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Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:16 am
by Southern Softy
nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:37 am
Tommy will 100% start and play most of the match at hooker.
Hastings filling in at times in previous games is completely different to starting at hooker and playing the full match there.
Agree with that. If needed, Hastings does a useful job at hooker because he's happy to make runs from the PTB but his overall value at half-back outweighs that. Can be a useful tactic to confuse oppositions in second half to swap him to the hooker role.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:17 am
by CheshireWarrior
6. French
23. Bibby
1. Hardaker
4. Gildart
5. Burgess
28. Smith
31. Hastings
38. Singleton
7. Leuluai
19. Bullock
11. Isa
12. Farrell
16. Smithies
13. O'Loughlin
14. Flower
17. Partington
20. Byrne
Leuluai has to play 9! Very experienced in this position and has two steel shoulders! O'Loughlin is a better shout that Clubb and Burgess and from the 21 mans squad named, we dont have many other options.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:59 am
by Firestarter
CheshireWarrior wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:17 am
6. French
23. Bibby
1. Hardaker
4. Gildart
5. Burgess
28. Smith
31. Hastings
38. Singleton
7. Leuluai
19. Bullock
11. Isa
12. Farrell
16. Smithies
13. O'Loughlin
14. Flower
17. Partington
20. Byrne
Leuluai has to play 9! Very experienced in this position and has two steel shoulders! O'Loughlin is a better shout that Clubb and Burgess and from the 21 mans squad named, we dont have many other options.
I think lammy will play clubb before byrne
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:13 pm
by nathan_rugby
Firestarter wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:59 am
CheshireWarrior wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 10:17 am
6. French
23. Bibby
1. Hardaker
4. Gildart
5. Burgess
28. Smith
31. Hastings
38. Singleton
7. Leuluai
19. Bullock
11. Isa
12. Farrell
16. Smithies
13. O'Loughlin
14. Flower
17. Partington
20. Byrne
Leuluai has to play 9! Very experienced in this position and has two steel shoulders! O'Loughlin is a better shout that Clubb and Burgess and from the 21 mans squad named, we dont have many other options.
I think lammy will play clubb before byrne
I think he will do too and I think he will start Partington over Smithies.
I hope he doesn't focus on bringing in bigger bodies and has Lockers, Clubb and Burgess at the expense of two from: Partington, Smithies, Byrne. We will lose too much workrate, firepower, drives etc.
Mark my words, this game will not go smoothly if Lockers, Clubb, Burgess are in the 17.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 12:44 pm
by CheshireWarrior
Without me being clouded by sentiment, I sincerly think for obvious reason O'Loughlin will have a positive impact (from the interchange bench).
Burgess and Clubb seasons should be over now, not worthy of this game or the grand final!
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 1:31 pm
by Caboosegg
With how burgess seem to be doing (aka struggling with his injury still) if lockers is Fit that should be the only swap by choice.
With powell out, smith should step into the halves with TL at hooker.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:17 pm
by The booze hound
Tommy to 9 for me.
If Lockers does play it will be his last ever game at the DW. It's such a shame it'll be in an empty stadium.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:42 pm
by Southern Softy
Good news - Harry Smith gets to start and presumably will play all match with SOL, Flower, Clubb & Smithies on the bench.
I'm a bit worried about Dom being absent from the 21 again, though. Let's get through this one and then we can have Greenwood, Powell and (hopefully) Dom back for the big one.
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:46 pm
by Firestarter
Hastings at 9???? Not happy with that...... way to creative at half for me
Re: 21-man squad vs Hull FC
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:52 pm
by Jonathon Kerr (JK)
Firestarter wrote:Hastings at 9???? Not happy with that...... way to creative at half for me
Possibly allows for Tommy to keep his defensive position as I would imagine Hull will try to run over the top of us
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