Brent Reid
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But Wayne Bennett persevered with him and gave him time and he turned into one of the greatest 5'8s the game's ever seen, Gordie.
Well, Phil Gould said he was the greatest teenager he's ever seen, I think, wasn't it?
I mean, when I talk about their β I think they've got personnel issues, right?
I think they've made some recruitment retention decisions that you look back at them now and perhaps they were premature.
Getting rid of Reid Marnie, playing Bailey Hayward at hooker, right?
Bailey Hayward might be a really good hooker down the track, but he's not right now.
So that puts more pressure on Galvin and Burton.
Connor Tracy, he's not creating a lot of fullback.
So that puts more pressure on Burton and Galvin.
So I think they've made some decisions, I think, in recruitment and retention that you look back on them now and you go, okay...
maybe they weren't the right decisions to make.
Maybe they were wrong.
Look how good Reid Marnie's going now.
Look, I thought that was β I agreed with that call at the time.
I thought that was a good call because I thought Bailey Hayward was a good footballer who was going to become a really good hooker, and I still think he will.
But right now, Reid Marnie's a better hooker than him.
And they'd be a better team with Reid Marnie at hooker.
I'm looking at penalties conceded by hookers this year.
I just quickly looked it up.
Reid Marnie's conceded less than Bailey Haywood this year.