Remember a few years ago (around 2011) when I was having a conversation with an Iona parent about QLD talents.
The bloke tipped Brad Wilkin to be a future wallaby and at the time I laughed and thought "how can you tell, he's still in year 10?"
Obviously since then he has taken the usual pathways and will pull on the Australian Schoolboys 7 jersey. Apart from an injury riddled 2012 he has shown all the signs of being a great hope for the future. Long way to go but one to keep an eye on.
Interestingly, he has also moved from 6/8 and I'd be curious to see what fetching skills he has developed at the breakdown because I picked him as more of an impact no. 8 early last year and during the QLD schools trials this year. Lolo is the obvious choice for the 8 jersey and that's pretty much accepted knowledge now.
Congrats to Jurd, who despite being injured the majority of TGS' season has made the step up to Aus 1s. He is a big target on RL radars and I really hope he isn't lost to the other code next year as he is a fantastic prospect at 13.