Re: Possible incoming : Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:44 pm  

Spot on Fc. I also think brough would be.the first to put his hand up and say unfortunately I'm done. He's still got plenty to offer and can definitely put players through gaps.

Re: Possible incoming : Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:36 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

So people keep saying but I bet none of you could catch him, so he's a bit slower these days, he's still faster than most and way faster than Finn and he did just fine. It's another red herring.

Brough is fine and doesn't need the pace of others, its when his desire goes, that's when you need to worry.

I bet you TheDreadnought could catch him.

Re: Possible incoming : Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:52 pm  

I am sorry but Brough does not put players through gaps and his passing can be described as erratic. We appear to be wedded to him playing when fit so I hope we do not regret this decision.

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:30 am  

homme vaste wrote:

I bet you TheDreadnought could catch him.

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I probably could, I'm fitter, stronger, faster and have more ability. It was my choice not to play league...

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 10:54 am  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

I am sorry but Brough does not put players through gaps and his passing can be described as erratic. We appear to be wedded to him playing when fit so I hope we do not regret this decision.

He was playing exceptionally well until he got injured, forgotten that? Well of course because it doesn't fit your narrative.

He had an erratic spell midseason, who didn't!

Brough can't put players through gaps who aren't there or did you not notice the chronic lack of support play last season? Again, doesn't suit the narrative. There was a reason for this, most of our better players were not available during this period, most notably Randall, Wood, Miller, Arona, Fifita and Ashurst, all players who make themselves available. Not easy when it's like that is it. I'm not that the others don't step forward but like all things, some players are better at certain things.

Wasn't his best season ever but what makes you think this one won't be? I've seen nothing to suggest Brough can't still cut it if he wants to but that applies to most players.

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:09 am  

TheDreadnought wrote:

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I probably could, I'm fitter, stronger, faster and have more ability. It was my choice not to play league...

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:21 am  

According to LE we are still looking for another forward, as well as naverette

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:35 am  

cosmicat wrote:

According to LE we are still looking for another forward, as well as naverette

Sounds reasonable, we do have those quota spots available. Problem with our pack is that there are too many variable injury-wise. Fifita, Arona, Ashurst, Kirmond, all key players all coming back from long injuries with no guarantees or just plain injury prone. If you look at the squad through the last four years its injuries in the pack that have done for us every time.

You can't have too many forwards but then you can't have too many players full stop I suppose, but that's where the attrition usually is

Re: Possible incoming : Tue Jan 28, 2020 9:50 pm  

Fishermanscap wrote:

Sounds reasonable, we do have those quota spots available. Problem with our pack is that there are too many variable injury-wise. Fifita, Arona, Ashurst, Kirmond, all key players all coming back from long injuries with no guarantees or just plain injury prone. If you look at the squad through the last four years its injuries in the pack that have done for us every time.

You can't have too many forwards but then you can't have too many players full stop I suppose, but that's where the attrition usually is

Agree, as you say with the guys that are returning from injury and those that have picked them up this pre season, it's seems logical to maybe use at least one of those quota places, ideally both if money wasn't an issue. Both MC and CC have spoken in the past of bringing in someone from the NRL as being that extra bit of quality that we'd like and ateotd as you say you can't have too many good players at your disposal.
If we can keep our better forwards on the pitch for most of the season and with the new ones, we can start to form a strong physical pack because we know we've get the talent in the backs to make and then score tries

Re: Possible incoming : Wed Jan 29, 2020 3:42 pm  

At the end of the day there is no point in bringing in forwards no better than we have got we need quality