Inside Sport

Mitch Duke to Sydney Mariners


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By RedKat - 19 Apr 2017 9:32 PM

Talk on SFCU that we're looking to bring him in next season. Sydney boy but has the Mariners connection.
By kaufusi - 28 Apr 2017 12:58 PM

Have no idea where he'd play. RW? Can he actually cross at all? Could be a cheap cover and he does have work rate if nothing else. Hope he wouldn't be an addition to forward stocks though as Charlie needs his chance. 

Blackwood is a hack. He needs to go to the NPL. Of all the young forwards over the last decade he's been our worst. Payne, Chianese, Dimi were all far superior to him. The kid has a bit of tekkerz, but he's no finisher, no creator and is slow. No idea what his natural position is. 

Charlie is a beast, a far superior player in every single regard. The fact that Blackwood's played ahead of him both for SFC and Australia shows the problems with youth development int his country. Performance on the field doesn't always equate to additional opportunities. 

At least playing in the NPL is good for Charlie's development, though the team as a whole has struggled this season with the increased quality and physicality of the opponents.