Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:55 pm  

Who is missing from the team?

Briscoe, Crosby, Prior, Martin, Holroyd

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:59 pm  

Newman on the wing and Liam 'Missed tackles' Sutcliffe as his centre. We can't be going into the season with that. Tom Briscoe's defense is awful, but just because Handley has made a serviceable winger, doesn't mean we should risk scuppering Harry's potential. I hope this is for 1 game only.

With a bit of luck 1 of the 2 spaces left open will be for a winger. I think I saw Tom Davies had gone to Catalan. We'd been linked with him, but banking on him returning to full strength after coming back from a serious injury was probably not worth the gamble. Especially after Kallum Watkins poor post injury performances.

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:00 pm  

Prior and Martin certainly make that pack look better but its definitely on the light side. I do get concerned should we get a few injuries if that's the squad for the first month or two

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:14 pm  

We cleared out so much dead wood in close season. It's a real kick in the balls to see Cameron Smith starting. He should be at Featherstone already, with Liam Sutcliffe. I'd rather see an academy winger and Newman in the centre.

[Frosties.]

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:18 pm  

Toosmooth wrote:

We cleared out so much dead wood in close season. It's a real kick in the balls to see Cameron Smith starting. He should be at Featherstone already, with Liam Sutcliffe. I'd rather see an academy winger and Newman in the centre.

Couldn’t disagree more regarding both you’ve said, but that’s why we aren’t the coaches.

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:26 pm  

Our flowing attack stopped when Smith got hold of the ball. He had no idea what to do with it. Sutcliffe wasn't much better, but he is capable in attack from centre. Just a turnstile in defense.

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:49 pm  

I can see the thinking behind this selection. Newman isn't a "winger's centre" and it won't do him any harm to swap to wing a little bit.
Sutcliffe's opportunities at back row look limited and so maybe covering centre/FB/half will be his thing.. again..
Dwyer and Myler benched and Agar will want to see how they respond.
Good to see big Mik and Cam Smith in the starting side - everyone's hoping both can step up a gear this year.
A Sutcliffe and Muizz look to be the next in line from the younger ones then.
Would imagine Myler will come on and replace Gale at some point, with it being Gale's first competitive game in an age.

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 6:04 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

I can see the thinking behind this selection. Newman isn't a "winger's centre" and it won't do him any harm to swap to wing a little bit.
Sutcliffe's opportunities at back row look limited and so maybe covering centre/FB/half will be his thing.. again..
Dwyer and Myler benched and Agar will want to see how they respond.
Good to see big Mik and Cam Smith in the starting side - everyone's hoping both can step up a gear this year.
A Sutcliffe and Muizz look to be the next in line from the younger ones then.
Would imagine Myler will come on and replace Gale at some point, with it being Gale's first competitive game in an age.

Cam smith needs to step up several gears, mik needs to kick on but he is fighting for a bench prob spot with Martin back smith needs a big off season to get near the team

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:13 pm  

Ferdy wrote:

Cam smith needs to step up several gears, mik needs to kick on but he is fighting for a bench prob spot with Martin back smith needs a big off season to get near the team

I can see Smith taking a bench spot next year. Plus we are going to get injuries in the back row at some point - he’ll get games.

Very interested to see how Muizz goes next year, he has the ability to make things happen...

Re: Boxing Day | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:31 pm  

Re Newman on the wing, I was chatting to a well respected Youth development officer the other day and he reckons wing and not centre is his future. If we are to get an experienced middle or outside back as is suggested then either Newman moves outside on the wing or we get a first choice winger imo a centre with pace and strength to compliment Hurrell would be best.
Another big prop and we might be half decent!