Re: Squad for Giants : Fri Feb 14, 2025 5:19 pm  

I think we’re going to miss Bateman and Nicholson a lot.

Re: Squad for Giants : Fri Feb 14, 2025 7:59 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

I think we’re going to miss Bateman and Nicholson a lot.

Agreed. I think we will miss the workrate of those two. Our defensive workrate was excellent for most of 2024. I hope Russell steps up as well as Holroyd.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 9:23 am  

Hope lindop has an absolute stormer and makes himself undroppable. We're crying out for pace in the centres.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:50 am  

Moe syslak wrote:

Hope lindop has an absolute stormer and makes himself undroppable. We're crying out for pace in the centres.

How far off is Wrench? I don't think Tai is going to improve much more and he's still selfish with the ball.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 12:03 pm  

matt_wire wrote:

How far off is Wrench? I don't think Tai is going to improve much more and he's still selfish with the ball.

Wrench isn't back til Easter according to burgess.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 1:46 pm  

matt_wire wrote:

How far off is Wrench? I don't think Tai is going to improve much more and he's still selfish with the ball.

I wouldn’t say he is selfish he just can’t pass the ball.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:15 pm  

I'll give russell 3-4 games before i stick him in the bin.
I'd have crowther every day of the week over Musgrove, but i agree he'll more than like pick musgrove.

Dufty
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Leyland
Vaughan
Walker
Harrison
Currie
Russell
Yates

Powell
Philbin
Musgrove
Crowther

I would love Holroyd to start but i think Burgess will go with experience, and Crother covers, Prop/ 2nd row & Loose so i think he will get the bench spot

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 6:44 pm  

Or thane wrote:

I'll give russell 3-4 games before i stick him in the bin.
I'd have crowther every day of the week over Musgrove, but i agree he'll more than like pick musgrove.

Dufty
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Leyland
Vaughan
Walker
Harrison
Currie
Russell
Yates

Powell
Philbin
Musgrove
Crowther

I would love Holroyd to start but i think Burgess will go with experience, and Crother covers, Prop/ 2nd row & Loose so i think he will get the bench spot

You don’t see Currie playing 13?

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:34 pm  

Or thane wrote:

I'll give russell 3-4 games before i stick him in the bin.
I'd have crowther every day of the week over Musgrove, but i agree he'll more than like pick musgrove.

Dufty
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Leyland
Vaughan
Walker
Harrison
Currie
Russell
Yates

Powell
Philbin
Musgrove
Crowther

I would love Holroyd to start but i think Burgess will go with experience, and Crother covers, Prop/ 2nd row & Loose so i think he will get the bench spot

I don't get how Musgrove keeps making the 17. I dearly hope we do not extend his contract. A deeply forgettable signing.

Re: Squad for Giants : Sat Feb 15, 2025 9:55 pm  

The Speculator wrote:

To me, Russell/Holroyd/Crowther seems like the most interesting selection conundrum there, in terms of who starts, who (if any of them) is on the bench, and who misses out on the 17 altogether.

Well Powell and Thewlis will not play.
Burgess himself said they’ll be in contention for Catalan.