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key positions need change

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:47 pm
by stevo38
for a long time now our 3 key positions 6,7,9 have been highlighted as our weak points which is very true .harry smith may have potential but who is he learning from ? hastings gone ,jai field not the answer .powell as much as he can defend he creates nothing and every sky pundit comments on what little threat he poses from dummy half .its going to take a few yrs to get a balanced team again

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:49 pm
by pedro
stevo38 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:47 pm for a long time now our 3 key positions 6,7,9 have been highlighted as our weak points which is very true .harry smith may have potential but who is he learning from ? hastings gone ,jai field not the answer .powell as much as he can defend he creates nothing and every sky pundit comments on what little threat he poses from dummy half .its going to take a few yrs to get a balanced team again
hes been with hastings and tommy 2 years and is still poor

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:41 pm
by widdenoldboy
pedro wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:49 pm
stevo38 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:47 pm for a long time now our 3 key positions 6,7,9 have been highlighted as our weak points which is very true .harry smith may have potential but who is he learning from ? hastings gone ,jai field not the answer .powell as much as he can defend he creates nothing and every sky pundit comments on what little threat he poses from dummy half .its going to take a few yrs to get a balanced team again
hes been with hastings and tommy 2 years and is still poor
No go forward from the pack = no wins.

Put Powell in the Wigan pack of 1990 or 1994 and he'd do OK and I, never mind Smith, could play behind those packs. Its unlikely that the pack will be much better next year so we just can't carry Powell any longer and need class at Hooker.

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:52 pm
by pedro
widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:41 pm
pedro wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:49 pm
stevo38 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:47 pm for a long time now our 3 key positions 6,7,9 have been highlighted as our weak points which is very true .harry smith may have potential but who is he learning from ? hastings gone ,jai field not the answer .powell as much as he can defend he creates nothing and every sky pundit comments on what little threat he poses from dummy half .its going to take a few yrs to get a balanced team again
hes been with hastings and tommy 2 years and is still poor
No go forward from the pack = no wins.

Put Powell in the Wigan pack of 1990 or 1994 and he'd do OK and I, never mind Smith, could play behind those packs. Its unlikely that the pack will be much better next year so we just can't carry Powell any longer and need class at Hooker.
he had go forward and still didnt win....he just does the little things poorly, in fact I cant think off a strong point to his game

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:05 pm
by widdenoldboy
What will the squad likely be next season?

French
Hanley

Marshall
Hardaker
Thornley
Halsall
Bibby
Miski

Field
Leuleui
Smith

Mago
Ellis
Singleton
Byrne
Havard

Powell
O'Neil

KPP
Farrell
Isa
Bateman
Smithies
McDonnell

Partington
Shorrcks

Plus a couple of promising U-19s?

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:32 pm
by Firestarter
When we won the grand final in 2011 we had a decent squad but i had plenty doubts…… imo we had a better squad this season but probably not as balanced…… we won then coz we were mega fit and played to a game plan all season…. Michael maguire updated us imo and ever since he left we have gradually gone downhill…….. we now have to stop blsming injuries and players out of positions etc and realise its actually our style of play…… how many injuries have hull kr had and look at them…… no parcell ,hall etc but still perform……

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:53 pm
by jackthelad
widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:05 pm What will the squad likely be next season?

French
Hanley


Marshall
Hankinson
Hardaker
Thornley
Halsall
Bibby
Miski

Field
Leuleui
Smith

Mago
Ellis
Singleton
Byrne
Havard

Powell
O'Neil

KPP
Farrell
Isa
Bateman
Smithies
McDonnell

Partington
Shorrcks

Plus a couple of promising U-19s?

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:01 pm
by Barney841
jackthelad wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:53 pm
widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:05 pm What will the squad likely be next season?

French
Hanley


Marshall
Hankinson
Hardaker
Thornley
Halsall
Bibby
Miski

Field
Leuleui
Smith

Mago
Ellis
Singleton
Byrne
Havard

Powell
O'Neil

KPP
Farrell
Isa
Bateman
Smithies
McDonnell

Partington
Shorrcks

Plus a couple of promising U-19s?
It’s getting creepy how you go on about hankinson all the time.
Kicker or not, he’s championship standard at best. If not why didn’t any other team in SL loan him if he was SL standard?

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:31 pm
by Charriots Offiah
widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:05 pm What will the squad likely be next season?

French
Hanley

Marshall
Hardaker
Thornley
Halsall
Bibby
Miski

Field
Leuleui
Smith

Mago
Ellis
Singleton
Byrne
Havard

Powell
O'Neil

KPP
Farrell
Isa
Bateman
Smithies
McDonnell

Partington
Shorrcks

Plus a couple of promising U-19s?
You forgot Clark.

Re: key positions need change

Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2021 11:07 pm
by widdenoldboy
Charriots Offiah wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:31 pm
widdenoldboy wrote: Sat Sep 25, 2021 7:05 pm What will the squad likely be next season?

French
Hanley

Marshall
Hardaker
Thornley
Halsall
Bibby
Miski

Field
Leuleui
Smith

Mago
Ellis
Singleton
Byrne
Havard

Powell
O'Neil

KPP
Farrell
Isa
Bateman
Smithies
McDonnell

Partington
Shorrcks

Plus a couple of promising U-19s?
You forgot Clark.
As did Lam :)

I also forgot Hank, Leuluia is a maybe along with Clark.