Re: Predictions 2020 : Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:13 pm
wrencat1873 wrote:
About time as well but, the point still stands, the game is so much quicker.
When I first started watching seriously in the late 80's Fev had a huge prop, Brendan Hill, who I believe was 18-19 stone.
If you compare his physique to that of Walmsley or Hill or perhaps the Burges boy's, you can see the difference in fitness instantly.
Back then,a typical centre was 12/13 stone but nowadays, they will be 14 1/2 - 15 stone.
When I first started watching seriously in the late 80's Fev had a huge prop, Brendan Hill, who I believe was 18-19 stone.
If you compare his physique to that of Walmsley or Hill or perhaps the Burges boy's, you can see the difference in fitness instantly.
Back then,a typical centre was 12/13 stone but nowadays, they will be 14 1/2 - 15 stone.
And the rest! Absolutely filthy as well. One of the last of his kind thank god. I saw him towards the end of his career on a sloped pitch, they played him downhill but sensibly didn't bring him out for the second half.