Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:35 am  

Second row from Giants about to sign on loan….

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:36 am  

Just what we need....

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:37 am  

Maybe he can play full back or stand off?

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:40 am  

As i’ve put on the rumour thread i think given we are apparently short of funds to splash around other positions were a priority.

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:42 am  

Why ????

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:44 am  

He’s a very high work rate defensive player and will particularly improve the defending on the edges where he’s brilliant at linking with his centre and reading attacking plays

The other thing he’ll give Wakefield is 100% commitment to win everything he’s involved in whether it’s a tackle, a carry, a chase, diving on a loose ball etc and he’s got a bit of grub in him.

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:14 am  

The Avenger wrote:

He’s a very high work rate defensive player and will particularly improve the defending on the edges where he’s brilliant at linking with his centre and reading attacking plays

The other thing he’ll give Wakefield is 100% commitment to win everything he’s involved in whether it’s a tackle, a carry, a chase, diving on a loose ball etc and he’s got a bit of grub in him.

Great! we only need another 12 like him!

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:21 am  

Two week loan confirmed.

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:29 am  

The Avenger wrote:

He’s a very high work rate defensive player and will particularly improve the defending on the edges where he’s brilliant at linking with his centre and reading attacking plays

The other thing he’ll give Wakefield is 100% commitment to win everything he’s involved in whether it’s a tackle, a carry, a chase, diving on a loose ball etc and he’s got a bit of grub in him.

I have a lot of respect for your opinion and what you say is probably right but to be honest the defensive connection between the second row and centre hasn’t been that bad, we have far worse problems than that. Ashurst & Pitts have also individually gone alright defensively, their stats are high. Any gain from signing Hewitt is minimal, whereas signing a fullback, halfback or hooker would make a major difference to us. Personally thats where i’d have spent the money.

Also about the point about him having a bit of grub in him. At Wakey we get penalised for that and or discipline is bad enough already!

Re: Sam Hewitt : Sat Mar 11, 2023 9:36 am  

Sacred Cow wrote:

I have a lot of respect for your opinion and what you say is probably right but to be honest the defensive connection between the second row and centre hasn’t been that bad, we have far worse problems than that. Ashurst & Pitts have also individually gone alright defensively, their stats are high. Any gain from signing Hewitt is minimal, whereas signing a fullback, halfback or hooker would make a major difference to us. Personally thats where i’d have spent the money.

Also about the point about him having a bit of grub in him. At Wakey we get penalised for that and or discipline is bad enough already!

I agree with you regarding the spine players, we knew during last season that we needed to bring some quality into those positions but for whatever reason we didn’t.

Hewitt is 23/24 and will bring and share a lot of energy and enthusiasm that Ashurst and Pitts don’t have. Regarding the grub, I don’t mean indiscipline what I mean is he won’t get bullied and won’t let his team mates get bullied either but he’s clever enough to target a player legally.