Re: Next years forwards. : Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:03 am  

TrinTrin wrote:

Questions on next year's forwards, I have no problems with our forwards this season, however, for next season we cannot stand still. Kirmond probably cannot do another season, he has been great for our club & I feel he could be a club ambassador ! -- England also has come to an end with too many injuries ! -- Randal also has too many injuries and is too slow as hooker, however I think his tackling is very good ?? -- Huby cannot play more than a 20 mins from the bench & is also picking up injuries ?? -- pauli for what ever reason does not deliver relative to his size for long minutes ?? -- That is nearly a full pack ? If we run with this next season we will be in trouble, we therefore must make replacement signings in size, speed & players that can all play long minutes if we are serious about building & progressing further !!!!!

Interesting point about Huby, as I understand it all our props including Fifita (until our prop injuries got more serious)were all doing approx 20 minutes each so maybe that's an unfair comment on him, as for his injuries' other than a serious shoulder injury which from experience can be quite complicated, what other injuries has he picked up, as somebody remarked your entitled to your opinions but that doesn't make them facts, but that's only my opinion.

Re: Next years forwards. : Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:20 am  

I think we've got to stay realistic, in an ideal world I'd be looking to move probably around 8-9 of our 17 forwards on but the reality is we'd only replace them with similar sort of players.

Re: Next years forwards. : Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:17 pm  

Someone at the weekend told me that they don’t think Huby will play again but not sure how true it is.

Re: Next years forwards. : Mon Jun 03, 2019 6:48 pm  

little wayne69 wrote:

Interesting point about Huby, as I understand it all our props including Fifita (until our prop injuries got more serious)were all doing approx 20 minutes each so maybe that's an unfair comment on him, as for his injuries' other than a serious shoulder injury which from experience can be quite complicated, what other injuries has he picked up, as somebody remarked your entitled to your opinions but that doesn't make them facts, but that's only my opinion.

I remember he missed about 8 or so games last year with injury, he missed from the end of May till the end of July, can't remember if it was a knee. I know he's a had a few problems with his knees before.

I've tried taking notice this season about how long our Props were playing, especially after many opposition fans thought Fifita was a gonna suffer due to interchange reductions and generally our pack would as well. Most games I've really watched Fifita, he can play more minutes depending on the game situation etec, but he gets subbed between 25-30 minutes and comes back in the 2nd half for another 20/25. Koppy generally does similar minutes. England can do a decent first stint but doesn't do as long in the 2nd half. Hirst doesn't quite do as long as the other props, maybe 30 minutes a game.

Re: Next years forwards. : Tue Jun 04, 2019 11:16 am  

little wayne69 wrote:

Interesting point about Huby, as I understand it all our props including Fifita (until our prop injuries got more serious)were all doing approx 20 minutes each so maybe that's an unfair comment on him, as for his injuries' other than a serious shoulder injury which from experience can be quite complicated, what other injuries has he picked up, as somebody remarked your entitled to your opinions but that doesn't make them facts, but that's only my opinion.

It is a fact that Huby has had a lot of injury problems throughout his career though, he spent more or less a full season out at Cas with a knee injury, half a season out at Hudds with a knee injury, he missed around 10 weeks for us last season with a knee inury and had obviously had around 16 weeks this season with his shoulder. Cant be helped, but they are the facts, it not an opinion.

Re: Next years forwards. : Tue Jun 04, 2019 12:02 pm  

Willzay wrote:

What annoys me and this has been going on for years is we don't run onto the ball with speed, or look for the offload (exception of the new guy). Our forwards generally get the ball as the opposition are about five meters away.

It’s Not only running onto the ball that’s poor ,it’s when 2 or 3 are in the tackle and no one locks the ball up that really frustrates me.Surely these are not huge problems to rectify and are some of the very basics of the game, but time and time again we get mullered in the tackle and seem inept at stopping offloads, which takes its toll later in the game .