Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:37 am  

Yes it’s like when we had Hurrell, we used to give it to the big lad in our 20m and say “off you go, run through the entire opposition.”. Having just one guy in the team like that it rubbish; get 3-4 and we’re different gravy.

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:23 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

Yes it’s like when we had Hurrell, we used to give it to the big lad in our 20m and say “off you go, run through the entire opposition.”. Having just one guy in the team like that it rubbish; get 3-4 and we’re different gravy.

Funnily enough Saints are now seemingly having this issue with Hurrell, their fans are saying he’s their only line breaker.

Mind you they are also having the same issues we did, he’s been dropped for being overweight and not training properly apparently

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Thu Oct 12, 2023 3:35 pm  

christopher wrote:

Funnily enough Saints are now seemingly having this issue with Hurrell, their fans are saying he’s their only line breaker.

Mind you they are also having the same issues we did, he’s been dropped for being overweight and not training properly apparently

Funny player Hurrell, one of the best in the world going forward into contact, legs the size of trees.

If he just had a different mentality he could have been world class but there it is.

We really could do with Croft or another 6 who can break the line and has some pace. Ideally I’d like one or two in the pack like that too, although Cam Smith can make a break occasionally to be fair.

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:52 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Funny player Hurrell, one of the best in the world going forward into contact, legs the size of trees.

If he just had a different mentality he could have been world class but there it is.

We really could do with Croft or another 6 who can break the line and has some pace. Ideally I’d like one or two in the pack like that too, although Cam Smith can make a break occasionally to be fair.

Cam Smith can break, but frustratingly slow…

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:56 am  

He doesn't need to finish them off it's the initial line break that matters then having hopefully miller or croft on his shoulder.

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:08 am  

Seth wrote:

He doesn't need to finish them off it's the initial line break that matters then having hopefully miller or croft on his shoulder.

This has frustrated me over the last few years. Not since Brent Webb have we had a fullback who consistently runs support lines.

Every time Peacock took the ball in, Webb would run past him, even if 4/5 times he didn't get an offload away. From what I've seen of Miller, he's not the playmaker fullback type, so would like to see him run off Smith, Oledzki, Sangare a lot.

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:09 am  

exiledrhino wrote:

This has frustrated me over the last few years. Not since Brent Webb have we had a fullback who consistently runs support lines.

Every time Peacock took the ball in, Webb would run past him, even if 4/5 times he didn't get an offload away. From what I've seen of Miller, he's not the playmaker fullback type, so would like to see him run off Smith, Oledzki, Sangare a lot.

Mags used to do that too

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:11 am  

Seth wrote:

He doesn't need to finish them off it's the initial line break that matters then having hopefully miller or croft on his shoulder.

That’s true, guess I just like a bit of pace in the back row. Don’t you think Smith is exceptionally slow though?

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 7:17 am  

Seth wrote:

He doesn't need to finish them off it's the initial line break that matters then having hopefully miller or croft on his shoulder.

Agreed. There were so many times last year where the break happened and the only real natural support player was myler, who isn’t exactly as quick as he used to be.

As you say Croft and Miller should be a big improvement in that sense. Maybe not quite to the old days of Burrow, Magsy and Webb but perhaps as close to that as we’ve been in a while.

Re: IN 2024 | Paul Momirovski - Expires: 2025 : Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:36 am  

To be fair Myler is a pretty good support runner when he's fit. He was never the organising or play-making half that we needed, but IMO he plays in a similar style to Webb (after Webb's back injury robbed him of his pace).