Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:53 am  

The player replacing him will be sutcliffe/broadbent. I hope the money is being invested into a quality prop as we're definitely light there now.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:58 am  

Seth wrote:

The player replacing him will be sutcliffe/broadbent. I hope the money is being invested into a quality prop as we're definitely light there now.

We need at least one prop.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:14 pm  

Seth wrote:

The player replacing him will be sutcliffe/broadbent. I hope the money is being invested into a quality prop as we're definitely light there now.

Yep Newman has that right centre spot sewn up and I imagine Sutcliffe will play left. Hurrell is more damaging than either but as we know has some weaknesses too.

Overall if you look at squad balance this seems a sensible decision.

If it were me I’d go for one good prop and let L Briscoe go this year. I know he’s had a very good year this season but for me it’s time to clear the way for Broadbent or Tindall as cover for T Briscoe and Handley.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:56 am  

I think Hurrells defence weakness far out weighs his go forward ability. Teams have learnt to put him on toast easily

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:03 am  

Yeh, good luck to him.
Be interesting to see how he’s used at Saints.
He’s not a back row in a million years.
He goes one one decent run and then stands with his hands on his knees.
Nowhere near fit enough for the pack.
He’s an edge of the seat player at time, but his best years are well behind him.
Good decision for me.
L Sutcliffe should get the number 4. I think he looks a natural centre now.

And as I’ve said on another thread we MUST get another prop.
Should have cap space for quality as well.
Tommy gets injuries and Tet gets suspensions.
We will end up flogging Mik and Prior again and wonder why Mik gets injured and Prior is out on his feet.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:10 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Yep Newman has that right centre spot sewn up and I imagine Sutcliffe will play left. Hurrell is more damaging than either but as we know has some weaknesses too.

Overall if you look at squad balance this seems a sensible decision.

If it were me I’d go for one good prop and let L Briscoe go this year. I know he’s had a very good year this season but for me it’s time to clear the way for Broadbent or Tindall as cover for T Briscoe and Handley.

I actually quite like Luke Briscoe.
He’s done well lately.
But yes, if Tindall can step up as cover and releasing him helps us to bolster the pack, then I’m all for it.
I think he’d get another SL gig.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:19 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

Yeh, good luck to him.
Be interesting to see how he’s used at Saints.
He’s not a back row in a million years.
He goes one one decent run and then stands with his hands on his knees.
Nowhere near fit enough for the pack.
He’s an edge of the seat player at time, but his best years are well behind him.
Good decision for me.
L Sutcliffe should get the number 4. I think he looks a natural centre now.

And as I’ve said on another thread we MUST get another prop.
Should have cap space for quality as well.
Tommy gets injuries and Tet gets suspensions.
We will end up flogging Mik and Prior again and wonder why Mik gets injured and Prior is out on his feet.

Very much agree. I think we have better left centres in the system than Sutcliffe, but it is his best position and it’s up to him to defend his shirt there.

Tommy has some work to do in pre-season on his fitness, but you would expect that at his age.

I’d like to be able to rotate loose forward between Smith and maybe Prior; push Tet up front because I’ve not seen a ton of high quality passing from him.

I’d probably attempt to sign a starting prop at least as good as Ava. That gives us much more resilience but it needs to be a high impact, out and out prop. We have back rowers and 13s coming out of our ears. With a fully fit pack we have good go-forward - if we can give Sezer some space he could cause havoc.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:26 am  

Finally he's leaving!

A disaster of a signing.

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:32 am  

Bang wrote:

Finally he's leaving!

A disaster of a signing.

He’s definitely been a rocks and diamonds signing but I reckon your on your own saying he’s been a disaster!
He was immense in his first season, he’s not hit those highs since but not a chance has he been a disaster, give your head a wobble!

Re: OUT 2022 | Konrad Hurrell - St Helens : Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:31 am  

Bang wrote:

Finally he's leaving!

A disaster of a signing.

Can’t say he was a disaster.
Just served his purpose.

Newman and Broadbent have now come through, so no need to keep him.
Must admit, I saw Broadbent a couple of times at Fev and didn’t think he’d make it at SL level tbh.
I was wrong.
He’s a future star.
A bit of time on the wing will help his development as well.