: Sat Mar 07, 2009 5:49 pm  

HFC Boy wrote:

Just watched the game again . I can`t say that Calderwood did much wrong. He got up well for a high kick in attack and patted it back.We would have scored if anyone had picked it up.
Richard Horne threw a bad ball behind him which went into touch.
All in all a solid game really.

Some want Calderwood to score 3 tries per game and to do what no other winger in the game can do in out jump an on coming attacker for a kick.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 6:04 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Tickle
Radford
Manu
Moa
Washbrook
Lauaki
Crocker

Would all get ahead of Yeaman for the back row

It was a joke ffs!

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:06 pm  

buntingsbarmyarmy wrote:

Don't quite understand your dig! I have never questioned Marks signing, in fact I was more than happy, however, I don't think he deserves his place ahead of Raynor and Briscoe. What the hell that has to do with our cowardly cousins across the channel?

Devils advocate - why should Raynor walk into a winning team. Calderwood has done nothing to deserve being dropped. Its not like he has cost us any tries.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:11 pm  

HFC Boy wrote:

Just watched the game again . I can`t say that Calderwood did much wrong. He got up well for a high kick in attack and patted it back.We would have scored if anyone had picked it up. Richard Horne threw a bad ball behind him which went into touch.
All in all a solid game really.

If even one of the chasers had held back for that we might have had another try. The fact they they all seemed intent on climbing into Calderwood's shorts meant that when he patted it back there was a big empty space and only Huddersfield players near the ball. Not Calderwood's fault and in fact not a bad play.

I don't think he's done much wrong to be fair. Some of the passes he got on Friday weren't great and he was given the ball in the tiniest of spaces with the defence sliding across towards him. By coming back in he gets criticised, but the shouts would be louder if he'd been pushed into touch by trying for the line.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 1:47 pm  

Chris28 wrote:

If even one of the chasers had held back for that we might have had another try. The fact they they all seemed intent on climbing into Calderwood's shorts meant that when he patted it back there was a big empty space and only Huddersfield players near the ball. Not Calderwood's fault and in fact not a bad play.

I don't think he's done much wrong to be fair. Some of the passes he got on Friday weren't great and he was given the ball in the tiniest of spaces with the defence sliding across towards him. By coming back in he gets criticised, but the shouts would be louder if he'd been pushed into touch by trying for the line.

Sums it up perfectly for me, still, some people still hate him cos of his Leeds days and because he isnt a Hull lad!!

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:11 pm  

He is too lightweight, on Friday he made 5 runs and only made 18 metres, just over 3 yards a run. If he doesnt improve I can see him losing his place when Raynor is back.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:16 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Devils advocate - why should Raynor walk into a winning team. Calderwood has done nothing to deserve being dropped. Its not like he has cost us any tries.

Raynor is a better player.

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:31 pm  

BalearicHullFan wrote:

Raynor is a better player.

Raynor doesn't have any match fitness

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:42 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:

Raynor doesn't have any match fitness

calderwood's seite though

: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:45 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

calderwood's seite though

no hes not, he excells in many parts of rugby league.

unsurprisingly driving the ball out isn't one of them but he has changed his technique so he doesn't get driven back as much as he did.