Re: The Prop Problem : Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:22 pm  

NSW wrote:

Wonder who’ll come in for Clubb next week ?

Clark or Kilner ?

Tommy (Smith to bench) ?

Gildart/Manfredi? (with Bibby to Centre, Faz to back row Smithies to bench?

At risk of him becoming like Escare and Hankinson (weird fan favourites who never play) I’d like Clark to have a go and say go get us 100m on 10/11 carries and the bench spot is yours for a month.

I think Tommy will be ok. I sense he’s been ‘not risked’ for a couple of weeks more than anything and with a couple of aims in mind (on top of not risking him). One has been to give Harry Smith a shot and two has been to keep a little back from Hull. He’ll have had an issue but at another time I think they may have pushed him through the games.

I think we’ll just see Leuluai for Clubb tbh with Harry Smith dropping to the bench and one of Havard or Bullock stepping up to start.

Re: The Prop Problem : Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:36 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

I think Tommy will be ok. I sense he’s been ‘not risked’ for a couple of weeks more than anything and with a couple of aims in mind (on top of not risking him). One has been to give Harry Smith a shot and two has been to keep a little back from Hull. He’ll have had an issue but at another time I think they may have pushed him through the games.

I think we’ll just see Leuluai for Clubb tbh with Harry Smith dropping to the bench and one of Havard or Bullock stepping up to start.

I read somewhere he was out 3/4 weeks Cas game. Think we could do with him against Hull.

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 01, 2021 12:04 am  

NSW wrote:

I read somewhere he was out 3/4 weeks Cas game. Think we could do with him against Hull.

I saw reports saying a couple of weeks. I’m probably wrong but he was touch and go for last week and then missed that and this week and I just thought it all seemed a bit tactical. We also played exceptionally conservatively on Thursday and it all just felt a bit like we’ve been playing a few cards close to our chest ready for next week. I’m not saying it’ll be radically different but I think Tommy may play and we’ll move the ball more.

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 01, 2021 8:25 am  

NSW wrote:

At risk of him becoming like Escare and Hankinson (weird fan favourites who never play) I’d like Clark to have a go and say go get us 100m on 10/11 carries and the bench spot is yours for a month.

I cannot see Clarke being like Escare and Hankinson. We all know his limitations. The issue is that I just cannot see how he could be worse than Clubb. Personally I would have thought Kilner was next in line. Interestingly enough Shorrocks and Byrne are the ones who are impressing me most. Smithies looks stronger further out but does not have the attacking ability of Farrell so I could see him moving back to the bench when the backs are back. On another note does anyone know how Kai Pierce Paul is now?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 01, 2021 7:20 pm  

Disappointed that the OP didn't call this thread the Proplem

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 08, 2021 3:05 pm  

Same again.

Totally bullied by a bigger more experienced pack.

Saw the forecast and I expected a repeat of the Leeds semi from last year.

It’s a huge issue that needs resolving if we expect to challenge for trophies on all fronts.

It’s ok signing marquee halves but until we provide them with a platform to play it’s fairly pointless.

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 08, 2021 3:06 pm  

jonh wrote:

Same again.

Totally bullied by a bigger more experienced pack.

Saw the forecast and I expected a repeat of the Leeds semi from last year.

It’s a huge issue that needs resolving if we expect to challenge for trophies on all fronts.

It’s ok signing marquee halves but until we provide them with a platform to play it’s fairly pointless.

Don’t worry Jon if we get Williams next season we will be complete as a team

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 08, 2021 3:07 pm  

And Lam put Manfredi on the bench rather than Clark WTF

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 08, 2021 3:14 pm  

jonh wrote:

Same again.

Totally bullied by a bigger more experienced pack.

Saw the forecast and I expected a repeat of the Leeds semi from last year.

It’s a huge issue that needs resolving if we expect to challenge for trophies on all fronts.

It’s ok signing marquee halves but until we provide them with a platform to play it’s fairly pointless.

Yep - weather forecast came in and we all knew what what would happen.

Re: The Prop Problem : Sat May 08, 2021 3:18 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Yep - weather forecast came in and we all knew what what would happen.

Nope, everyone apart from Lam knew what would happen.

I'm probably wrong, but how long was it before we saw Bullock? Getting bullied and keeping the biggest guy we've got on the bench.