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Re: Recruitment

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 4:34 pm
by Fujiman
I can't remember Ben Cross.

Re: Recruitment

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 4:35 pm
by wall_of_voodoo
Came from Widnes (or was it the other way round)

Aussie lad at the end of his career. Deffo no world beater but would probably run clean through our shocking "defence" at the moment

Re: Recruitment

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 7:45 pm
by pedro
wall_of_voodoo wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:35 pm Came from Widnes (or was it the other way round)

Aussie lad at the end of his career. Deffo no world beater but would probably run clean through our shocking "defence" at the moment
and stuck a few on joel tomkins also

Re: Recruitment

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 8:02 pm
by Ggtt11
The problem is when people go we don't replace them, in my eyes Thornley isn't good enough to put a wigan shirt on. The pack needs experience in it with some size too, the young lads are good but they are massively missing a ball playing 13. And Powell needs to be replaced I don't think I ever see him go from dummy half when there's ample opportunity then that creates a fast play the ball and lets the forwards run at a line that isn't set. If our forwards can't get on top of other teams packs then our backs will never get the chance to click. So for me 2 props a 9 a ball playing 13 someone to replace gildart leave Harry Smith where he is he's playing well hes really starting to develop and drop leaulai to bench to come on at 9 and sign williams. Also it's fine giving lam all the slack we nearly won the GF last year. If the kicked for touch marched saints up field and dropped a goal it was ours, he can only pick players that he has and he needs backed to sign these players I could be wrong about him but at the minute our pack is really letting us down

Re: Recruitment

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 8:43 pm
by Fizz Bomb
Ben Cross was a 6 ft 3 in , 17 1/2 stone+ prop signed from Leeds in August 2011. The same day he signed a short term deal till the end of the season with us, he signed a long term deal with Widnes. He played 5 games and 5 as sub for Wigan and 30 games for Widnes. He played State of Origin for New South Wales. Wonder if he is still available?