NSW Cup 2026

People forget how fast McCarthy came through.
He started in Ball in 2023 and honestly looked pretty ordinary for most of the ball season, but got a run in Flegg and just kept improving, and by the end of 2023 he had a handful of reserve grade games.
In 2024 he started in Flegg and by the end of the year he debuted in firstgrade, and had a blinder. I was really worried he'd have a shocker and that would be the end of him, but he had his best game ever.
2025 he only got a handful of firstgrade games.
He's 22, and I just looked and he has 53 reserve grade and 6 firstgrade games.

He came through as fast as Nonu seems to be developing.
Talking of Nonu - 2 more good games of Flegg and I'd put him in reserve grade. In fact, if I were naming the sides, he would have played reserve grade this week.
 
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