Quote Trojan Horse="Trojan Horse"What difference does 6 ft 4 make if your as thin as a rake and get dominated by forwards twice as wide?
Do you not read posts or are you just flippant when someone disagrees?
You listed attributes Ben has, you nor I made reference to him being 6ft 4 (whatever difference that makes). I simply stated that the majority of young players will have all of what you listed! You make it sound like these are rare qualities found in young players. Not in my opinion. Although Ben will soon fall out of the young player bracket been nearly 23.
And did I not say that it remains to be seen im coming years whether it is conditioning? selective hearing is one thing but selective sight you have Down to a tee.'"
Trojan, I honestly can't believe anyone could post something so fundamentally wrong. I'm 48 years old and been involved in the game since I was about 8. In that time height has always been one of the most critical indicators as to whether a player will make it. It's not the be all and end all, a few short players other than 6,7 and 9's have made it. However life for a taller player is without doubt easier in all butthose positions - just look at the NRL.
With exercise and diet even the most slender of players can be built up eventually but as far as I'm aware no one has ever successfully made a player taller. Why is being tall so important? Because a tall man can simply carry more weight which can be turned into muscle which in turn becomes speed, power and strength. It's that simple, a good big un will always beat a good small un.
Jonny T is a huge hero on here and rightly so. However he was always 4 inches too small and no matter how hard he tried or how good his technique he couldn't overcome that no matter how much ticker he had. Sinfield will never be as good a player as Sculthorpe and the main reason is he's too short - not too small - to short and there is a difference - if he were one of those short nuggety players like Widders before he got super fat he may have got away with it but he isn't.
Gledhill is perfect material to build on, just look at him. He could easily carry an extra two stone at a pinch three in MUSCLE. The difference that would make to him as a player would be enormous. Whatever Gledhills future holds his frame will not be an issue. Being tall especially in the forwards or as a centre doesn't just matter it's vital in all but a few rare cases.
