Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:19 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Really looking forward to seeing how our two new Aussie forwards do.

If they can manage to avoid using offensive language/ terminology from 1970's and not pass insults on players family that would be progress

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:25 pm  

No news on Bullock or Bruines then. Can only assume they’re injured as Bullock would surely be in there and Bruines needs a run out with new team mates.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:30 am  

i think a lot of people are getting carried away with bruines, i dont think he was ever signed with a starting spot in mind

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:32 am  

Kevin Turvey wrote: No news on Bullock or Bruines then. Can only assume they’re injured as Bullock would surely be in there and Bruines needs a run out with new team mates. Both injured: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... riendlies/

Kevin Turvey wrote: No news on Bullock or Bruines then. Can only assume they’re injured as Bullock would surely be in there and Bruines needs a run out with new team mates. Both injured: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... riendlies/

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:30 am  

karetaker wrote:

Completes his 4 game ban with this game.

There’s likely to be a pedantic and bureaucratic reason for this, but could we not have used the Widnes friendly as the last game of the ban and played him in this game?

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:36 am  

Barbed Wire wrote:

There’s likely to be a pedantic and bureaucratic reason for this, but could we not have used the Widnes friendly as the last game of the ban and played him in this game?

He was suspended for Widnes and will serve the last game of his suspension v Leigh.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:37 am  

Looking at the team named, there’s a lot of speed and mobility, similar to last year, but need to get on the front foot and win some momentum to create space in the middle. I don’t like saying it, but that perfectly suits Russell’s game. Human pinball who wins a lot of rucks coming away from our line.

Ashton has worked hard on this, and is a great ball carrier. I just hope Thewlis has continued to develop in this area, hopefully aided by being brought into Wane’s England squad last year. Nothing against Russell, I just hope that these two do enough to not require resorting to (in my opinion) a negative move.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:40 pm  

Fantastic Mr Catpiss wrote:

i think a lot of people are getting carried away with bruines, i dont think he was ever signed with a starting spot in mind

To be honest I was just wondering where he was. I think you're right, more of a project signing to see if there's some promise there.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:16 pm  

Barbed Wire wrote:

Looking at the team named, there’s a lot of speed and mobility, similar to last year, but need to get on the front foot and win some momentum to create space in the middle. I don’t like saying it, but that perfectly suits Russell’s game. Human pinball who wins a lot of rucks coming away from our line.

Ashton has worked hard on this, and is a great ball carrier. I just hope Thewlis has continued to develop in this area, hopefully aided by being brought into Wane’s England squad last year. Nothing against Russell, I just hope that these two do enough to not require resorting to (in my opinion) a negative move.

This is our trouble. We are improved by a journeyman player like Russell (I've no axe to grind with him). He wouldn't improve Wigan or Saints. Shows how far we are behind.

Re: Leigh preseason friendly : Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:59 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

This is our trouble. We are improved by a journeyman player like Russell (I've no axe to grind with him). He wouldn't improve Wigan or Saints. Shows how far we are behind.

Miski up until last season was very much seen as a journeyman, but took his chance, I'd take Russell over Saints third winger whether that be Bennison or Ritson.

Ashton I think if he already isn't certainly has the potential to be the best winger in the league, I wouldn't swap him for any other I think Thewlis is a very talented player, and is the right player for us at the wing position, I think he is an improvement over Russell but I'm also happy to see Russell in for cover.

It is a squad game I think Russell is a decent back up player and could reasonably stake a place as a starting winger in a number of other super league clubs.