,Lino : Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:15 pm  

any news on Masons injury ?

Re: ,Lino : Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:18 pm  

BOJ042 wrote:

any news on Masons injury ?

Nope

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:15 am  

Going for a scan. Apparently he was in discomfort during the game and didn't feel comfortable taking the ball up. CC doesn't expect any real problems so should be available for Leeds 2 weeks.
Let's hope so.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 10:44 am  

Knowing that Leeds will have Gale and Eastmond playing 7 and 6 it is going to be tough to defend against that pace. Certainly don`t want to be playing someone carrying an injury. I dont know if Lino is quick or not but it will be a baptism of fire for him and he will need to be 100 % fit.
Anybody know if Rocky is available, did injury keep him out of the Dewsbury match.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:11 am  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Knowing that Leeds will have Gale and Eastmond playing 7 and 6 it is going to be tough to defend against that pace. Certainly don`t want to be playing someone carrying an injury. I dont know if Lino is quick or not but it will be a baptism of fire for him and he will need to be 100 % fit.
Anybody know if Rocky is available, did injury keep him out of the Dewsbury match.

I doubt Gayle will play tbh, it's a big injury to come back so soon from.

Frankly can't see the Eastmond/Gayle partnership working, far too alike but I'll probably be proved wrong on that.

Also watched a bit of Eastmond and he's certainly not as fast as he once was.

You're right though it's a huge ask for us to get anything out of that game though we did last year so it's possible. All the same, I'm far happier to start a season with a difficult game than an easier one. If nothing else it's a wake-up call.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:26 am  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Knowing that Leeds will have Gale and Eastmond playing 7 and 6 it is going to be tough to defend against that pace. Certainly don`t want to be playing someone carrying an injury. I dont know if Lino is quick or not but it will be a baptism of fire for him and he will need to be 100 % fit.
Anybody know if Rocky is available, did injury keep him out of the Dewsbury match.

I think quite the opposite, Eastmond hasn't played RL in 10 years, 10 years! He hasn't played in a competitive match in Union in a year, I expect him to be well of pace if not look completely out of place on a rugby league pitch, he looks overweight as well.

Gale hasn't done any training at all in pre-season, just about starting to do his fitness now I believe, if he plays round 1 then he will be nowhere near 100%.

Hampshire had a clear out on his knee so won`t be ready for Round 1 I don`t think.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:33 pm  

homme vaste wrote:

I think quite the opposite, Eastmond hasn't played RL in 10 years, 10 years! He hasn't played in a competitive match in Union in a year, I expect him to be well of pace if not look completely out of place on a rugby league pitch, he looks overweight as well.

Gale hasn't done any training at all in pre-season, just about starting to do his fitness now I believe, if he plays round 1 then he will be nowhere near 100%.

Hampshire had a clear out on his knee so won`t be ready for Round 1 I don`t think.

Belly knows that he's a bit of a wind-up merchant, he likes to play up the opposition for some reason.

He's spot-on in that we should be very wary about Leeds but for my money, those two are not especially the reason.

Gale always destroyed us in a Cas shirt, never been quite so impressive in a Leeds shirt, so let's hope it stays that way!

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:48 pm  

vastman wrote:

Belly knows that he's a bit of a wind-up merchant, he likes to play up the opposition for some reason.

He's spot-on in that we should be very wary about Leeds but for my money, those two are not especially the reason.

Gale always destroyed us in a Cas shirt, never been quite so impressive in a Leeds shirt, so let's hope it stays that way!

I know which Leeds side I would prefer to face and they have had plenty of disruption, both in terms of training and with a number of injuries.
As you have said, Eastmond is not currently anything like the player he was 10 years ago (not many are!) and Gale will be some way off 100%.
It will be interesting which 13/17 players take the field for them.
They have a big pack, plus Hurrell (who plays more like a forward coming off their line) but, I'd take our threequarters over theirs all day long.
Their two 9's are both excellent, especially Dwyer, who is improving every season.
As always, it will be down to the forwards, should be a good first game and cant wait. Just a pity isn't not at BV and in front of our (very) loyal fans.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:34 pm  

Gale destroyed us when he was at Cas because he was up against Finn who just did not have the legs to prevent Gale getting on the outside of him which dragged all our other defenders in. You need a quick 7 defending against him. Gale will play and Eastmond will be straight back up to speed, RL is a pretty simple game. I disagree that Gale and Eastmond are similar, Gale is an organizer who sets up the plays and ensures that the game plan is adhered to, he also has a very good kicking game. Eastmond on the other hand has individual skills that create something out of nothing, his footwork, speed of the mark, explosive power make him a constant threat. He is not an organizing half back. He is by the way a 20 / 1 bet to win the Man of Steel very tempting odds for such a gifted player but I just think that Sezer at 8 / 1 favorite will take some beating.

Re: ,Lino : Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:10 pm  

bellycouldtackle wrote:

Gale destroyed us when he was at Cas because he was up against Finn who just did not have the legs to prevent Gale getting on the outside of him which dragged all our other defenders in. You need a quick 7 defending against him. Gale will play and Eastmond will be straight back up to speed, RL is a pretty simple game. I disagree that Gale and Eastmond are similar, Gale is an organizer who sets up the plays and ensures that the game plan is adhered to, he also has a very good kicking game. Eastmond on the other hand has individual skills that create something out of nothing, his footwork, speed of the mark, explosive power make him a constant threat. He is not an organizing half back. He is by the way a 20 / 1 bet to win the Man of Steel very tempting odds for such a gifted player but I just think that Sezer at 8 / 1 favorite will take some beating.

Still better to face them now, before they get fully up to speed, than half a dozen games into the season