96 years and 728 games - our leading 3 players
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 7:33 pm
"Yer win nowt wi' young lads!" or thereabouts.
Every champion team has a backbone of experienced players. It's great that we have so many academy players coming through, and the likes of Liam Byrne, KPP, Ethan Havard, and Morgan Smithies as young but established first team players.
But our 30+ year olds give the team that backbone, "been there and done that" experience to steady the ship in a crisis and pass on their knowledge to the younger players.
Willie Isa has played 157 games in 6 years at over 26 a year average. At 34 years old, he still rarely misses a match.
Liam Farrell, 32 and 321 appearances. The ginger pearl - pure class and 100% commitment.
Sam Powell, just 30 with 250 games under his belt. Has probably made around 10,000 tackles in his first team career, and could have 4 more years to crank up those stats.
Whatever you think of these lads, they are the engine and heartbeat of the team. Our chances of adding more trophies in the next year or two lie with them as much as anybody.
(Cue the predictable responses.)
Every champion team has a backbone of experienced players. It's great that we have so many academy players coming through, and the likes of Liam Byrne, KPP, Ethan Havard, and Morgan Smithies as young but established first team players.
But our 30+ year olds give the team that backbone, "been there and done that" experience to steady the ship in a crisis and pass on their knowledge to the younger players.
Willie Isa has played 157 games in 6 years at over 26 a year average. At 34 years old, he still rarely misses a match.
Liam Farrell, 32 and 321 appearances. The ginger pearl - pure class and 100% commitment.
Sam Powell, just 30 with 250 games under his belt. Has probably made around 10,000 tackles in his first team career, and could have 4 more years to crank up those stats.
Whatever you think of these lads, they are the engine and heartbeat of the team. Our chances of adding more trophies in the next year or two lie with them as much as anybody.
(Cue the predictable responses.)