Greg Mcnally

It is great to see that Greg Mcnally was back on the bench for Whitehaven after his injury scare against the Bulls, scored a couple of tries too, another one of our youngsters doing well.

He was the most talked about young player in the national leagues last year. Should develop into a fantastic player for us, him rejoining Whitehaven for a season was a masterstroke which should see him get regular game time and more experience. Was really delighted when we signed him, big future for this young man!

Topped it by scoring a hattrick and MOTM award in the last game

FLYINGPROP wrote:

Topped it by scoring a hattrick and MOTM award in the last game

Another?!

He'll be getting the world record for hat tricks if he carries on!

is he available for recall if we have injuries ??

is having a field day at fev, if this is a sign of things to come ,, roll on, fev are no mugs, he,s killing them almost single handed

another 6, he,s having a laugh

According to report , he scored four tries and kicked eight goals, sounds like a kid with a bright future to me

Ive played against him he wernt that good, I dont know whats happened to him lol

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Prolific Gregg McNally is on track to break Mick Pechey’s all-time tries-in-a-season record for Whitehaven – if he continues in his rich vein of form.

The goal-kicking half-back equalled Mick Nanyn’s point-in-a-match record, two weeks ago, landing 32 in the win at Featherstone.

And he now has centre Pechey’s landmark 34-try mark, set in 1994/95, in his sights.

Home-grown McNally, on loan at Haven from Super League Huddersfield Giants, has plundered 14 tries in eight appearances this term.

After eight games of his record-breaking season, Pechey had scored eight tries.

Haven’s unofficial statistician Brian Sharples, who compiled the comparisons, said: “Gregg’s a prolific scorer and I’ll be sorry to see him leave the club at the end of the season.

“Hopefully he goes on to prove himself in Super League.

“ These statistics are just a bit of fun, but they show what he’s capable of.

“Let’s persuade him to stay at Whitehaven and break all the club’s records!”

McNally has now played 17 games in total for Haven, and his record stands comparison with fellow Recre favourites, such as the club’s leading scrum-half of recent years, Sam Obst, who also claimed 14 in his first 17, and all-time great David Seeds, who crossed 11 times in 17. Obst went on to score 18 in 25 games in 2004.

When Nanyn reached a new best 398 points, also in 2004, he scored 102 points in his opening eight of the year. McNally has 112.

John McKeown, widely regarded as the club’s best ever goal kicker, booted an incredible 140 in 1956/57.

After his opening eight matches, the full-back had 28 to his credit, the same as McNally today.

The main obstacle to the 18-year-old’s record-breaking potential may be the fewer number of games he will play this season, compared to the former star names. He could, injuries and form permitting, feature in another 18 league games, taking his season’s tally to 26 matches, plus play-off games, which puts McKeown’s record out of reach.

In their record-busting campaigns, Pechey played in 32 games out of 38, Nanyn, 32 from 35, and McKeown 42 out of 44.

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the future is bright
the future is claret & gold

Mc Nally will obviously find it a lot more difficult in Super league, but to offset that he will be surrounded by far better players and will have the benefit of Super league coaching, training and fittnes programes, I have the feeling N Brown will know just how to get the best out of him, and he will hopefully go on to be a top player.

Does anyone on here know a lad called Nial Murphy, He is currently in trials with the Giants, he is 16 years old and has played for Yorkshire and various other representative games, I was playing golf with his dad last night, Tom used to play for Rochdale and he's as pleased as punch that his lad is doing so well, he says he is a Hooker and a real prospect, so maybe another one to keep an eye out for.

Right now we have one or two good looking prospects dotted about. McGilvery for instance, i can't wait to see this lad in SL.

but these kids need to be given a chance.. if you good enough your old enough

adelaide-giant.no9 wrote:

but these kids need to be given a chance.. if you good enough your old enough

Well thats one thing we can't fault N Brown for , he has aready shown he is prepared to give the youngsters a chance.

Went to watch My other half's Nephew play for Shaw Cross under 14's the other week. They had a full back called Curtis Norton, scored 4 tries, set up a few more and kicked goals from the touchline. Then To top it all off I found out he's on a Giants Scholarship scheme. He gets man of the match most weeks so i'm told. Looked awesome against players his own age. Reminded me of Henry Paul years ago. Another one for the future if he keeps his head down and doesn't stray with othr influences as he gets older.

Scored today again in the defeat against Barrow.

ponner wrote:

Went to watch My other half's Nephew play for Shaw Cross under 14's the other week. They had a full back called Curtis Norton, scored 4 tries, set up a few more and kicked goals from the touchline. Then To top it all off I found out he's on a Giants Scholarship scheme. He gets man of the match most weeks so i'm told. Looked awesome against players his own age. Reminded me of Henry Paul years ago. Another one for the future if he keeps his head down and doesn't stray with othr influences as he gets older.

That is the absolute key

Greg McNally on Boot n All this week!

washy wrote:

Greg McNally on Boot n All this week!

He is also playing on sky for Whitehaven against Widnes tonight

Hes looking very solid on the box tonight !! both kicking and attack ...good work

2 tries. Great poacher, reads the game so well. A very exciting prospect.

He's down as been a scrum half but think he will end up a Stand Off or Loose Forward depending how he bulks up.

Another 2 tries and 3 goals, 21 tries for the season now.

The future is bright, the future is Claret and Gold

FLYINGPROP wrote:

The future is bright, the future is Claret and Gold

Is that allowed on here?

Ivor C&G Scarf wrote:

FLYINGPROP wrote:

The future is bright, the future is Claret and Gold

Is that allowed on here?

It was said many times before you know who mentioned it and took credit for it.