Our prop situation : Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:40 pm
Is it really as bad as many of us think?I've been analysing our props and don't think we're in too bad a place as people think, our problem has been injuries. Slyney has missed the whole season as has Lovegrove. Wallace has played really well but has played more football than you would expect for a prop at his age. Thackray has been our best player this year and a great addition, we need more players like him across the park. Our new signings Battye and Offerdahl will surprise people I think and both look like players we've lacked. Battye is n offloading prop, big build with a great offloading game, Offerdahl is a strong running athletic player who's quick and has some upper body strength. I can also see him playing in the back row.
They'll certainly be some depth and more experience than last year and we seem to have a more varied skill set in the pack. There are some there with speed, some have offloading skills we never had.
In seeing this I think we're actually lacking in the 2nd row and a bit in the halves.
Slyney
Lovegrove
Wallace
Everett
Thackray
Battye
Offerdahl