Re: Team for Salford : Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:14 pm  

Phuzzy wrote:

I agree NK. He was a very good player for us but there was undoubtedly more in him as he is showing now. In mitigation, he is a year further along in his development and props do tend to come into their own a little later than backs. That said, I think the new challenge has had a bearing on his desire to get better. His improved fitness, for example, is self evident.

100%

Like Mike Cooper at Wire first time round, I think Sutton was in a comfort zone to a degree at Wigan after coming through the system and didn’t push himself as hard as he clearly could. That is as clear as day from his physique now at the Raiders. He’d really worked on his fitness going in to 2018 for us and call me cynical but I think those were the foundations for his work this past off season with him having the knowledge he’d be going to the NRL in 2019. Im happy for him, he was a good player for us and we may see an improved version back here in the future, a bit like Cooper at Wire.

Re: Team for Salford : Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:23 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

100%

Like Mike Cooper at Wire first time round, I think Sutton was in a comfort zone to a degree at Wigan after coming through the system and didn’t push himself as hard as he clearly could. That is as clear as day from his physique now at the Raiders. He’d really worked on his fitness going in to 2018 for us and call me cynical but I think those were the foundations for his work this past off season with him having the knowledge he’d be going to the NRL in 2019. Im happy for him, he was a good player for us and we may see an improved version back here in the future, a bit like Cooper at Wire.

Good comparison, and I agree with your assessment. Hopefully he'll continue to see game time out there to help his development, from what I've seen Sutton as been filling in at 13 to cover the injured Joe Tapine. Another exciting young forward.