Thursday, February 26, 2004
Witt gets kick up the backside
The 1Eyed Eels sources suggest that the reason Michael Witt missed the last trial against the Warriors and has not been named in the upcoming trial against the Tigers had nothing to do with Brian Smith wanting to protect or shield the youngster and everything to do with Witt getting a firm kick up the backside.
It appears Aaron Cannings is not the only Parra player who has not impressed the coach with pre-season drinking. As well as Witt, we've been told that while most of Parra's new recruits have been given the chance to show what they are made of during the pre-season games, Shane Muspratt has been cooling his heels for similiar disciplinary reasons.
Smith is not the type of coach who will tolerate his players rocking up to training under the weather.
Assuming our sources haven't had one too many themselves, we fully expect to see Witt play this weekend against the Tigers. Both Cannings and Muspratt have been named in the 21 and it would seem unlikely that Smith will go into the first round without giving Witt a hit out in this trial. It will certainly not have hurt the youngster to know that not only will he have Chris Thorman breathing down his neck all year, but that Smith considers Adam Dykes an option at half as well.
The 1Eyed Eels sources suggest that the reason Michael Witt missed the last trial against the Warriors and has not been named in the upcoming trial against the Tigers had nothing to do with Brian Smith wanting to protect or shield the youngster and everything to do with Witt getting a firm kick up the backside.
It appears Aaron Cannings is not the only Parra player who has not impressed the coach with pre-season drinking. As well as Witt, we've been told that while most of Parra's new recruits have been given the chance to show what they are made of during the pre-season games, Shane Muspratt has been cooling his heels for similiar disciplinary reasons.
Smith is not the type of coach who will tolerate his players rocking up to training under the weather.
Assuming our sources haven't had one too many themselves, we fully expect to see Witt play this weekend against the Tigers. Both Cannings and Muspratt have been named in the 21 and it would seem unlikely that Smith will go into the first round without giving Witt a hit out in this trial. It will certainly not have hurt the youngster to know that not only will he have Chris Thorman breathing down his neck all year, but that Smith considers Adam Dykes an option at half as well.
