Re: Mitch brown : Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:42 pm  

The Riddler wrote:

An awful, awful signing.

This is right down there with re-signing Blythe last year.

I'm astounded, especially if it does take a quota spot.

oh dear, he's signed for a team who were in the middle 8's last season, who were you expecting Cooper Cronk ?

Re: Mitch brown : Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:10 pm  

I haven't seen him, don't know much about him but welcome aboard I guess. We need cover and hopefully he means that Russel will be cover.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Mitch brown : Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:27 pm  

hea cover, he's younger, arguably better than pomeroy based on the last few years, And more importantly he's only on a twelve month contract

Re: Mitch brown : Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:38 pm  

Exactly....hopefully you'll be happy with Mitch Brown once the season starts. What's all this about Matty Rusell...thought he was a decent player, knows where the try line is..etc

Re: Mitch brown : Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:45 pm  

People on here know more about players than our new coach.

Where have I seen that before?

Re: Mitch brown : Fri Nov 17, 2017 2:23 am  

Irish Wire wrote:

People on here know more about players than our new coach.

Where have I seen that before?

Probably over the last few years when fans have questioned certain transfers, and we ended up fighting relegation.

But yes, coaches always know best.

Re: Mitch brown : Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:13 am  

Budgiezilla wrote:

Exactly....hopefully you'll be happy with Mitch Brown once the season starts. What's all this about Matty Rusell...thought he was a decent player, knows where the try line is..etc

He's scored 6 tries all season. In no way whatsoever does he know where the try line is. For a winger that's woeful. Lineham has scored 19 this season with only 2 assists from his centre Atkins, Yet Lineham is hounded by a certain number of people on here. Imagine how many Lineham would score if he had Hiku outside him all season.

Russell has also bombed double that amount by not having the nowse to dive in or step inside. He's awful. Then there's the amount of ties he's let in by failing to deal with a kick.

However, he has a good scoot so that's alright...

Re: Mitch brown : Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:14 am  

moving on... wrote:

He's scored 6 tries all season. In no way whatsoever does he know where the try line is. For a winger that's woeful. Lineham has scored 19 this season with only 2 assists from his centre Atkins, Yet Lineham is hounded by a certain number of people on here. Imagine how many Lineham would score if he had Hiku outside him all season.

Russell has also bombed double that amount by not having the nowse to dive in or step inside. He's awful. Then there's the amount of ties he's let in by failing to deal with a kick.

However, he has a good scoot so that's alright...

And three of those were against a vastly under-strength Halifax in the 'Middle 8's'

Re: Mitch brown : Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:47 am  

Alan wrote:

And three of those were against a vastly under-strength Halifax in the 'Middle 8's'

Yep.

Re: Mitch brown : Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:00 am  

And in 2016 when we weren't crap, he was outscored in our own team by:

Two other wingers, who each played fewer games than him, two forwards (second row + loose) and a scrum half.

He was also tied with our hooker.

These are not the stats of a player who knows where the line is.

He's a decent enough player in a number of aspects, but his try scoring record isn't good enough to play a position that primarily requires you to score tries.