Re: Where will we finish? : Sun Jan 26, 2020 12:15 am  

Torbreck wrote:

Blimey. Five ex-Bronco players.... 6 if you include Sammut.

Re: Where will we finish? : Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:04 am  

Cokey wrote:

Ridyard is 4th choice halfback, and this is a very impressive pack if you ask me. This lot will maul Fax to death, and be a match for the top teams in the championship too.

8. Nathan Mason
9. Liam Hood
10. Mark Ioane
11. Ben Hellewell
12. Andy Thornley
13. Danny Addy
15. Jordan Thompson
16. Sam Brooks
18. Tom Spencer
21. Nick Glohe
23. Callum Field
26. Lewis Bienek
27. Alex Gerrard

Fev, London, Toulouse, possibly even York's pack look better if we are honest. I suspect Leigh will be quite easy to read as they really can only have 1 or 2 plans for which half backs are on the field, its not like they can have a different plan for each half back as if they were to try that it would be chaos with the players around them. Having 1 or 2 plans isn't a disaster like its just you need to pummel teams up front for it to work. That pack isn't going to pummel many teams.

Re: Where will we finish? : Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:56 pm  

With Jarrod in the squad you think there is a plan! Have we forgotten how he plays, half the time am not sure he knew himself what he was doing! Nothing wrong with that but dont think it's something that's predictable.
Think leigh will be a handful.
Hope Jarrod has a decent season I know he has been through the mill lately.

Re: Where will we finish? : Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:28 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Fev, London, Toulouse, possibly even York's pack look better if we are honest. I suspect Leigh will be quite easy to read as they really can only have 1 or 2 plans for which half backs are on the field, its not like they can have a different plan for each half back as if they were to try that it would be chaos with the players around them. Having 1 or 2 plans isn't a disaster like its just you need to pummel teams up front for it to work. That pack isn't going to pummel many teams.

Look Greg, you've always looked for a flaw in the Leigh side every season. It looks like you have some kind of obsession going on. If our halves DO get to do something decent, then Leigh will be a handful,trust me.

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:03 am  

northernbloke wrote:

With Jarrod in the squad you think there is a plan! Have we forgotten how he plays, half the time am not sure he knew himself what he was doing! Nothing wrong with that but dont think it's something that's predictable.
Think leigh will be a handful.
Hope Jarrod has a decent season I know he has been through the mill lately.

He won us a few games when we were struggling to break teams down, thats for sure.

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:17 am  

Cokey wrote:

Look Greg, you've always looked for a flaw in the Leigh side every season. It looks like you have some kind of obsession going on. If our halves DO get to do something decent, then Leigh will be a handful,trust me.

Its called a duscussion. I made comments on every team along with the reasning behind. Leigh will do ok but they will have to spend(In my opinion) to have any chance of promotion. I hope that has untwisted your knickers a little.

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:20 am  

Cokey wrote:

Look Greg, you've always looked for a flaw in the Leigh side every season. It looks like you have some kind of obsession going on. If our halves DO get to do something decent, then Leigh will be a handful,trust me.

I think he's fairly realistic these days including about his own team. He's been downbeat about other teams in the off season notably Bradford and to a lesser extent London. He's been fairly positive about Fev but I somehow doubt he is happy about it!

Leigh should clearly be a top 5 team this year and could conceivably make a big challenge especially as GFB says with some extra signings once the top 5 has been secured, but the pack looks workmanlike rather than dominant...I doubt Toulouse or Fev fans would swap packs with Leigh, nor possibly London with their starting pack (though they have no depth beyond the starters). But Leigh are clear favouritesat 5-2 to be league leaders at the end of the regular season with all the bookies quoting odds which seems strange to me.

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:23 am  

Cokey wrote:

Forget last season, that's gone. We will be fine in defence, my worry is in the halves, I'm not convinced with them yet.

Leigh averaged 29 points per game conceded over the last 6 games of 2019, which included games against Rochdale and Swinton. Struggling to see the obvious defensive improvements in the new squad.

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 12:56 pm  

Cokey wrote:

Ridyard is 4th choice halfback, and this is a very impressive pack if you ask me. This lot will maul Fax to death, and be a match for the top teams in the championship too.

8. Nathan Mason
9. Liam Hood
10. Mark Ioane
11. Ben Hellewell
12. Andy Thornley
13. Danny Addy
15. Jordan Thompson
16. Sam Brooks
18. Tom Spencer
21. Nick Glohe
23. Callum Field
26. Lewis Bienek
27. Alex Gerrard

A lot of ex-London players in that Leigh pack, but can Duffy get as much out of them as Danny Ward? Possible forward line-ups for Leigh's likely four biggest opponents this year...

Toulouse:
Vaivai
Marion
Hansen
Winterstein
Mika
Bell
subs
Bretherton
White
Puech
Sangare

London
Battye
Pelissier
Butler
Walters
Curran
Adebeyi
subs
Krasniqi
Fozzard
Richards
Norman

Fev
Susino
Parata
Ferguson
Ferres
Harrison
Lockwood
subs
Cooper
Bussey
Albert
Davies (when fit)

York
Teanby
Jubb
Clarkson
Washbrook
Scott
Spears
subs
Brining
Green
Baldwinson
Porter

Re: Where will we finish? : Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:19 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Leigh averaged 29 points per game conceded over the last 6 games of 2019, which included games against Rochdale and Swinton. Struggling to see the obvious defensive improvements in the new squad.

8. Nathan Mason
9. Liam Hood
10. Mark Ioane
11. Ben Hellewell
12. Andy Thornley
13. Danny Addy
14. Matty Wildie
15. Jordan Thompson
16. Sam Brooks
18. Tom Spencer
21. Nick Glohe
23. Callum Field
26. Lewis Bienek
27. Alex Gerrard

The ones in red ( 9 of ) are additions in the pack opposed to last years squad, with others departing of course.
Not a bad pack that.