Adam_Harrison9 wrote:
Some of the signs were really positive yesterday. I was impressed with Isaac Shaw - who punches above his weight - as well as Corey Hall. Corey Hall looks like he could be a bit of a find. I'm in agreement with Tanginoa and Pitts being our two best second rowers. Batchelor and Ashurst are also great options in that department as squad players. Hood looked decent yesterday which was positive. Davetanivalu looks like he has potential and took a very tricky high ball under pressure as well as some very strong carries and probably clocked up a decent amount of tackle busts considering the short time he was on the field. I think Lineham could be under pressure if his trajectory continues upwards. Some of the goal line defence was good in the second half as we lost field position for a twenty minute period where Halifax had sustained pressure. i was impressed with Halifax second half and thought their half backs looked like they will cause many defences a problem. Keyes was a particular stand out. Whitbread is a shrewd signign and I'm looking forward to seeing him play. I think overall it was a positive performance and we should only get better. Hopefully we will play our potential starting thirteen in the last friendly and see the overall coherence of the team. Add Lino, Gaskell, Tupou, Fifita, Arona e.t.c into that squad and I think we should be capable of having a decent season this year.
Agree with most of that tbh. I’m not sure where Gaskell will fit in atm and he may have to bide his time. Max is the best fullback and Miller/Lino are dead certs. I’m sure his change will come if he’s patient.
Just re watched the match and Whitbread like I suspected at the game was superb at 13. Scored 2 try’s and put in some good tackles and great drives too with some real metres. With Aydin impressing too I think he is pretty much ready to get a good number of games from bench this year.
Honestly I came away very positive. I thought our distribution and passing looked pretty sharp too.
