: Wed May 27, 2009 3:10 am  

Does anyone think we might see Gigot this season in the first team if Danny gets injured?
He's training with the first team anyway, he's been impressive at 7 for the reserves, or will we have Gale ?
I think Gale's playing 9 for the reserves right now anyway.

: Wed May 27, 2009 7:21 pm  

tim791 wrote:

Does anyone think we might see Gigot this season in the first team if Danny gets injured?
He's training with the first team anyway, he's been impressive at 7 for the reserves, or will we have Gale ?
I think Gale's playing 9 for the reserves right now anyway.

Skee has always impressed when I have seen the reserves. I imagine he would be in with a shout, along with as you say Gigot and Gale.

: Wed May 27, 2009 8:05 pm  

I hope that next time Orr is injured that BM gives either Skee or Gigot a chance. We will never know if they are SL standard unless he gives them a game and SH is too specialised a position for 'make do' solutions by other non SH players

: Thu May 28, 2009 1:06 pm  

Snoopy wrote:

I hope that next time Orr is injured that BM gives either Skee or Gigot a chance. We will never know if they are SL standard unless he gives them a game and SH is too specialised a position for 'make do' solutions by other non SH players

To be fair, Dorn goes there and Purdham to SO, which worked out nicely for Leeds

: Thu May 28, 2009 1:45 pm  

PTB wrote:

Skee has always impressed when I have seen the reserves. I imagine he would be in with a shout, along with as you say Gigot and Gale.

Not sure Skee is really SL standard. Gale looks okay having spells off the bench as an impact hooker (even if he does do those silly Benji Marshall style hop, skip, jump routines), but he struggles to control a game which means we fall apart when Orr goes off he's left as the main organiser. In some respects he's just a less effective Rinaldi, Rinaldi was competent at scrum half at SL level, although he was more effective as an option off the bench.

: Thu May 28, 2009 1:51 pm  

tim791 wrote:

To be fair, Dorn goes there and Purdham to SO, which worked out nicely for Leeds

Purdham can play effectively at standoff and centre, but we lose too much from our defence and attacking support play when he moves from loose forward. Not to mention that having him somewhere other than loose forward inevitably costs us a play making option, because none of our other back row forwards are as good with ball in hand.