Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:51 am  

Nah more Mel meninga

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:42 pm  

These are the backup hookers from the teams that finished above us. Out of interest, which ones would people on here be happy with if they signed for us? I shouldn't really include Wigan or Saints, because neither operate with a backup hooker and don't really spell their hookers. Clearly Cunningham and Wane are just as woeful coaches as Radford.

Leeds - Rob Burrow
Saints - No-one/Matty Fozard
Wigan - Sam Powell
Huddersfield - Kruise Leeming
Wire - Brad Dwyer
Castleford - Paul McShane, but probably Milner soon.

I think Houghton's fatigue in games is massively over exaggerated, and I wouldn't want a large chunk of cap taken up with a reserve hooker that might play 20 minutes a game. I'd have liked to have kept Cunningham, but in his absence I'd be quite happy with a hooker from the youth team, or one of our junior halves to cover the position.

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 12:56 pm  

Just heard from a leeds fan,they are after danny houghton,any chance of it ?

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:00 pm  

Raggytash wrote:

These are the backup hookers from the teams that finished above us. Out of interest, which ones would people on here be happy with if they signed for us? I shouldn't really include Wigan or Saints, because neither operate with a backup hooker and don't really spell their hookers. Clearly Cunningham and Wane are just as woeful coaches as Radford.

Leeds - Rob Burrow
Saints - No-one/Matty Fozard
Wigan - Sam Powell
Huddersfield - Kruise Leeming
Wire - Brad Dwyer
Castleford - Paul McShane, but probably Milner soon.

I think Houghton's fatigue in games is massively over exaggerated, and I wouldn't want a large chunk of cap taken up with a reserve hooker that might play 20 minutes a game. I'd have liked to have kept Cunningham, but in his absence I'd be quite happy with a hooker from the youth team, or one of our junior halves to cover the position.

Really interesting and surprising context. Clark/Dwyer the best but very much the exception. I do think we miss Azza BTW but money was better at Widnes IIRC.

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 1:32 pm  

Raggytash wrote:

These are the backup hookers from the teams that finished above us. Out of interest, which ones would people on here be happy with if they signed for us? I shouldn't really include Wigan or Saints, because neither operate with a backup hooker and don't really spell their hookers. Clearly Cunningham and Wane are just as woeful coaches as Radford.

Leeds - Rob Burrow
Saints - No-one/Matty Fozard
Wigan - Sam Powell
Huddersfield - Kruise Leeming
Wire - Brad Dwyer
Castleford - Paul McShane, but probably Milner soon.

I think Houghton's fatigue in games is massively over exaggerated, and I wouldn't want a large chunk of cap taken up with a reserve hooker that might play 20 minutes a game. I'd have liked to have kept Cunningham, but in his absence I'd be quite happy with a hooker from the youth team, or one of our junior halves to cover the position.

I agree, and with our obsession in following all things Australian, then it is likely we will be reducing the number of substitutions next year. Perhaps the days of having the luxury of a specialist second hooker on the bench are coming to an end.

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 2:35 pm  

Raggytash wrote:

These are the backup hookers from the teams that finished above us. Out of interest, which ones would people on here be happy with if they signed for us? I shouldn't really include Wigan or Saints, because neither operate with a backup hooker and don't really spell their hookers. Clearly Cunningham and Wane are just as woeful coaches as Radford.

Leeds - Rob Burrow
Saints - No-one/Matty Fozard
Wigan - Sam Powell
Huddersfield - Kruise Leeming
Wire - Brad Dwyer
Castleford - Paul McShane, but probably Milner soon.

I think Houghton's fatigue in games is massively over exaggerated, and I wouldn't want a large chunk of cap taken up with a reserve hooker that might play 20 minutes a game. I'd have liked to have kept Cunningham, but in his absence I'd be quite happy with a hooker from the youth team, or one of our junior halves to cover the position.

Interesting... Giants also have Kyle Wood who fills in at hooker, is Logan Tomkins still at Wigan or on loan at Salford?

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:11 pm  

weaver93 wrote:

Interesting... Giants also have Kyle Wood who fills in at hooker, is Logan Tomkins still at Wigan or on loan at Salford?

He played for Salford today. Definitely not meeting his early hype tbh.

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:01 pm  

So is this thread becoming a discussion about interchange hookers ?
That fad will die out .
Anyway , Hansen or Manu ?

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:14 pm  

just watched manu,wether we need another second rower is debatable,but hes hell of a player.

Re: Rumours Rumours everywhere : Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:27 pm  

ditchley16 wrote:

just watched manu,wether we need another second rower is debatable,but hes hell of a player.

Its not debatable imo. If manu was added to pritchard and mini that would be soul destroying to most opposition. All good teams have 3n 4 front line 2nd rows. We have two then covering players.