Sea Eagles halfback Daly Cherry-Evans has labelled halves companion Josh Schuster “pretty special” and levelled a giant warning to the remainder of the NRL after a shocking efficiency in opposition to the Eels.
In his first sport beneath new coach Anthony Seibold, Schuster mixed impressively with Manly’s star-studded backbone, establishing three tries, two for fullback Tom Trbojevic.
It was additionally the 21-year-old’s first sport at five-eighth for the season, making his lengthy awaited swap after Kieran Foran’s departure.
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Cherry-Evans, who has performed over 280 NRL video games, believes the sky is the restrict for Schuster and he’s hoping to mentor the younger gun to be a extra constant performer.
“His natural ability is pretty special, the way he can pass the ball and the chip and chase five metres out from the try line,” Cherry-Evans mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“It’s all there for him, it’s just about building consistently in the game.
“Hopefully we can help him with that, and hopefully I can help him, but the natural ability is always going to be there and it is great to watch when it all comes off.”
Manly have now gained their first two video games of the season beneath Seibold, additionally amassing factors for the bye in Round 2.
The former Broncos coach was equally impressed with Schuster’s efficiency and was shocked by simply how shortly his backbone gelled.
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“He was really effective wasn’t he, I thought Chez (Cherry-Evans), Josh and Tom connected really well, we even left a couple of tries out there, I think there were two or three disallowed,” Seibold mentioned.
“We felt like we threatened every time we got down their end, that’s a promising start.
“We’ve done a lot of reps over the pre-season… we’d done a fair few, the guys combined really well at training.
“Yeah there’s certainly promising signs which is pleasing.”
Rugby league legend additionally labelled the gun five-eighth the “best player on the field” submit match, praising the younger gun’s dedication within the low season.
Schuster made the choice to snub Samoa’s World Cup marketing campaign late final yr, as an alternative specializing in getting ready for the 2023 season with Manly.
“In rugby league, you get what you deserve, and all off-season Schuster has been training his backside off. He’s fitter, he’s moving better, he’s more focused,” Johns mentioned.
“You can see tonight, he was terrific.”
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