Rikki Sheriffe : Thu May 07, 2009 3:30 pm  

Out of the four signings made in the off-season, he seems to look the worst at the moment. What sort of winger drops balls which would have given him an easy try (several times). He has made decent breaks, and i'll give credit where it's due, he hasn't been too bad in defence, but we need to see some improvement from the lad.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:35 pm  

He's done some good stuff and some pretty daft stuff for us too. He definitely needs to work on his positioning in defence and his ball handling skills can be clumsy. But he has showed that with the ball in hand, he can finish and find some holes. Mixed bag so far, but not sure he needs his own 'worse signing for 09' thead.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:38 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

but not sure he needs his own 'worse signing for 09' thead.

Suppose not, but I thought it was worth bringing up and couldn't find another thread relevant. Think he just needs a little tweaking and will come good, time will tell.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:39 pm  

As with most players, he's probably suffering with low confidence. As the team improves, I hope he will too. Playing with confidence can and hopefully will make a huge difference for Rikki

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:39 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

. Think he just needs a little tweaking and will come good, time will tell.

Sounds painful!

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:41 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Suppose not, but I thought it was worth bringing up and couldn't find another thread relevant. Think he just needs a little tweaking and will come good, time will tell.

And if we were naming names, I would rate Scruton as a bigger disappointment so far. I am confident that he will steadily improve and I think he slowly is starting to find his feet at the Bulls.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:48 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

And if we were naming names, I would rate Scruton as a bigger disappointment so far. I am confident that he will steadily improve and I think he slowly is starting to find his feet at the Bulls.

I wouldn't rate Scruton as a disappointment at all, he has put some hard work in and hasn't made too many mistakes.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:49 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

I wouldn't rate Scruton as a disappointment at all, he has put some hard work in and hasn't made too many mistakes.

Appearances 11
Meters 833
Carries 113
Tackles 264
Offloads 6
Tackle Busts 10
Marker tackles 40
Errors 5
Penalties 1

That isn't bad for a young prop finding his feet at a new club.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:49 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

I wouldn't rate Scruton as a disappointment at all, he has put some hard work in and hasn't made too many mistakes.

I expected more from Scruton than I did from Sheriffe though, I think he has looked better in the last few matches though.

: Thu May 07, 2009 3:51 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Appearances 11
Meters 833
Carries 113
Tackles 264
Offloads 6
Tackle Busts 10
Marker tackles 40
Errors 5
Penalties 1

That isn't bad for a young prop finding his feet at a new club.

That doesn't really mean much unless you compare it to the other forwards in the team.