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Re: French : Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:29 pm  
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He can do a job at centre, he is a fullback and a very good one at that.

Without wishing to argue over details, you're missing one important word: "currently". I actually don't think there's an awful lot in it tbh as he does much of what he does at fullback from centre. As others have said he doesn't have the blistering pace to exploit the space from fullback and he's never been a link player, even during his MOS time, whereas French has both of those qualities. Hardaker's strengths have always been his defence, strong carries and eye for a gap and he can utilise all of those out of centre. He just needs to add the final pass to his game, which he's more than capable of, to become a complete centre in the Gary Connolly mould. Like I say, give him this season before making those judgements.
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Re: French : Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:32 pm  
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Took his squad number off him which he weren’t happy about and stated so publicly. Is he injured? Or just not getting picked?


He has a rib injury from a hit by Navarette in training. Hoping to be back for Toronto.
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Big tall strong running second rower, like a McMeekin or Sironen type back rower.

Re: French : Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:11 pm  
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He has a rib injury from a hit by Navarette in training. Hoping to be back for Toronto.


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Re: French : Fri Jan 31, 2020 5:56 pm  
I like Zak, but for me last year he didn’t show he had the running or the passing game to play fullback (our most important attacking position).

Didn’t chime into the line well like the best of them do, think Sam, Coote, Luke Dorn in his prime.

Didn’t show the elite for he showed at Cas in 2017.

Zak is elite defensively at full back.

I’m happy for french to have a crack at it. What a start last night.
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:31 pm  
I was surprised Wire didnt bomb the hell out of him. Weve yet to see him under the high ball or in a position where he has to make a last ditch tackle. If he can do those 2 things to an ok standard then i think he will keep the full back spot for now but i think Lam still sees him as a half back long term.
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:33 pm  
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I was surprised Wire didnt bomb the hell out of him. Weve yet to see him under the high ball or in a position where he has to make a last ditch tackle. If he can do those 2 things to an ok standard then i think he will keep the full back spot for now but i think Lam still sees him as a half back long term.

You're right, given the wind I thought that wire would pepper him all game long but they seemed to ignore the problems that could have caused, i found it a little odd to say the least.
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 3:11 pm  
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You're right, given the wind I thought that wire would pepper him all game long but they seemed to ignore the problems that could have caused, i found it a little odd to say the least.

I was asking why Wigan didn't test the wire fullback. Hastings can throw up a towering kick
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:19 pm  
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I was surprised Wire didnt bomb the hell out of him. Weve yet to see him under the high ball or in a position where he has to make a last ditch tackle. If he can do those 2 things to an ok standard then i think he will keep the full back spot for now but i think Lam still sees him as a half back long term.


'Bombing the hell out of him' seems to be a tactic that has largely disappeared from SL full stop. I can't recall the last time I saw a good example,

As for French, I would say to poster post; we'll keep him at full-back,and as to what to do when Gildart returns, well, we'll wait and see. We may well be suffering other injuries by then. But I certainly think that Zak is a much better full-back than he is a centre, despite a solid display on Thursday.
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:39 pm  
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'Bombing the hell out of him' seems to be a tactic that has largely disappeared from SL full stop. I can't recall the last time I saw a good example,

As for French, I would say to poster post; we'll keep him at full-back,and as to what to do when Gildart returns, well, we'll wait and see. We may well be suffering other injuries by then. But I certainly think that Zak is a much better full-back than he is a centre, despite a solid display on Thursday.


Yes there's an element of square peg - round hole. But I have far more understanding of the signing of French now that we can see what a talent he is. It was a case of taking the opportunity and figuring out the logistics afterwards.
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Re: French : Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:51 pm  
It's great to have in your team someone who can magic up a try out of nothing, as French has shown he can do. It's not how you are going to win games week in, week out (that has to come from the much trickier business of good organisation in the halves, and is yet to be determined, as we know), but it's a good addition to your armoury.
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