Stone has come a long way in 12 months.
He didn't get a game in NYC last year till round 4.
He didn't make the starting side till round 7.
He didn't run 100 metres in a game till round 10.
In the last 5 rounds he averaged 150 metres, 30 tackles with about 1 miss per game, and scored 4 tries in his last 6 games. He also played 80 minutes in the last 8 games in a row.
In the pre season he has clearly got a lot fitter, stronger and bigger.
This time 2 years ago he was playing 5/8 in SG Ball.
He is on a steep learning curve, and Brown needs to judge when to introduce him to the top grade. In a perfect world he will be allowed to play 20 minutes off the bench for a few games before we really ask him to carry a full workload, just to get used to it.
If he goes back to NYC he'll smash it this year.