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In 2008 and 2009 I thought Tom Hockings was a young guy going places - a potential Wallaby.
It looked like Tom would develop into the Force's pemanent lock partner with Sharpie with the potential to become a mainstay in the Force pack for years to come with rep honours along the way.
Sadly 2010 saw Tom's star start to wane. I know JM had a rotation policy and Tom and Sam seemed to be swaping week to week. I realise the value of a rotation policy but I wonder if this has stymied his development. Having said that he seemed to be getting enough chances to prove himself but didn't seem to make the most of those chances.
I guess what I'm getting at here is that with Dingos 'youth policy' one year out from the RWC, at the beginning of the year I would have thought Hockings would have been a shoe-in to at least make the Baa Baas team. Not only has he not made the "A" team but it seems his form this year was such that his name was not even mentioned.
It's frustrating when a young guy shows so much potential and then his progress seems to hit a brick wall.
Has he just had an off season? Has he reached his potential and possibly will not progress any higher? Am I being too harsh?
Does anyone have any info or thoughts on why he had such a quiet year?