Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Tue Sep 07, 2021 4:40 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Can anyone name the last time one of our starting 13 wasn’t injured but was left out to be rested? It doesn’t happen because it’s madness, every 2 league points count so you put your strongest team available on the pitch each week.

It doesn't make sense to flog the same 4 props each week especially when one of them will 35.if you have 5 decent props then are you seriously saying you can't win unless it's the best 4 that plays.Squad management is crucial.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:50 am  

I know we all knew he was going but did the club ever actually officially announce this? Saw in their mailshot yesterday they were telling fans Fri would be a chance to say goodbye to Konnie but don't recall them ever actually announcing he was leaving?

[Frosties.]

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:18 am  

simonw wrote:

I know we all knew he was going but did the club ever actually officially announce this? Saw in their mailshot yesterday they were telling fans Fri would be a chance to say goodbye to Konnie but don't recall them ever actually announcing he was leaving?

Yes they announced him and King were leaving in a small paragraph at the end of the Rhyse Martin new contract article

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:50 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

We’ve got some fantastic young players who are all ready to play Super League regularly, Jack Walker 22, Harry Newman 22, Jack Broadbent 19, Cameron Smith 22, Mikolaj Oledski 23, Tom Holroyd 20, Morgan Gannon 17. Then Sam Walters, Jarrod O’Connor, Liam Tindall, Corey Hall, Levi Edwards who have potential but would probably benefit from spending most of the 2022 season on loan in the Championship

Still a lot of development needed for some. Newman and Mik select themselves as they have top 4 quality, Smith and walker need to play to show they can get there too. Hopefully easing of injuries will allow the progress of the others to be managed in a controlled way.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:44 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Yes they announced him and King were leaving in a small paragraph at the end of the Rhyse Martin new contract article

Completely missed that!

[Frosties.]

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:04 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

We’ve got some fantastic young players who are all ready to play Super League regularly, Jack Walker 22, Harry Newman 22, Jack Broadbent 19, Cameron Smith 22, Mikolaj Oledski 23, Tom Holroyd 20, Morgan Gannon 17. Then Sam Walters, Jarrod O’Connor, Liam Tindall, Corey Hall, Levi Edwards who have potential but would probably benefit from spending most of the 2022 season on loan in the Championship imo.

We still need another prop imo, we’ve got 4 quality props, but if 1 or 2 get injured which is inevitable we are short up front. You’ve gotta have strength and quality outside the first choice 17 to compete near the top of the table, some we look to have especially if we bring in a prop.

1 Richie Myler
2 Tom Briscoe
3 Harry Newman
4 Liam Sutcliffe
5 Ash Handley
6 Luke Gale
7 Aidan Sezer
8 Mikolaj Oledski
9 Kruise Leeming
10 Matt Prior
11 Alex Mellor
12 Rhyse Martin
13 Zane Tetevano

14 Brad Dwyer
15 Tom Holroyd
16 James Bentley
17 Cameron Smith
18 Blake Austin

19 *New Prop to replace King Vuniyayawa
20 Bodene Thompson
21 Jack Broadbent
22 Jack Walker
22 Sam Walters
23 Morgan Gannon
24 Luke Briscoe (if retained)
25 James Donaldson
26 Jarrod O’Connor

We will run with a much bigger squad next season I believe and I doubt any youngsters will be out on loan due to the return of Dual Registration and Reserves. I believe the RFL are looking at the reserve league marrying up the fixtures (Elite clubs - Catalans Dragons, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos, St Helens, Wakefield Trinity, Warrington Wolves, Wigan Warriors, Hull KR, Castleford Tigers, Bradford Bulls, Newcastle Thunder) so they’ll have plenty of game time in that sense.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Thu Sep 16, 2021 7:00 am  

Personally, I don't see the point in him playing for us again + I don't think he will