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Re: Forwards

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Charriots Offiah wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:37 pm
Wintergreen wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 6:46 pm I think Thompson and Ellis are our best forwards by quite a distance at the moment.

Walters needs to put some serious weight on in the off season and he could be superb.
Sam is not allowed to put any weight on. What do you think he weighs?
He's down as around 17 and a half stone.

He does look very very skinny to me. How come he isn't allowed to bulk up?
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medlocke wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:46 pm Can we have 1 new prop and a second rower next season please, release Cooper, Isa, Burn, Chan & Eseh and bring in 2 big barnstorming NRL players, also how about swapping Keighran for Toby King and Hampshire for anybody
No can do Meds, we would have to release two non fed players.
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Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:30 pm
Charriots Offiah wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:37 pm
Wintergreen wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 6:46 pm I think Thompson and Ellis are our best forwards by quite a distance at the moment.

Walters needs to put some serious weight on in the off season and he could be superb.
Sam is not allowed to put any weight on. What do you think he weighs?
He's down as around 17 and a half stone.

He does look very very skinny to me. How come he isn't allowed to bulk up?
17 stone 10 lbs. The Club set weights for each player if they exceed their designated weight they get fined. Walters wishes to be a second row forward and consequently needs to have greater mobility. If he was a prop then he would be allowed to add a few pounds
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Re: Forwards

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Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:22 am
medlocke wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:46 pm Can we have 1 new prop and a second rower next season please, release Cooper, Isa, Burn, Chan & Eseh and bring in 2 big barnstorming NRL players, also how about swapping Keighran for Toby King and Hampshire for anybody
No can do Meds, we would have to release two non fed players.
Is Chan not one of those?
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To be fair to all the second rowers, they havent been put through many gaps this season as of yet.This probably suites nsemba the most with his size.Faz is still awesome but, bar wembley, cant remember him in the clear much.Once we get Walters running off french, field and smith into gaps we will see the best of him.Granted he needs to improve his grabbing defence
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Re: Forwards

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Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:27 am
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:30 pm
Charriots Offiah wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:37 pm

Sam is not allowed to put any weight on. What do you think he weighs?
He's down as around 17 and a half stone.

He does look very very skinny to me. How come he isn't allowed to bulk up?
17 stone 10 lbs. The Club set weights for each player if they exceed their designated weight they get fined. Walters wishes to be a second row forward and consequently needs to have greater mobility. If he was a prop then he would be allowed to add a few pounds
With his height, I would have him heavier.

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medlocke wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:13 am
Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:22 am
medlocke wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 7:46 pm Can we have 1 new prop and a second rower next season please, release Cooper, Isa, Burn, Chan & Eseh and bring in 2 big barnstorming NRL players, also how about swapping Keighran for Toby King and Hampshire for anybody
No can do Meds, we would have to release two non fed players.
Is Chan not one of those?
Chan is fed trained, he started playing in France IIRC.
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Re: Forwards

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Wintergreen wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:27 am
Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:27 am
Blackpool_Pie wrote: Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:30 pm

He's down as around 17 and a half stone.

He does look very very skinny to me. How come he isn't allowed to bulk up?
17 stone 10 lbs. The Club set weights for each player if they exceed their designated weight they get fined. Walters wishes to be a second row forward and consequently needs to have greater mobility. If he was a prop then he would be allowed to add a few pounds
With his height, I would have him heavier.

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Then he would have to play prop.
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Re: Forwards

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widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 10:39 am
medlocke wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:13 am
Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:22 am

No can do Meds, we would have to release two non fed players.
Is Chan not one of those?
Chan is fed trained, he started playing in France IIRC.
Yes. He is a French international.
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Re: Forwards

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Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 10:50 am
Wintergreen wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:27 am
Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 12:27 am
17 stone 10 lbs. The Club set weights for each player if they exceed their designated weight they get fined. Walters wishes to be a second row forward and consequently needs to have greater mobility. If he was a prop then he would be allowed to add a few pounds
With his height, I would have him heavier.

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Then he would have to play prop.
Why?

Is there a size limit for second row?
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