Re: Chris Annakin. : Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:17 pm  

vastman wrote:

Crowther is lightweight! what does that make Anakin then - a hobbit?

Anakin ran like a beast last night but got smashed every time. He simply isn't big enough for the roll he's being asked to do. 100% effort but is that enough at 26?

Absolutely not true, a couple of times semi broke the line and was able to get up and play the ball fast while the markers were off balance and led to us getting a roll on

Regarding his roll, he's playing as an interchange loose forward with Arona
Its a ploy that has being working incredibly well, as its like having a 3rd prop on the pitch, he tackles like a lion and helps keep Arona fresh

I seem him as a long term integral part of our squad and I hope we get him on a long term deal, I also believe that there is a lot of improvement to come from Chris now he finally seems to be finding his position in the team

Ultimately its down to CC and JK and in JK I don't think there is a man better qualified to decide on him getting a new contract or not

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:01 am  

If Chris do,s get a new contract it will see the only remaining player from the under 18 grand final winners mom in fact also remember him playing a big part in million pound game Brian Smith thought he deserved a contract but what does know at wakie they Don,t care about local talent only other player left in super league from grand final team is greg edam wonder how h,es doing u say at 26 h,es peaked if u have watched him play in is new roll he improves every game so there,s a lot more to come from annakin hope it,s for wakie

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 2:29 pm  

Greg Eaden wasnt but George Griffen was

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 3:15 pm  

Don't care about local talent? What do you call whacking out five year deal s to Johnstone, Jowitt and Batchelor.

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:11 pm  

I can assure u edam was griffin is also younger than annakin it also one thing giving the players u mention there plenty of player they have given contract to when they were young were are they now I was speaking really about bringing in player like hassan who is no better than annakin Salford did,nt want him are Salford better than wakie also I believe annakin as given is all for wakie

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:41 pm  

Eden and Griffin

Not Eaden and Griffen

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:55 pm  

How many of that team have gone on to successful top flight careers? You can only accuse a club of not hanging on to young players if they go on to better things elsewhere. It was also many moons ago, before the current ownership and Club 1873.

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:19 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

How many of that team have gone on to successful top flight careers? You can only accuse a club of not hanging on to young players if they go on to better things elsewhere. It was also many moons ago, before the current ownership and Club 1873.

This

Trinity have over the last 20 or so years produced very few top grade SL players and only Ellis and Westwood spring to mind.
Other than that, they have produced stacks of Championship players.
Currently, we have more top quality youngsters Jowitt, Johnstone, Batchelor, Crowther plus a number of very promising players who have yet to break into the first team.
Annakin looks good right now and he's certainly worth hanging on to but, for all the lads like Kay and Walshaw, who the fans were desperate to keep, very few, if any, have proved the club to be wrong and gone on to flourish at another SL club.

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:44 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

How many of that team have gone on to successful top flight careers? You can only accuse a club of not hanging on to young players if they go on to better things elsewhere. It was also many moons ago, before the current ownership and Club 1873.

Correct, it's a bit of a myth IMHO.

Re: Chris Annakin. : Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:53 pm  

musson wrote:

Absolutely not true, a couple of times semi broke the line and was able to get up and play the ball fast while the markers were off balance and led to us getting a roll on

Regarding his roll, he's playing as an interchange loose forward with Arona
Its a ploy that has being working incredibly well, as its like having a 3rd prop on the pitch, he tackles like a lion and helps keep Arona fresh

I seem him as a long term integral part of our squad and I hope we get him on a long term deal, I also believe that there is a lot of improvement to come from Chris now he finally seems to be finding his position in the team

Ultimately its down to CC and JK and in JK I don't think there is a man better qualified to decide on him getting a new contract or not

Having watched it again, a painful experience! I agree with you, claiming he was smashed was a bit harsh. However in reality no player can run as suicidely hard at far bigger players every game and have a long career.

I've seen smaller players do better than Anakin so perhaps there is something else missing that I'm not seeing. For me he needs to define his role and develop a technique if we are to get the best from him. I know Belly loves his all action style but he needs more than just a willingness to hurl himself at the opposition line to make it.

He could learn a lot from Hadley who is also what you would call a compact sized forward. For me there is so much more to his game than Anakin's IMHO. If he could start to develop along those lines then maybe you will be proved right.