Jason Taylor empathises with embattled Wests Tigers star Robbie Farah, recalling how he wrote letters to coaches begging for another shot in the NRL when he was axed from first grade in his own playing days.With Farah expected to line up for his second reserve grade game in as many weeks on Saturday, Taylor on Friday admitted he felt for the out-of-favour hooker.I was dropped to reserve grade a few times through my career and that gives you an understanding and an empathy for the players that are going through it, said the Tigers coach.Taylor remembered how he was controversially dropped by Northern Eagles coach Peter Sharp late in 2000, ending what was then a record 194 consecutive games in first grade.It stood almost 15 years before it was broken by Gold Coast prop Luke Douglas in 2014.But despite the setback, Taylor, in the twilight of his career, swallowed his pride and begged for another opportunity to stay in the NRL.Then-Parramatta coach Brian Smith threw the point-scoring halfback a lifeline, and was rewarded with Taylor helping the club to its first grand final in 16 years.My career was pretty much at an end and you might remember I actually sat down and wrote letters to some NRL coaches to try and get a start the following year, Taylor said.Brian Smith gave me an opportunity and I ended up playing in that grand final. You never know whats around the corner and often it can be a really positive outcome.Taylor praised Farah for putting in a strong performance for the clubs NSW Cup team in what was an emotional week for the 2005 premiership winner.As Robbie tweeted last week, the toughest times that you go through, those are the ones that determine where youre going to get to in life, he said.It hurts at first, but you bounce back up and you get on with it. Robbie did that really well last week and I was very impressed by that.Farah, 32, has already been linked with a move out of Concord, but Taylor said he was unaware of any negotiations that would lead to the hookers departure.Robbies got a contract for next year at this stage. That stuff will happen, Id assume, but I dont know anything about it, he said. Saucony Italia Scontate . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Saucony Scontate . 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Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. It has been a big 12 months for Travis Head. High expectations have been placed on Head since his Sheffield Shield debut at the age of 18 and his potential was always on display, but the one large gap in his record was hundreds. In fact, at the start of last season he had made only one: 108 for the National Performance Squad in a one-day game against South Africa in Darwin in 2014. But over the past year, Heads numbers have exploded.It all started with 202 against Western Australia in the Matador Cup, the second-highest score in Australias domestic one-day competition history. Then came a maiden first-class century, 114 also against Western Australia. Then there was an unbeaten 101 in the BBL, 134 and 192 to finish off the Shield season, and last month he made his name in England with 175 for Yorkshire in Englands domestic one-day cup.No surprises, then, that Head is part of Australias ODI squad in Sri Lanka, where on Sunday he added a second cap having made his debut against West Indies in June. Although he managed only 10 having come in at 202 for 5 in a chase of 228, he got a taste of the Sri Lankan conditions and will be better placed for the second match.I feel like Im in really good nick, Head told reporters in Colombo ahead of the second ODI. I feel like Im batting really well. Ive scored runs. Its all worked towards here and now. It was nice to get some games in England. I think Ive had a nice round experience in the last 12 months, Ive experienced different things, different conditions, different players, observed a lot and just watched guys go about their business, which has helped me.Notably, Head was also used for four overs of his part-time offspin and in the absence of the axed Glenn Maxwell, the No.7 spin-bowling allrounder position is one that Head is testing out during this series. Head joined the Test squad ahead of the third Test in Colombo and did plenty oof bowling in the nets, but he knows there is work ahead of him if he wants to be selected as a legitimate allrounder.ddddddddddddIm pretty raw, still, with my bowling, Head said. Thats helped me coming over here that Ive learnt the style the Sri Lankans have been bowling their spin. I havent come in here with a certain way of going about things. Im pretty open-minded on my bowling.I just want to try and find the conditions as best as possible. If that can get me selected, the second string to my batting - Im there to make runs - but if I can come in and do a job with the ball thats a positive. Thats what Im heading towards, working on as much as possible, so that I can be a genuine option.I played last year at home as No.1 but probably wasnt ready for that role, but took it on and did an okay job. Leading into the season if I can do as much bowling as possible and make myself a genuine spinner - thats my goal.That will be one of the summers aims for Head, the South Australia captain, especially knowing that a Test tour of India is coming up in February-March. Australias selectors will be on the lookout for batsmen who can handle the spinning conditions for that series after the Test debacle in Sri Lanka, and although Head has played only one first-class game in Asia - he made 31 and 50 against India A in Chennai last year - he believes his game could suit those conditions.I played one four-day game in India when I was there last and I got two starts, Head said. I got a 50 and a 30 and I had a pretty good game-plan, pretty similar to how I played the other night. Im always going to be positive and aggressive. Its a long way away, that Test series. Its a big summer. Ive got to get runs on the board, thats the main issue with everyone in the summer. Wholesale HoodiesNFL Shirts OutletJerseys NFL WholesaleCheap NFL Jerseys Free ShippingWholesale Jerseys CheapCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaWholesale JerseysWholesale NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '