Halley VS Platt : Wed May 06, 2009 10:38 am  

Sorry guys i havent been in England since March! my dad tells me Halley is back at fullback! And worrincy is rocking the second row! Tell me more wots happened to Platt? injured? how Halley playing? always been a Halley fan, he can catch it on the full unlike the rest of our team!

: Wed May 06, 2009 11:14 am  

Best to have a look at the last few games for Halley catching on the full.

Had to feel for Platty after the performance against Saints.

: Wed May 06, 2009 11:49 am  

I'm sure this will turn into a Platt hating thread, not helped by the thread title. (which has now been changed!!!)

Anyway Platt was doing well and he looked our best player for a couple of games, Halley then came back off loan and Platt got moved to centre, a position I believe he hasn't played in years. It didn't start off well but then he put in a good performance again against Saints, he did however miss out on Saturday.

Halley has been poor in my eyes, his attacking play is good as always but his tackling is poor, especially when he is the last man, I've noticed in the last couple of games more than ever he is getting simply trampled over! Oh and as already said check out his catching in the last couple of games.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:05 pm  

Platt's been playing really well, when selected, a lot of time out of position at centre. I don't think "Platt the pr8t" is called for btw.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:21 pm  

bigchris wrote:

I'm sure this will turn into a Platt hating thread.

Or a Halley hating thread as just quite a few seem to turn into.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:21 pm  

bigchris wrote:

Anyway Platt was doing well and he looked our best player for a couple of games, Halley then came back off loan and Platt got moved to centre, a position I believe he hasn't played in years. It didn't start off well but then he put in a good performance again against Saints, he did however miss out on Saturday.

I know what you're getting at but thats not the right sequence to fill someone in on whats happened to Platt;

Halley was recalled and started a few games from the bench impressing each time he came on. Platt was dropped to the bench for the Leeds game after the catalan cup debacle (he was ill in the lead up to the Leeds game IIRC) where he was an unused sub. He then came of the bench at Wakey in the centre following the season ending injury to crookes. With us having no centres left for the wire game he played in the Centre where he had an absolute shocker (but then so did most of the others). He kept the Centre slot for the Saints game where he did very well indeed considering its not his prefered position, he was then dropped from the squad altogether for the Murryfield match which might seem harah but we had our first choice Centre partnership back fit and was the correct call IMHO.

Platt was playing well in a poor team early on this season only making the odd mistake that all FB's make from time to time and his critcs this year were unfairly hammering any little mistake because of his reputation from last year. (the catalan error was a shocker though.) His problem is that since he left the FB position the team has put some results together, the two things might not be linked but it wont help him get back in the team as Halley has done nothing to suggest he needs dropping from FB.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:23 pm  

Not much to argue with in the above, and also well done for changing the thread title.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:28 pm  

DILLIGAF wrote:

Or a Halley hating thread as just quite a few seem to turn into.

Not seen one myself before but plenty against Platt, I like both of them myself and hate it when our fans get on either of their backs, the last thing a player running low on confidence needs is their own fans throwing insults at them.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:37 pm  

Duckman wrote:

I know what you're getting at but thats not the right sequence to fill someone in on whats happened to Platt;

Fair comment, I gave the highlights and you gave the full match commentry

Duckman wrote:

two things might not be linked but it wont help him get back in the team as Halley has done nothing to suggest he needs dropping from FB.

You don't see his inability to tackle when it matters as a problem? He's only a small lad so I'm not expecting him to make crunching tackles on a player weighing several stone more than him but he needs to do something about his tackling if he ever wants to be a great fullback.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:40 pm  

Halley has beenfar more reliable IMO than Platt was yes he has made mistakes but i feel a lot mopre secure with him at fullback, as for him getting trampled did you not see the tackle at MM where he held the guy up?? or the tackle on mozza at the game we would all like to forget?