2020 Predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:41 pm  

Happy 2020 Leythers. So what are our predictions for 2020. Who will be in the championship GF and who will come down from SL. With a better starting squad than 2019 can we go further?

Re: 2020 Predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:52 pm  

Leyther14 wrote:

Happy 2020 Leythers. So what are our predictions for 2020. Who will be in the championship GF and who will come down from SL. With a better starting squad than 2019 can we go further?

Not convinced about the depth of the squad, especially in the forwards - and that’s what lays the platform, we have 4 halfs who all offer something different and can hold there own at the top end of the championship - think we have relatively strong centres and wingers,

Reckon top 3, could even come top with no Toronto type team - top 5 could be a very open comp

No doubt we will strengthen come the business end - certainly wouldn’t write us off getting promoted

Re: 2020 Predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:42 pm  

ColD wrote:

Not convinced about the depth of the squad, especially in the forwards - and that’s what lays the platform, we have 4 halfs who all offer something different and can hold there own at the top end of the championship - think we have relatively strong centres and wingers,

Reckon top 3, could even come top with no Toronto type team - top 5 could be a very open comp

No doubt we will strengthen come the business end - certainly wouldn’t write us off getting promoted

Pretty good summary Col.

Re: 2020 Predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:09 pm  

Yeah pretty good summary.Think we lost that extra something after Hock went last year. Will that be it for signings before the season starts or could we see a couple of loan signings?

Re: 2020 Predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:26 am  

Leyther14 wrote:

Yeah pretty good summary.Think we lost that extra something after Hock went last year. Will that be it for signings before the season starts or could we see a couple of loan signings?

It was stated that we have a couple of SL loanees to be announced, but without sounding to disrespect them if they are so far down the pecking order with their current teams I’m not sure they are what we need

Re: 2020 Predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:53 pm  

Leyther14 wrote:

Yeah pretty good summary.Think we lost that extra something after Hock went last year.

I think we are well covered and will cope when the ball comes away from the forwards’ collisions but I think we are short of an enforcer like Hock.

Re: 2020 Predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2020 4:19 pm  

reffy wrote:

I think we are well covered and will cope when the ball comes away from the forwards’ collisions but I think we are short of an enforcer like Hock.

The trouble is,an enforcer/retaliator gets you nowhere,even if they try to keep it within the law of the game,it could result in a sin binning, or a penalty to the opposition.

Re: 2020 Predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:09 pm  

ColD wrote:

It was stated that we have a couple of SL loanees to be announced, but without sounding to disrespect them if they are so far down the pecking order with their current teams I’m not sure they are what we need

Plus the possibility (but no more than a possibility) of an exciting overseas' signing.

Re: 2020 Predictions : Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:35 am  

Cokey wrote:

The trouble is,an enforcer/retaliator gets you nowhere,even if they try to keep it within the law of the game,it could result in a sin binning, or a penalty to the opposition.

Pace is the key. If SL is the goal then Leigh have time to strengthen. Some good players on show coming up. Let’s hope they know their positions.

Re: 2020 Predictions : Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:43 am  

atomic wrote:

Pace is the key. If SL is the goal then Leigh have time to strengthen. Some good players on show coming up. Let’s hope they know their positions.

Pace is certainly one of the keys,
quality halfbacks playing behind a winning pack is another.
I think we have the halfbacks.
The talk of a quality a overseas and 2 SL loaners tells me that maybe we don’t quite have the pack, yet.