Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:27 pm  

pmarrow wrote:

Evans our 5th prop ? Ok then.

Are you saying he is better than Sao, Satae, Fash and Brown, certainly not based on last season?

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:07 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Heard Griff and Connor won't be here if a bid comes in. Wouldn't be surprised to see both gone.

We're still chasing a SR. Maybe Holmes?

Seriously which team in S/L would make an offer for Griffin?

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Tue Oct 04, 2022 2:56 pm  

Front row for me would Sao, Evans, Satae & fash/Brown

Think that has best balance
Sao/ Evans with engine & offload
Satae is a big boppa

Then either brown or Fash depending on what you want.

Fash is a workhorse and reliable in D but is rarely going to come up with that big play

Brown can make something happen going forward but comes up with a fair few silly errors and needs a bit of work on the defensive part of the game.

Tag could be anything after an injury free preseason (I hope)

Laidlaw will hopefully keep developing and looks hard as nails but he’s another smaller prop

Nick stavely seemed far too good for U19’s, looks massive and scored loads. Not sure why, but he didn’t threaten breaking into the first team

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:12 am  

The Takarangi rumour has resurfaced again.
Think the fact he’s been training with Sao,Satae, Evans and Savelio has got tounges wagging

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:20 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

The Takarangi rumour has resurfaced again.
Think the fact he’s been training with Sao,Satae, Evans and Savelio has got tounges wagging

Surely we wouldn't, was poor for Rovers, if we got the BT from the Eels, but he doesn't seem to be that player and that's without his off field issues.

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:03 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

The Takarangi rumour has resurfaced again.
Think the fact he’s been training with Sao,Satae, Evans and Savelio has got tounges wagging

Salford or Keighley

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:31 am  

They've been training with Fonua and Faraimo too - are we signing them as well? Thing is, the islanders spend time together, no surprise they are training together

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:50 am  

mwindass wrote:

Salford or Keighley

Keighley with his brother in law Eddy Pettybourne

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:19 am  

Leeds have announced Luke Hooley from Batley so wonder if that means Walker will be on the way out?

Re: Shopping List 2023 : Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:20 am  

Hullrealist wrote:

Front row for me would Sao, Evans, Satae & fash/Brown

Think that has best balance
Sao/ Evans with engine & offload
Satae is a big boppa

Then either brown or Fash depending on what you want.

Fash is a workhorse and reliable in D but is rarely going to come up with that big play

Brown can make something happen going forward but comes up with a fair few silly errors and needs a bit of work on the defensive part of the game.

Tag could be anything after an injury free preseason (I hope)

Laidlaw will hopefully keep developing and looks hard as nails but he’s another smaller prop

Nick stavely seemed far too good for U19’s, looks massive and scored loads. Not sure why, but he didn’t threaten breaking into the first team

Apart from offloads, just can the justification in picking Evans over Brown, better in all areas, particularly defence.