Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 1:40 pm  

Thewlis got MoM last week didn’t he? I like Russell, but we shouldn’t be relying on his scoots from dummy half for yardage - we have a full pack available. Thewlis starts for me.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 2:33 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Could Drinkwater be dropped? He has been off the boil for a few weeks now and his kicking game has not been very good.

It’s why I included Hayes in my selection, now Powell as given us something to talk about after dropping Dufty we can pick our hopeful teams based on what we have seen. For what it’s worth I don’t think Drinkwater as fired at all yet.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 3:14 pm  

karetaker wrote:

It’s why I included Hayes in my selection, now Powell as given us something to talk about after dropping Dufty we can pick our hopeful teams based on what we have seen. For what it’s worth I don’t think Drinkwater as fired at all yet.

Earlier in the season he was doing OK - we seemed well organised and kicked OK but recently this is not the case.

Also I am still waiting for SOO, Australian international and Word Cup winner Josh McGuire to turn up ...

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 3:59 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Earlier in the season he was doing OK - we seemed well organised and kicked OK but recently this is not the case.

Also I am still waiting for SOO, Australian international and Word Cup winner Josh McGuire to turn up ...

Aye another one but kept my council on him for time being.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 4:20 pm  

Thaler is the ref, good job it’s not a TV game

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 4:46 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Could Drinkwater be dropped? He has been off the boil for a few weeks now and his kicking game has not been very good.

The big problem is the standard that our reserves are playing at. It is such a huge jump to Super League v HKR, so to put Hayes in would be such a gamble. I cannot see it happening.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 4:53 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Earlier in the season he was doing OK - we seemed well organised and kicked OK but recently this is not the case.

Also I am still waiting for SOO, Australian international and Word Cup winner Josh McGuire to turn up ...

I watched the game v. Wakefield on Wire TV (& think Wakey have at last got themselves a decent pack). I thought McGuire had a decent game & was pretty creative in attack ... he's got good hands.
I will watch the game Wak v Hull with interest to see how their pack goes on.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 5:26 pm  

What are people genuinely expecting from McGuire?

From what I had seen of him in the NRL, he's a very meat & 2 veg type of player - does the basics well, not shy of hard work, but not exactly some barnstorming runner, who's going to have the crowd off its feet regularly.

I think a few people have fallen into the trap (once more) of believing Aussie automatically = eye-catching, elite player, on another level to everyone else.

I honestly think what we are seeing from McGuire so far won't be that different from what we will get from here on in - He will be solid & unspectacular.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 5:46 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

What are people genuinely expecting from McGuire?

From what I had seen of him in the NRL, he's a very meat & 2 veg type of player - does the basics well, not shy of hard work, but not exactly some barnstorming runner, who's going to have the crowd off its feet regularly.

I think a few people have fallen into the trap (once more) of believing Aussie automatically = eye-catching, elite player, on another level to everyone else.

I honestly think what we are seeing from McGuire so far won't be that different from what we will get from here on in - He will be solid & unspectacular.

Fair comment, he was hyped up more than Vaughan was and guess it’s that what was expected given how Vaughan as started off for us.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 6:13 pm  

Peter Matautia took a big knock early in the second half against Wakey. He was hobbling quite a bit after and I was surprised that Dufty came on to replace Thewlis. I thought PM might have been replaced because he wasn't very mobile.

I think Thewlis stays at Fullback.