Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:29 am  

Wasn't there a few people saying Hall started on the right ?.

Tbh I'd want to try him there. We really need his hard yards on those first few tackles.

Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:23 am  

Yes Hall started as a right Winger for us and I think has played for England on the right. Wasn’t he on the right when Billy Slater tried to tackle him and dislocated his shoulder?

Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 11:37 am  

If everyone is fit I think the plan will be Handley at centre with Connor at 14 as he can cover across the backs. Also able bring creativity as a game breaks up. Halls metres will be really important to our field position 2nd highest in superleague last year and most carries overall.That could change as season develops if Connor is a success and plays his way into the 13. Sivo needs to stay on the left as thats his position and would be wasted outside Newman.
It will be interesting to see the difference if Newman picks up an injury and Connor gets a run at 3. Not advocating Newman not starting but a little pressure on his position would not be the worst thing!

Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 2:06 pm  

Loiner at large wrote:

If everyone is fit I think the plan will be Handley at centre with Connor at 14 as he can cover across the backs. Also able bring creativity as a game breaks up. Halls metres will be really important to our field position 2nd highest in superleague last year and most carries overall.That could change as season develops if Connor is a success and plays his way into the 13. Sivo needs to stay on the left as thats his position and would be wasted outside Newman.
It will be interesting to see the difference if Newman picks up an injury and Connor gets a run at 3. Not advocating Newman not starting but a little pressure on his position would not be the worst thing!

Not sure we would go with having only one hooker in the 17 and I wouldn`t like to see Connor and O`Connor as 2 of our bench either.
Hall on the right and Sivo on the left with more likely Handley and Newman at centre.
If Connor doesn`t make the 17 I`m not sure who will take over kicking duties unless Miller maybe.

Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 2:09 pm  

I'd put Connor in for Frawley.

Bench of

Holroyd
Lisone
Gannon/jenkins
O'Connor

Re: IN 2025 | Maika Sivo - Expires: 2028 : Sun Oct 27, 2024 3:29 pm  

Jake Connor can reasonably play 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7. The player most under threat initially is Frawley, but it won’t be long before Jake gets a game somewhere.