therugbyman, I think that size rather then skill level may count against the NSW I and NSW II #10's.
I somewhat agree with you here Jarse,
BUT
It must be remembered that in what they do, both Deegan and Clancy are renowned for playing WELL above their weight. Deegan's defence is a hallmark of his game, whilst Clancy's confidence in taking the ball to the line is second to none. I also feel a bit as though you are basing much of this size idea on Horowitz from the years before, a true monster of a 10.
To support Deegan we need to think no further back than to the GPS 2011 season, where he as a year 10 boy, copped an absolute beating from the likes of Well's, Dempsey and Whitely from Riverview in the trials, but every single time he got back up and did what he had to do. Further affirmation of his toughness and resilience was shown in Joeys's games against Newington that year, with on more than one occasion, Deegan lifted and dropped the behemoth that is Ezrah Amituanai. Other than the occasional late hit, Deegan's size seems to be no limiting factor in his game. It was even noted in the GPS 2's game 2 weeks ago, that Deegan's defence was outstanding, proving he has not lost his touch.
For Clancy, I dare say that his lack of size, aids his game by providing an elusive element, with no team really counting on a bloke of his stature to be a line breaker as such. He has proven this on many an occasion against BIGGER opposition.
Need we say more than Jake Mcintyre of 2011/12 who played schoolboys, quite well in fact, but was not a monster,
rather a 5/8 that SUITED his backline well, leading to their success.
This is what i believe selectors should base their pivotal selection at 10 on.
