FRENCH : Sat Aug 31, 2024 9:16 pm  

Won the game tonight! without him Wigan would have lost tonight! he could win the LLS and GF if he is fit

Re: FRENCH : Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:58 pm  

Give over he was rusty tonight, he will be a lot better next week, especially with Smith back in the team. Nsembe was unbelievable tonight, Forber turned the tide, Byrne’s best game of the season, Dupree stepped up, Ellis makes a huge difference and Field looks like he is ready to step on the gas again. Some uncharacteristic errors in the first half but we bossed the second 40 which all top teams do.

Re: FRENCH : Sun Sep 01, 2024 5:28 pm  

Zig wrote:

Give over he was rusty tonight, he will be a lot better next week, especially with Smith back in the team. Nsembe was unbelievable tonight, Forber turned the tide, Byrne’s best game of the season, Dupree stepped up, Ellis makes a huge difference and Field looks like he is ready to step on the gas again. Some uncharacteristic errors in the first half but we bossed the second 40 which all top teams do.

It's a great point re Field being ready to step on the gas. He's definitely not been fully fit this season so far and if he is now,I still think he's lacking full confidence in that hamstring to go full out for the 80 minute and he may well hold back a bit until a time that we're in a semi or final. I love opposition fans ripping him this season for not being his usual threat without knowing the full story. If you want to see his level go and watch the challenge cup final, when I hand on heart think it was the only time this season he's gone all out. He played injured for 70 minutes and was outstanding.

Re: FRENCH : Sun Sep 01, 2024 6:13 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

It's a great point re Field being ready to step on the gas. He's definitely not been fully fit this season so far and if he is now,I still think he's lacking full confidence in that hamstring to go full out for the 80 minute and he may well hold back a bit until a time that we're in a semi or final. I love opposition fans ripping him this season for not being his usual threat without knowing the full story. If you want to see his level go and watch the challenge cup final, when I hand on heart think it was the only time this season he's gone all out. He played injured for 70 minutes and was outstanding.

To be fair the run last night were he just git tackled he looked at full speed two defender looked like they were running with lead in there boots compared to him

Re: FRENCH : Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:41 pm  

French just eased his way into the game, certainly rusty and made a couple of mistakes. At one point I thought he had been taken off as a precaution! Silly me, by the end of the game he was looking dangerous and improving.

Re: FRENCH : Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:24 pm  

Simba16 wrote:

French just eased his way into the game, certainly rusty and made a couple of mistakes. At one point I thought he had been taken off as a precaution! Silly me, by the end of the game he was looking dangerous and improving.

Only caught the 2nd half due to working, looked like he was in my running around at 75%, although was unlucky when he got stopped just short of the try line. He should have passed to Eckersley as he would have been away and instead Catalans scooped the ball and put us under pressure.

Re: FRENCH : Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:25 pm  

Won the game again tonight that kick and chase try won the game

Re: FRENCH : Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:45 pm  

Was way away from match fitness, probably less than 50% his best. At one point went over to the wing (for a breather?). Great bit of skill for his try like, another week under his belt where he played the full 80.

Re: FRENCH : Sun Sep 08, 2024 6:04 am  

MattyB wrote:

Was way away from match fitness, probably less than 50% his best. At one point went over to the wing (for a breather?). Great bit of skill for his try like, another week under his belt where he played the full 80.

He always seems to take a while to get back up to speed and seems to gain a bit of timber in the off season and return from injuries.

Anyway, as long as he does the business when we need him we cannot complain.

Re: FRENCH : Sun Sep 08, 2024 4:08 pm  

nathan_rugby wrote:

He always seems to take a while to get back up to speed and seems to gain a bit of timber in the off season and return from injuries.

Anyway, as long as he does the business when we need him we cannot complain.

Let’s hope he is in full flow at OT.