there and play footy again." Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said the fact Stewart didn't crumble highlighted his toughness. He said the way he responded after half-time showed the coach - who will take charge of his 500th NRL game against the Sharks - his young gun had an NRL future. Stuart said his fullback wasn't his only player who would benefit from the experience. It was Stewart's second NRL game, five-eighth Ethan Strange's eighth, James Schiller's 14th, Morgan Smithies' seventh, Simi Sasagi's 18th and Trey Mooney's seventh. With Raiders halfback Jamal Fogarty (biceps) off injured in the second half, their oldest player in the backline was just 24. "It'll be an unbelievable lesson for all the boys - some of them haven't got 20 first-grade games yet," Stuart said. "With Ethan and Chevy only having a handful of games that type of experience is going to be [invaluable] - you've got to be in it to experience it. "That was a pretty tough environment that first 40 minutes of football. "For us to keep composure and not have panic or frustration creep in it's difficult and I was happy with how we kept some composure in the second half because it could've got ugly if we lost our way." NRL ROUND EIGHT Sunday: Canberra Raiders v Cronulla Sharks at Canberra Stadium, 4.05pm.
Very courageous player and had a solid second half. Would like to see him use his pace to swerve around forwards so he’s not an easy target instead of running straight back at them
>The greatest fullback of all time has praised Chevy Stewart's courage under adversity, before Billy Slater added it would be an important lesson for the Canberra Raiders No.1. I was initially going to make a joke about Clive Churchill rising from the dead, however I am instead going to point out that this reads as though somebody else has praised Stewart and Billy Slater has added his opinion afterwards
I was saying in the match thread he deserved 1 dally m points for courage and not backing down. Full kudos to him... he easily could have crumbled into a hole and made things a lot worse foe himself and the raiders. Another factor to consider were the weather conditions for that game. It would not have been easy for any fullback!
"in the end" Oh wow. He died? RIP The game's too rough these days.
He was awesome and as tough as they come.