Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 2:23 pm  

ccs wrote:

Taylor damaged his Achilles a few weeks before the season started and missed the York friendly, hopefully it's not a re-occurrence.

Its serious because he heard something snap

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 2:33 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

I think if anymore are out, we would see Griffin move into the pack and someone move to prop, this gives, Scott, Mitch or Ferreria a chance.

One good thing about our pack, is that they look fit, so can do big minutes

The problem is Dave you cant play 80 minutes at that intensity every week and we dont have the bench replacements to rotate them and keep the same intensity.
Our forwards are down to bare bones now as bench players so i think we will have to use Griffin in the second row.
If we do that id like to see Vulcan given a chance on the wing and Fonua moved back to centre
I do like the sound of Speed and Swift as our wingers

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 2:41 pm  

ComeOnYouUll wrote:

Manu Ma'u has a chance apparently. Not ruled out as yet.

I guess early next week we'll get an update on Taylor and Bowden although Brett Hodgson suggested that Bowden will be out for upwards of six weeks. Any more forwards out and we'll have to promote from the Academy. Radford's son, perhaps or Aiden Burrell has been mentioned as a good prospect.

When you look at the possible bench i think we have a mini crisis as Taylor,Bowden,and Masi are all fairly long term injuries.
My view is the club will look for a short term loan front row
Mao back will help a lot and we can then at least rotate Cator,Lane or Savelio

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 3:44 pm  

bonaire wrote:

When you look at the possible bench i think we have a mini crisis as Taylor,Bowden,and Masi are all fairly long term injuries.
My view is the club will look for a short term loan front row
Mao back will help a lot and we can then at least rotate Cator,Lane or Savelio

Hopefully Tag may well be wearing Sneyd’s magic boot

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 7:17 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

Hopefully Tag may well be wearing Sneyd’s magic boot

I wish but seriously see Taylor out for 2 months
Anyway the magic boot didnt work because Sneyd still carrying one leg when he runs at pace

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Sun May 02, 2021 10:54 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

No way should Connor get banned, but you never know.

If Mau back, I'd put him place of Johnstone.

I'd also start Fash and have Sao or Satae on the bench

I fear that Jake will get a one match ban. I think they’ll find it to ban him than let him off. Connections with the head usually get a ban.

The one thing in Jake’s favour was he got sin binned, so perhaps that will be deemed sufficient punishment.

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Mon May 03, 2021 7:50 am  

Rugby Raider wrote:

I fear that Jake will get a one match ban. I think they’ll find it to ban him than let him off. Connections with the head usually get a ban.

The one thing in Jake’s favour was he got sin binned, so perhaps that will be deemed sufficient punishment.

Farrell made contact with the head and it was only a penalty?

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Mon May 03, 2021 8:33 am  

And that's the problem no consistency with the refs, see Batemans shove in the face too which went unpunished , hull touch a players head or pat a head and all hell breaks loose with the refs, maybe we should start throwing ourselfs to the floor or being pathetic and play the refs too.

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Mon May 03, 2021 9:09 am  

Clutching at straws maybe, anyone in the know about Tags chances on Saturday.

Re: Challenge Cup Quarter Final v Wigan Warriors : Mon May 03, 2021 9:09 am  

Looking at the Taylor incident it looked quite innocuous but I thought maybe someone fell on the side of his foot in the tackle. I reckon it might be a broken bone in his foot, but fingers crossed it's nothing serious.