The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Reagan Campbell-Gillard

the bond storming big man we all know and love today hasn't always enjoyed the spores of the Rugby League World raising rugby league Nursery Blacktown Regan played for his local Club really healed dragons and then later the Windsor wolves which led to his appearance in the Panther's SG ball side Lincoln then played in the Panthers under 20 Holden cup Premiership winning 2013 side which includes first grade regulars like ballon Martin lesniak one of Blake Bryce Cartwright George Jennings former star James Roberts and two-time Premiership winning law Isaiah this then led to Regan playing in premiership this World's Cup team in 2014 before making his first great debut Off the Bench in round 1 of 2015. after strong 2016 season Campbell Givens offers a v injury from a light shoulder charge in the back by Ryan James [Music] [Music] this left Reagan with two fractured vertebrates and unable to move his playing gear for two days just like the tigers are unable to remove Luke Brooks from the playing squad though this did not hand priest form in The Following Season as he received daily M and the trench Player of the Year and Australian call up in the World Cup he also saw Club success as the Panthers were knocked out by the Broncos in the second week of the final after beating the series 2018 promised to be an exciting season for gamber Gillard with this film rapidly improving Reagan did end up getting his boost call up making his debut on their 22-12 victory over the maroons but when everything looked to be on the off disaster struck only a week before Game 12 origin and a 32-6 lost against the roosters Campbell killer had a horror head clock with jadware Harvest when he was taking a hit up well he turns his body again it's in that angles this left Reagan with an undisplaced fracture of the Mandeville or a broken jaw which saw him on the sidelines for six weeks and undergoing surgery sadly missing games isn't the worst thing to come for Reggie regaining the confidence to play up his results then it was a struggle he even admitted that he was absolutely rubbish in his first three games back though he managed to recover and make the kangaroo sign once more but the worst was yet to come foreign [Applause] [Music] like Tommy Turbo's homie it seems as though Regan had a glass straw with another injury during the pre-season this led to Reagan being banned from dropped to reserve grade throughout the 2019 season in like most Tigers fans ultimately led to him saying he hated Lee this was his all-time low little to no minutes a hatred for his once loved sport and profession and a concert of the teammates he was contracts to play with for the next five years there was no Escape though three's downfall was paramado that took an interest in the swan Star Ford signing in for the rest of his contract beginning in 2020 the eels starting in 2020 season strong leading the table for eight rounds and the only team to beat eventual runners-up in the regular season Campbell gillard's shine coming 12th and overall meters gained with 3461 run meters and seventh in post-contact meters with 1407. Regan's effort this season is easily summed up by this clip [Music] floating to Jefferson here's Campbell Gillard right up the middle inside the 20 he's beaten the Batman and goes all the way Campbell Gillard does he ground the ball he grounds it he's never run that far in his life with the football I guess so his miraculous form recovery didn't earn my booze or kangaroo Jersey it was one heck of a season and he earned the hearts of all blue and gold fans but 2021 season was even better West injury hampered his overall run meters Reagan was continuing to thrive and improve only losing to his old side and eventual premiers by controversial penalty in the second week of the finals 2022 was easily rigged into best season coming fourth in overall meters game and second in post-contact meters to Joseph tarpany with his world-class performance the big man was origin Bound in his first ordered appearance since 2018 he ran for 108 meters 50 post contact meters made 23 tackles and in only 36 minutes compared to the few players that topped him by Carson yo who played 58 in 53 minutes not only did he stats impress he put on a show with some heavy hitting shots and made a drive-saving tackle in the corner of the field which is unremarkable considering 115 kg 190 centimeter prop can make an effort to get from the middle of the corner before anywhere else after tackling and taking hit-ups sadly the origin loss versus the beginning what was to come well I could say that being dropped for a certain lock you ran for 2500 less meters and 150 less post-contact meters in 2022 and coronary produced 40 more run meters and 11 more post contact meetings in 25 more minutes and hang into Queensland cyber 44-12 and then having three other forwards pick ahead of him is like saying you remind me of the Tiger's player but according to Fiddler it's because Reagan from my point of view is uh just has a style of footy and right now I'm actually doesn't suit the way we want to play but I love the way he's gone back to Parramatta he's doing some really good things there though I think this South Fan sums it up pretty well so front row forward running hard and straight as one of the best forwards on the field in game one doesn't suit New South Wales style Freddy just tell the truth about not wanting to hurt your bum boy precious little Panthers after an extremely close game against the Cowboys in the heat in which he was arguably the best player on the field snatching up two tries and once more the man with the mo played for Australia a key part of them winning the World Cup now recognizes one of the game's Premiere Pro that was the rise four and Rise Again of parramatta's big man Reagan Campbell Gillard [Music]