Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:06 pm  

Stu M wrote:

As FTV has said, Knowles has played prop internationally and Matautia is bigger than most of Wigan's props, definitely Thompson, Ellis and Dupree and makes great post-contact metres. That's not taking into account that we may sign a prop or that Wamsley may remain relatively injury free, who knows. Add Lees to this and if Paasi can come back mid-season and we are not going to be weak in the pack. We've done without Walmsley and Paasi for half of the season and finished joint top of the league.

I can imagine Delaney will put some more size and strength on pre-season too.

Its the backs where we are going to struggle as Percival and Hurrell pick up injuries more regularly now and Makinson is injured more too and has lost a a yard of pace. We are desperate for a strike centre and another decent winger IMO

Faz has played prop but that doesn’t make him one. BTW, Mata’utia isn’t bigger than most of Wigan’s props, and certainly not bigger than Ellis or Dupree. Thompson maybe but it is that long since I saw him I’m not sure. I am sure that if all your pack is fit you will be really competitive but you should not be relying on the two mentioned to bolster your front row. Saints need to spend but whether they have they got the funds? One thing is for sure, unless they make Welsby their highest paid player he won’t be around for long. The biggest problem you are going to have is recruiting federation trained players to replace the likes of Makinson, Lomax etc. although you do have some promising juniors who may fill the void.

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:08 pm  

Kaide Ellis is 6' 3" and 17 and a half stone, Tyler Dupree 6' 2" and just shy of 17 stone. Mata'utia just 6' and 15 and a half stone.

Clearly much bigger than Ellis and Dupree*

*(But only on RedVee)

Still, at least he's bigger than Luke Thomson who is fractionally taller and over half a stone heavier*

*(Using RedVee units of measurement again of course)

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:09 pm  

Stu M wrote:

As FTV has said, Knowles has played prop internationally

Tony Clubb played centre for England, doesn't mean he is one. Same with Blake Austin on the wing.

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:11 pm  

Matautia has the makings of a good prop to be fair but he’s a loose cannon, as he showed again tonight.

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:32 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Matautia has the makings of a good prop to be fair but he’s a loose cannon, as he showed again tonight.

His discipline is terrible. The bigger the game the worse he is. Lucky to avoid a card in the GF against Catalans when he struck Maloney. Definitely lucky tonight to not be carded.

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Sat Oct 07, 2023 8:49 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Matautia has the makings of a good prop to be fair but he’s a loose cannon, as he showed again tonight.

Mata'utia last night just makes the Shorrocks sending off even more ludicrous. There was a suggestion that it was because it was a semi final and being "reffed differently". It reminds me of a certain famous Orwell quote: All semi finals are equal but some semi finals are more equal than others.

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:18 am  

Mata'utia is obviously going to get a ban for that punch, which will come into force at the beginning of next season.
Do you think St Helens will use pre-season friendlies to work some of the ban off? Surely "Saints" would NEVER do anything like that?

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:30 pm  

I thought Thompson was superb today. Especially after the HIA took the ball in all day and defended superbly. Good signs from him considering he was 'finished'

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:40 pm  

bazdev wrote:

I thought Thompson was superb today. Especially after the HIA took the ball in all day and defended superbly. Good signs from him considering he was 'finished'

Agreed although, as expected, those on t'other side of Billing hill have a different view

Re: Luke Thompson Confirmed : Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:31 pm  

[Gareth] wrote:

Agreed although, as expected, those on t'other side of Billing hill have a different view

As I said on the game thread, that simpleton giraffe bloke said he got bitched. No doubt he will come back on here trying to suck up to you all like he normally does.

Thompson was outstanding today. End of.

I’m gutted he didn’t come back to saints