Paul Crawley, The Daily Telegraph
July 31, 2020 8:41am
TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS
You might want to write down these names because they would already be in the sights of every NRL talent scout.
Joseph O’Neill is a five-eighth on the books at Canterbury, and by Lambkin’s estimations a very rare talent. Now in his third year in the open team, the coach explained what makes O’Neill so special goes beyond athletic gifts.
“Joseph started in our open team at 16 and over the last 18 months has just improved out of sight,” Lambkin said.
“He is just a scholar of the game, and you wouldn’t meet a nicer kid. It’s not only his footy, he is so modest. You wouldn’t know he is as talented as what he is.”
He then picks out two towering brothers, Apisalome and Solomone Saukuru. Both stand about 193cm, and while they play front or backrow in the Bulldogs’ junior reps, at Westfields Lambkin plays Solomone at fullback or centre.
“I keep saying to him, ‘while you can play fullback and centre, why would you want to put your head in the forward pack?’”
July 31, 2020 8:41am
TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONS
You might want to write down these names because they would already be in the sights of every NRL talent scout.
Joseph O’Neill is a five-eighth on the books at Canterbury, and by Lambkin’s estimations a very rare talent. Now in his third year in the open team, the coach explained what makes O’Neill so special goes beyond athletic gifts.
“Joseph started in our open team at 16 and over the last 18 months has just improved out of sight,” Lambkin said.
“He is just a scholar of the game, and you wouldn’t meet a nicer kid. It’s not only his footy, he is so modest. You wouldn’t know he is as talented as what he is.”
He then picks out two towering brothers, Apisalome and Solomone Saukuru. Both stand about 193cm, and while they play front or backrow in the Bulldogs’ junior reps, at Westfields Lambkin plays Solomone at fullback or centre.
“I keep saying to him, ‘while you can play fullback and centre, why would you want to put your head in the forward pack?’”