Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:48 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

That’s fine but I was watching him closely for England at the weekend; nice passing game, very committed in defence given his size limitations, big effort - but kicking game total pants and not the running game to cause concern in good opposition.
He’s solid enough. Then again I always thought he was overrated at Warrington. The side does have worse problems to deal with - my original point was just that I wouldn’t mind someone else nudging past him to partner Lolohea (if we can get him match fit..).

I agree.

We need a decent kicking game to emerge from somewhere.

I'm also hoping that across myler, lolohea and mcClelleand we will have some competition in the halves and also some diversity.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 8:53 pm  

Yes agreed mate. McLelland has a lot of development in him, but I like the video clips I’ve seen. He has some skills and a bit of whack in defence too. It won’t do Myler any harm to be one of three rather than one of one in any case.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:00 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

That’s fine but I was watching him closely for England at the weekend; nice passing game, very committed in defence given his size limitations, big effort - but kicking game total pants and not the running game to cause concern in good opposition.
He’s solid enough. Then again I always thought he was overrated at Warrington. The side does have worse problems to deal with - my original point was just that I wouldn’t mind someone else nudging past him to partner Lolohea (if we can get him match fit..).

I think he’s a different player to what he was at Warrington. He’s now the player he should have been when Briers retired.

I spent most of last season thinking that he’s too good for us tbh. He had a huge task on his hands last year and I’d imagine had many thoughts of “why have I come here?”. No structure, woeful pack, woeful half back partner etc. I’d love to have seen a McGuire / Myler partnership, it’d have been very dangerous.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:04 pm  

I'm hoping that in McClelland we have someone with a decent kicking game. If he's been playing 10 in Union he should be able to kick a ball well enough.

I've thought for a while watching both games that any reasonable Union 10 would kick 40-20s all day long

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:08 pm  

The Eagle wrote:

I'm hoping that in McClelland we have someone with a decent kicking game. If he's been playing 10 in Union he should be able to kick a ball well enough.

I've thought for a while watching both games that any reasonable Union 10 would kick 40-20s all day long

TBH I think the lad has a very solid all-round game. Not sure he is Nikorima-quick, but he can defend hard and I like that in a half. Quite aggressive.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:33 pm  

Junior Sa'u available i think,thoughts.

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 10:07 pm  

Lanzarote Rhino wrote:

Junior Sa'u available i think,thoughts.

Centre isn’t a position we need

[Frosties.]

Re: 2019 | Squad : Wed Nov 14, 2018 11:04 pm  

Lanzarote Rhino wrote:

Junior Sa'u available i think,thoughts.

Castleford have been admirers for a while

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:32 am  

Re Myler, hopefully Furner will have the sort of influence on him that he did on Adam Reynolds at Souths. Reynolds was always a super kicker, but played like a robot in attack and had no running game at all. Last year he flourished as part of a completely revamped attack, and started to look like a proper halfback.

In terms of kicking, isn't a lot down to practice and getting proper training? Myler may never have a massive boot on him, but with proper instruction and the sort of extra hours the best put in, surely he can get up to a decent standard?

Re: 2019 | Squad : Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:07 am  

So Merrin on his way this time.