Re: Annakin? : Mon Jun 24, 2019 7:11 am
upthecats wrote:
I’m pretty sure Annakin has always been used as a prop, or a loose forward doing the work of a prop...he carries it strong and is a straight down the middle man when carrying the ball and when defending...I can’t say I’ve ever seen him running or defending the edges...it’s such a shame he never fully realised his academy potential because he was an outstanding 13 in that grand final winning academy team...head and shoulders the best player in that season from any team I’d say...
Just like to say too that Wrencats post is absolutely bang on the money in every way! We just need to scrape any kind of win we can and get confidence back up...we’re gradually getting the cogs in the wheel back...if Bill and Ashurst are back that will be a tremendous lift for Friday...the left edge that’s cost us so much misery...our go forward in the pack is slowly coming back...Fifita, Pauli, Tanginoa...the left edge is the last piece of the jigsaw for me...as I say we just need any kind of win then all of a sudden the next three games look winnable!
Just like to say too that Wrencats post is absolutely bang on the money in every way! We just need to scrape any kind of win we can and get confidence back up...we’re gradually getting the cogs in the wheel back...if Bill and Ashurst are back that will be a tremendous lift for Friday...the left edge that’s cost us so much misery...our go forward in the pack is slowly coming back...Fifita, Pauli, Tanginoa...the left edge is the last piece of the jigsaw for me...as I say we just need any kind of win then all of a sudden the next three games look winnable!
I’m pretty sure he hasn’t, he has played at prop don’t ever recall him at loose forward? Mostly though it been SR.
Anyway the point is that it was in the back row where the cracks first appears imo. Yet instead of bringing back a presumedly fit and experienced player we have persisted with Kirmond who’s twice failed to complete a game and Ashurst and Batchelor who appear to be not fully fit, it’s that I don’t get.
I’m happy for Anakin to play prop if needed, my point though is he was as far as I can see required weeks ago for the back row.
It’s not just the props who can’t punch their way out of a paper bag