Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:56 pm  

Size of the players heart as well as stature and fitness is also a huge consideration for me and will quickly find them out especially in the forwards .We’ve have a few man mountains in our recent history who should have been pulling trees up and striking the fear of god into the opposition , but for whatever reason they played like damp squibs ,so physically size is important in said position but they certainly must have a heart to match or it’s game over in my books .

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Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:00 pm  

Little willy wrote:

They always said Chris Annakin was too small & not heavy enough & he still got a game

Unfortunately Annakin certain would have benefitted from more size.

Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:13 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Unfortunately Annakin certain would have benefitted from more size.

Couldn’t fault his commitment and never took a backwards step unlike some of our more so called illustrious players

Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 1:51 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

Size of the players heart as well as stature and fitness is also a huge consideration for me and will quickly find them out especially in the forwards .We’ve have a few man mountains in our recent history who should have been pulling trees up and striking the fear of god into the opposition , but for whatever reason they played like damp squibs ,so physically size is important in said position but they certainly must have a heart to match or it’s game over in my books .

Correct, Pauli Pauli and Jarrod Hickey immediately spring to mind

Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:05 pm  

[quote="Kettykat"]Size of the players heart as well as stature and fitness is also a huge consideration for me and will quickly find them out especially in the forwards .We’ve have a few man mountains in our recent history who should have been pulling trees up and striking the fear of god into the opposition , but for whatever reason they played like damp squibs ,so physically size is important in said position but they certainly must have a heart to match or it’s game over in my books .[/quote

A good big un will always beat a good little un, I’ve heard a few times but nobody told Nigel Bell that!

Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:25 pm  

There are always exceptions to the rules and I’d put Jonny T into that category,but you’ve only to look at walmsley to see how size matters and helps when you get to a certain level .

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Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Sun Nov 28, 2021 2:55 pm  

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A good big one Will always beat a good little one.

The belly example was an exceptionally good average size one beating lots of big ones.
But if he'd been built like Sam Burgess he'd have been an all time great international rather than a well respected club man.

Re: Whitbread - we have our forward? : Mon Nov 29, 2021 8:14 am  

Kettykat wrote:

Size of the players heart as well as stature and fitness is also a huge consideration for me and will quickly find them out especially in the forwards .We’ve have a few man mountains in our recent history who should have been pulling trees up and striking the fear of god into the opposition , but for whatever reason they played like damp squibs ,so physically size is important in said position but they certainly must have a heart to match or it’s game over in my books .

Will always remember Bob Gant saying to Nige Murray in the dressing room after an A team game: If you had my heart in your body we'd be an international.