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STAR MAN<br />
ONE TO WATCH<br />
Scrum-half Jack Miller only joined in October,<br />
but has already made a big impact at the<br />
Keepmoat. The Huddersfield Giants Academy<br />
graduate arrived with plenty of pedigree,<br />
after two stellar seasons with Queanbeyan<br />
Kangaroos in the Canberra Raiders Cup in<br />
Australia. He even won the Les McIntyre Medal<br />
in 2015, which is awarded to the competition’s<br />
player of the year.<br />
His game time at Huddersfield was limited,<br />
with the likes of Danny Brough, Luke Robinson<br />
and former Don Kyle Wood never allowing<br />
him a first team opportunity. He made just the<br />
one senior appearance, kicking a conversion in<br />
the 58-6 loss to Bradford at Odsal when coach<br />
Paul Anderson rested most of his first team for<br />
the Challenge Cup final the following week.<br />
His organisation skills are the main strength in<br />
his game, with the rest of the team playing off<br />
the back of him. His kicking game is also really<br />
strong, while he also possesses great technical<br />
ability. The <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> defence will need to close<br />
him down early to stop him dictating the<br />
<strong>Doncaster</strong> attack.<br />
Despite being only 24-years-of-age, Charlie<br />
Martin has already experienced Rugby League<br />
at all three levels in Britain. A powerful back rower,<br />
Martin started out at Castleford Tigers, making six<br />
senior appearances before moving on to Batley in<br />
2014. After a successful season at the Bulldogs, he<br />
tried his hand in the other code with Huddersfield<br />
RU but soon switched back to have spells with<br />
Hunslet and Keighley before joining <strong>Doncaster</strong> for<br />
<strong>2017</strong>.<br />
While he possesses great size and strength, it’s his<br />
deceptive speed and agility that make him a really<br />
rounded player. He can hit good lines at pace and<br />
compete with the big men in the middle, while<br />
also causing problems running out wide with his<br />
quick direction changes. His defence is solid as<br />
well and he hits hard, so it’s really a wonder why he<br />
isn’t playing at a higher level.<br />
STATS<br />
HIGHEST SCORE:<br />
96-0 v Highfield, 20/3/94<br />
HIGHEST SCORE AGAINST:<br />
4-90 v Widnes, 10/6/2007<br />
MOST APPEARANCES:<br />
327 – Audley Pennant 1980-83; 1985-97<br />
HIGHEST POINT SCORER:<br />
1751 – David Noble 1976-77; 1980-89; 1992<br />
HIGHEST TRY SCORER:<br />
112 – Mark Roache 1985-97<br />
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