Re: asotasi and gibbs : Thu May 05, 2011 7:45 pm  

Royce seems to prefer TP starting at loose forward but I would prefer to see him off the bench.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Thu May 05, 2011 7:47 pm  

lfcsaint wrote:

Royce seems to prefer TP starting at loose forward but I would prefer to see him off the bench.

I agree, he'd be great as impact player. Everytime he returns to the field following his rest period always gives us a boost.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Thu May 05, 2011 8:36 pm  

St pete wrote:

Gibbs would be the perfect prop to fill the hole left by jammer. Obviously jammer is better quality but Gibbs brings size, power and aggression. Gibbs and perry would be ideal starting pair of props.

If we keep TP and sign Gibbs I'll be very happy with our pack for 2012.

Perry
Roby
Gibbs
Sia
Laffranchi
Wilkin

Above would be a very big powerful starting pack.

Tony p
LMS
Clough
Moore
Magennis
Ashurst
Dixon

The above would make up the 3/4 forward on the bench.

There's very much an Antipodean feel to that starting pack would you not say?

But to be fair to Saints and their recruitment. It's once again a sad indictment of British Rugby league, that Saint's aren't able to recruit quality British forwards because of the such low numbers we produce them in, here in SL. You've not option but to look oversea's.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Thu May 05, 2011 8:46 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

There's very much an Antipodean feel to that starting pack would you not say?

But to be fair to Saints and their recruitment. It's once again a sad indictment of British Rugby league, that Saint's aren't able to recruit quality British forwards because of the such low numbers we produce them in, here in SL. You've not option but to look oversea's.

as soon as we produce good quality forwards they tend to go to australia(morley,ellis,burgess and graham).its the backs we have trouble producing,and if we do they go to union(ashton,robinson,eastmond).so we have to pick up what we can fron the nrl

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Thu May 05, 2011 8:53 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

There's very much an Antipodean feel to that starting pack would you not say?

But to be fair to Saints and their recruitment. It's once again a sad indictment of British Rugby league, that Saint's aren't able to recruit quality British forwards because of the such low numbers we produce them in, here in SL. You've not option but to look oversea's.

We'd love to replace every player that leaves with youth but sadly it's near impossible, even the great pies can't even do that

If it's not possible to do that then clubs look abroad. We can't put young kids in if they ain't there and not up to the quality just for the sake of youth.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Fri May 06, 2011 6:17 am  

Asotasi is contracted at souths for next season, you can't sign both of them anyway.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Fri May 06, 2011 7:23 am  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

TBut to be fair to Saints and their recruitment. It's once again a sad indictment of British Rugby league, that Saint's aren't able to recruit quality British forwards because of the such low numbers we produce them in, here in SL. You've not option but to look oversea's.

I'd say that now there are a better number of clubs producing decent youngsters, not just the likes of Wigan and Leeds. Clubs like Cas and Hudds are also starting to churn them out, so I reckon in a coupl eof years there'll be a better pool of decent british players.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Fri May 06, 2011 7:42 am  

Offside Monkey wrote:

I'd say that now there are a better number of clubs producing decent youngsters, not just the likes of Wigan and Leeds. Clubs like Cas and Hudds are also starting to churn them out, so I reckon in a coupl eof years there'll be a better pool of decent british players.

alot of teams seem to be producing decent backrowers and even quite good halves

What we are seriously low on as a league is good front rowers, the best in the league are Graham, Peacock and Morley. 2 of them are way, way past 30. After that you have the like of Lynch, Carvell, Fielden etc who again are 30+

We have cloughy who seems to be progressing into the front row quite well, but he's not going to put on an England shirt there, Harrison at wire looks like he's pretty good to, Wigan like ourselve have 100's of decent young backrowers, can any step up to the front as they fill out? If it wasnt for the Burgess family England would have no young out and out props!

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Fri May 06, 2011 9:15 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

alot of teams seem to be producing decent backrowers and even quite good halves

What we are seriously low on as a league is good front rowers, the best in the league are Graham, Peacock and Morley. 2 of them are way, way past 30. After that you have the like of Lynch, Carvell, Fielden etc who again are 30+

We have cloughy who seems to be progressing into the front row quite well, but he's not going to put on an England shirt there, Harrison at wire looks like he's pretty good to, Wigan like ourselve have 100's of decent young backrowers, can any step up to the front as they fill out? If it wasnt for the Burgess family England would have no young out and out props!

Mossop should be 1 of the 4 props this year. Having a great season so far.

Re: asotasi and gibbs : Fri May 06, 2011 9:31 am  

AS0TAS1 Roy Asotasi
Just to KILL the rumour mill not leaving @ season end to join St Helens next year!!

From his Twitter feed.