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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 1:38 pm  
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"lesser club" doesn't leave him many options then :CURTAIN:


Only Leigh really.....
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:53 pm  
If we were allowed full crowds and all that jazz, Salford could be a good option for Cipriani. A few Sale fans could turn up out of curiosity and become regulars.
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:03 pm  
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Apart from size


Hes big enough because he is tough enough. Would you rather tackle him or Tony Chubb? Answers on a postcard.
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:07 pm  
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Isa just isnt big enough for prop. You need size in the middle of the park with at least 2 players being big and agressive with good go forward. That will allow for an average size 13 to play middle.

As for smithies, that lad provides 45-50 tackles a game off the bench only playing 50-60 mins. That amount of defence is invaluable and the amount of work he does is of huge benefit to the team. It is the kind of work players appreciate but not all fans recognise.

When he played from the start he made 68 tackles in 1 game, a sl record.


Lets not forget that smithies has played a lot of minutes at prop/middle also. Hes only as big as Willie, i know hs a bit taller but weight wise i mean. As the saying its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog.
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:12 pm  
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Hes big enough because he is tough enough. Would you rather tackle him or Tony Chubb? Answers on a postcard.


Neither at my age :lol:
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:15 pm  
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Lets not forget that smithies has played a lot of minutes at prop/middle also. Hes only as big as Willie, i know hs a bit taller but weight wise i mean. As the saying its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog.


Smithies is about 10kg bigger than Isa.
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Most idiotic post ever goes to Grimmy..... The way to restart should be an arm wrestle between a designated player from each side.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:21 pm  
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Hes big enough because he is tough enough. Would you rather tackle him or Tony Chubb? Answers on a postcard.

Me? Neither! If I was a SL player? Either - they're both poor ball in hand. Clubb slightly better towards the end of the season.
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:56 pm  
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Smithies is about 10kg bigger than Isa.


Just seen on the website he is listed as 6’1” and 100kg.

Think someone is having a bit of a laugh with that to be honest.
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:18 am  
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Lets not forget that smithies has played a lot of minutes at prop/middle also. Hes only as big as Willie, i know hs a bit taller but weight wise i mean. As the saying its not the size of the dog in the fight its the size of the fight in the dog.



Exactly, and proved by Stevie Pitchford of Leeds who was small, but was known as the "pocket size battleship" because of his toughness and aggression.

Size is not everything, but how you use it!
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Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:32 am  
jonh wrote:
Just seen on the website he is listed as 6’1” and 100kg.

Think someone is having a bit of a laugh with that to be honest.

The height and weight stats are always wrong. I know it for a fact with the height ones because I'm taller than players listed as taller than me.
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