: Tue May 05, 2009 4:31 pm  

TBC wrote:

He looks more than comfortable all the time at centre.

Really?

I think Jammer/Bruno a better option than Bruno/Aspers ATM.

: Tue May 05, 2009 5:04 pm  

Lopag is a no no !! He doesn't train with the 1st team anymore and hasn't for 3 months now. He now is a part time player training on an evening. His form in the reserves is poor as well mainly due i think to the club not renewing his contract at the end of the season.
Anyone who has watched the reserves will see that, i think NL1 or NL2 beckons for him if he wants to play at that level. Such a shame considering the enormous potential he had between 10 - 15 years old. He hasn't moved on physically or skills wise.

: Tue May 05, 2009 9:04 pm  

Marsdengiant wrote:

Really?

I think Jammer/Bruno a better option than Bruno/Aspers ATM.

Yes, really

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:16 am  

TBC wrote:

Yes, really

Then you haven't seen all his games this year.

He is a fabulous prospect but nowhere near the finished product. if he's comfortable now he wont fulfil his potential.

: Wed May 06, 2009 11:44 am  

Halifax Wildcat wrote:

Such a shame considering the enormous potential he had between 10 - 15 years old. He hasn't moved on physically or skills wise.

Maybe a reason for this is that he played from 8 years old to 16 years old at Deighton, King Cross, Calderdale Service Area, for Yorkshire & England as a Centre. The Giants said that they thought he would make a better winger so he never gets the ball and loses interest. This is just my opinion but I did follow Richard a lot from his days at Deighton all the way through to Deighton folding in I think 2003. The fact that he was then banned from playing Club Rugby for 3 years due to the stupidity of the West Riding Youth League and BARLA. This for nothing that he had done wrong other than being an excellent player who the WRYL did not want to play for a club which would benefit from his services.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:05 pm  

Big Stuart wrote:

Maybe a reason for this is that he played from 8 years old to 16 years old at Deighton, King Cross, Calderdale Service Area, for Yorkshire & England as a Centre. The Giants said that they thought he would make a better winger so he never gets the ball and loses interest. This is just my opinion but I did follow Richard a lot from his days at Deighton all the way through to Deighton folding in I think 2003. The fact that he was then banned from playing Club Rugby for 3 years due to the stupidity of the West Riding Youth League and BARLA. This for nothing that he had done wrong other than being an excellent player who the WRYL did not want to play for a club which would benefit from his services.

The reason he was stopped from playing was because he wanted to sign for King Cross. At the time King Cross hadn a large proportion of its squad in the service areas. WRYL and BARLA rules stipulated that you could only have "x" number of service area players in your squad. This was to stop the formation of "super" clubs which could (in theory) have 17 players from the service areas thus creating an unfair advantage to opposing teams.

Had Richard wanted to play he could have joined one of several teams in his area. Siddal, Brighouse, Ovenden, Illingworth, Stainland and Elland all had teams to accomidate him.

: Wed May 06, 2009 12:34 pm  

Doesnt detract from the fact that the West Riding Youth League are idiots.

: Wed May 06, 2009 1:36 pm  

Gahan wrote:

Doesnt detract from the fact that the West Riding Youth League are idiots.

No comment!

: Wed May 06, 2009 6:52 pm  

i would put out a strong first team and hopefully get them to get back to basics, noticeably, catching the bloody ball, trying to complete sets, and not giving stupid penalties away.
we should win the game easily but i would settle for a solid, no nonsense, improved performance to remember how to do the basics

[Durham Giant]

: Thu May 07, 2009 9:54 am  

Looks like Brown will be playing some of the youngsrets. Carlisle, Josh Griffin ,Tom, Patrick and Cudjoe to play. http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield- ... 3561828/2/

Looks like Brown will be playing some of the youngsrets. Carlisle, Josh Griffin ,Tom, Patrick and Cudjoe to play. http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield- ... 3561828/2/