Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:14 pm  

KingRoss11 wrote:

Our starting props made 30 metres each from 4 carries and 3 carries respectively. That is absolutely shocking and needs to be addressed immediately. Either Lam is actively telling them not to run the ball in or they need to be fined for being the laziest props in rugby league

That's why Singleton only made a cameo appearance in the second half and Bullock didn't return at all.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 5:53 pm  

Singleton and Bullock are garbage. Crazy that they are our senior props.

Why did we let Jack Wells go??

I would’ve also signed Ikahihifo in the off season but he went to Salford.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:04 pm  

Wigg'n wrote:

Singleton and Bullock are garbage. Crazy that they are our senior props.

Why did we let Jack Wells go??

I would’ve also signed Ikahihifo in the off season but he went to Salford.

Good question about Wells. Against Huddersfield he made 159 metres from 18 carries and 34 tackles as a starting prop. The only prop to come close to that for us in the last couple of years is Havard in some of his outstanding games last year.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 6:11 pm  

KingRoss11 wrote:

Our starting props made 30 metres each from 4 carries and 3 carries respectively. That is absolutely shocking and needs to be addressed immediately. Either Lam is actively telling them not to run the ball in or they need to be fined for being the laziest props in rugby league

I specifically watched Bullock whilst he was on the field. His metres after contact were dismal. He just comes to a full stop. I have championed him in the past and he seemed like he was coming to in the second half of last season but he’s now back to his earlier poor form. With his height and physique, he could have it all but he’s now had long enough to turn things round. It’s just not there. God knows what Warrington think they can do with him.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 7:10 pm  

I've said this before but we should try to get Chris Hill for a one or maybe two year contract. He was the best prop by a long way in Thursdays Saints v Wire game. He's a Wigan lad and could have a similar impact that Paul Deacon did.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Sun Jun 20, 2021 11:37 pm  

Darwen Warrior wrote:

I specifically watched Bullock whilst he was on the field. His metres after contact were dismal. He just comes to a full stop. I have championed him in the past and he seemed like he was coming to in the second half of last season but he’s now back to his earlier poor form. With his height and physique, he could have it all but he’s now had long enough to turn things round. It’s just not there. God knows what Warrington think they can do with him.

If suddenly Bullock starts to make massive yards next season then it would show that its a Wigan coached tactic. We've been seeing it for years to be honest. Remember Gabe Hamlin getting a rollocking for making too many metres after contact rather than going down and playing the ball quickly.

Awful tactic.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Mon Jun 21, 2021 10:41 am  

HKR v Saints now off due to covid, be a miracle if we've got through last Friday's game without picking it up

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:05 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

HKR v Saints now off due to covid, be a miracle if we've got through last Friday's game without picking it up

Unfortunately there are going to be a few games off this week, at various levels of the game.

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:22 pm  

I’d be quite happy if ours was called off this week too! A game without Hastings, Bateman, Farrell, Field, French and Hardaker, plus possibly Manfredi isn’t appealing at the moment!!

Re: Bored with GW so team v HKR : Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:54 pm  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

I’d be quite happy if ours was called off this week too! A game without Hastings, Bateman, Farrell, Field, French and Hardaker, plus possibly Manfredi isn’t appealing at the moment!!

It does get a bit farcical when teams are advantaged by postponements. Saints will be over the moon - they avoid playing an in-form team on a weekend where many of their star players are playing in the 'international'.