Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Sun Nov 12, 2023 7:37 pm  

Loan spell would do him good IMO. Still young definitely has something about him. But at the moment needs game time. Few issues with his play but those can be ironed out.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:57 am  

Think we might see Cam Scott in the second row next season judging by Trueman's comment on his instagram post yesterday.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 6:12 am  

The club obviously see something in Scott in the backrow and see his long term future there, not sure I've seen that yet, thought his best games where at centre and would prefer to see Carlos there and Scott at centre, but I don't see what goes on behind closed doors.

On Litten I don't see any issue, both Hoy and Walker seem to be a bit injury prone and Hoy will play a lot in the half's, so Litten will get a few games, he is only 20 and last season played 18 games, which is very good and probably a few too many, he is mates with Mikey and Jez, but still think if he develops his game, he will be our long term fullback.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:01 am  

Sadly his game went backwards last season, confidence seemed to go, 18 games were too many last season.

Definitely talented, clearly needs to bulk up which will really help.

Just hope not another talent we are unable to develop into a decent first team regular.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:52 am  

Yeah the comment on Cam's Instagram was interesting, whether it was in jest or not, it's unclear

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:31 am  

al283 wrote:

Sadly his game went backwards last season, confidence seemed to go, 18 games were too many last season.

Definitely talented, clearly needs to bulk up which will really help.

Just hope not another talent we are unable to develop into a decent first team regular.

He has bulked up.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 3:35 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

The club obviously see something in Scott in the backrow and see his long term future there, not sure I've seen that yet, thought his best games where at centre and would prefer to see Carlos there and Scott at centre, but I don't see what goes on behind closed doors.

On Litten I don't see any issue, both Hoy and Walker seem to be a bit injury prone and Hoy will play a lot in the half's, so Litten will get a few games, he is only 20 and last season played 18 games, which is very good and probably a few too many, he is mates with Mikey and Jez, but still think if he develops his game, he will be our long term fullback.

My concern with Litten is his lack of link up play ability
Not sure that can be coached as we saw with Shaul
He also needs to be working on his speed when retrieving the ball

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 4:21 pm  

bonaire wrote:

My concern with Litten is his lack of link up play ability
Not sure that can be coached as we saw with Shaul
He also needs to be working on his speed when retrieving the ball

Agree he seems to saunter across to pick up the ball. Many times I've been screaming at him pick up the dam ball . But am sure the coaching staff will get it sorted

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:36 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

The club obviously see something in Scott in the backrow and see his long term future there, not sure I've seen that yet, thought his best games where at centre and would prefer to see Carlos there and Scott at centre, but I don't see what goes on behind closed doors.

On Litten I don't see any issue, both Hoy and Walker seem to be a bit injury prone and Hoy will play a lot in the half's, so Litten will get a few games, he is only 20 and last season played 18 games, which is very good and probably a few too many, he is mates with Mikey and Jez, but still think if he develops his game, he will be our long term fullback.

Agree about Scott. Up until last season I saw little to suggest he would become a regular SL player but after a number of impressive performances I was pleased to admit I was wrong. As you say his best performances were at centre and that's where he should be allowed to develop. In future he may transition to SR but at present he doesn't have the physicality to make the switch.

Right about Litten. He had to play too many games due to Hoy being out but he's only 20 and still has lots of development in him. You have to be patient with youngsters. Don't write them off if they have one or two average games. We can't afford to.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:10 pm  

Wonder if Litten saw McKinnon play…he used to saunter across for the ball but by Christ,what a fullback he was…oozed class.