Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:30 pm  

fc baldy wrote:

Manu off the bench with Tickle and Ellis as 2nd rowers and Westerman 13.Lets just wait and see what happens with Moa and O'Meley before we start speculating....they might have another lined up for all we know......Fielden on a reduced contract for a couple of seasons to enable Bowden to be ready????

Tickle and Ellis are 80 minute players or at least 70 minutes. That doesn't leave much scope for Manu to get a lot of game time. I guess it's a nice problem to have and things will become clearer as our recruitment starts to firm up for next season.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:31 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

Well 3 into 2 doesn't go so unless we're planning on playing either Ellis or Tickle at LF so what do you suggest?

rotation is the key,
2 props Aron H, Willie M on the bench. Ellis and manu can cover centre westerman and Aron H to cover the halves. Horne can fill in at FB if needed.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:44 pm  

Robbo4 wrote:

Tickle and Ellis are 80 minute players or at least 70 minutes. That doesn't leave much scope for Manu to get a lot of game time. I guess it's a nice problem to have and things will become clearer as our recruitment starts to firm up for next season.

Aren't Tickle and Ellis both natural right sided players and Manu a left sided player?

Perhaps Tickle could rotate between SR and Prop

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:56 pm  

Tickle to prop is the most inexpensive way of doing it imo, did Peacock not make the same transition about his age?

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:57 pm  

Frosties. wrote:Done deal, Leeds bound.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:00 pm  

Another over-the-hill, 30 year old Aussie coming to SL!

Excellent signing.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:04 pm  

ChampagneSuperRovers wrote:

Another over-the-hill, 30 year old Aussie coming to SL!

Excellent signing.

Surely a joke

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:08 pm  

fcimp wrote:

Tickle to prop is the most inexpensive way of doing it imo, did Peacock not make the same transition about his age?

Sam on his way back to family and an NRL gig. Ticks moves up. Has already shown he can play prop. O Meley and Manu to stay. Seems fairly straightforward to me.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:13 pm  

It makes a change there is no visa problems.

Re: Gareth Ellis signs!! : Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:14 pm  

Oh my! I never thought we would get him, GREAT SIGNING HULL!!!