Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:17 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

If Swift isnt injured and has just been dropped thats another poor decision for me.

Why? I don't think he's done as well have people have made out on here. He's done ok though.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:44 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Gardner has done well when he's played

No he hasn't. He has been poor this season, on the relatively few occasions he has played. His defence has been poor, he has no pace in attack, he can't catch a bomb and even his famed kick returns haven't been consistently good.

Makinson isn't a winger either. He learned how to be a winger while playing for the first team on the wing during Gardners first long injury absence in 2011. A lot of young backs start out by playing on the wing. As others often say, most young players don't have a fixed position when they come into the first team. If given a decent run at wing, who is to say that Swift wouldn't make a great winger? He certainly has potential there.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:15 pm  

At this point in time, experience and yards are important and Gardner brings both.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:22 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

At this point in time, experience and yards are important and Gardner brings both.

Defence is equally important. No good making yards or having experience but not defending effectively.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:28 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Defence is equally important. No good making yards or having experience but not defending effectively.

It's fine, I don't expect you to agree.

We could sign Ryan Hall and you'd argue Makinson should play in front of him.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:31 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

We could sign Ryan Hall and you'd argue Makinson should play in front of him.

That's silly, even for you!

All anyone ever goes on about with regard to Gardner is his kick returns. We must be bloody desperate is all I can say because when last I listened to people who knew about rugby league, there was a whole lot more to a winger than bloody kick returns. Gardner has brought nothing else to the team this season.

If he's so good at taking the ball forward then play him in the forwards where he can do it to his heart's content and stick Swift on the wing, a player who has pace and can catch a bomb as well as bring back the ball.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:11 pm  

i think the right thing to do is have Makinson at fb until lomax returns. Ade on the wing over Swift makes sense too, to bring much needed experience on the flanks. Swift looks good, but needs drip feeding into the team.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:19 pm  

How do you think you'll go on at HKR bearing in mind AFAIK your last win there was in the C Cup?

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:25 pm  

The decision on Ade is the right one. It is a bear pit and he has the experience to steady things a touch. I actually fancy us if LMS and Lafranchi just do the right things.

Re: 19 man squad named for Hull KR cup tie : Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:27 pm  

Saint Simon wrote:

i think the right thing to do is have Makinson at fb until lomax returns. Ade on the wing over Swift makes sense too, to bring much needed experience on the flanks. Swift looks good, but needs drip feeding into the team.

I think so too, would always go for experienced wingers in this situation, Gardner and Meli are proper wingers and take a lot of energy out of the opposition. Brown has gone for the right options for this game.