Re: 19 man squad announced for Huddersfield. : Wed May 21, 2014 1:14 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

We were all waiting to see the names of our 3 new signings. What an anti-climax!

Wouldn't have minded seeing squad numbers:

35. Jonathan Thurston, 36. Greg Inglis, 37. James Graham

Re: 19 man squad announced for Huddersfield. : Wed May 21, 2014 1:15 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

:D

Wouldn't have minded seeing squad numbers:

35. Jonathan Thurston, 36. Greg Inglis, 37. James Graham

They'll all be in place for the Salford game!

Re: 19 man squad announced for Huddersfield. : Wed May 21, 2014 1:21 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

They'll all be in place for the Salford game!

Dr Cockrash probably truly believes they will be, but for Salford.

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:22 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

http://www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/4044

Alex Walmsley and Jonny Lomax miss out through injury this week whilst Josh Jones has to sit out of a game because of the concussion he suffered on Sunday.

Jordan Hand and James Tilley drafted into the ‘19' whilst Gary Wheeler is also recalled.

Nathan Brown will choose from:

2. Tommy Makinson, 3. Jordan Turner, 6. Lance Hohaia, 7. Luke Walsh, 8. Mose Masoe, 9. James Roby, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Sia Soliola, 12. Jon Wilkin, 15. Mark Flanagan, 17. Paul Wellens, 23. Joe Greenwood, 24. Gary Wheeler, 25. Anthony Walker, 26. Matty Dawson, 27. Greg Richards, 28. Luke Thompson, 29. Jordan Hand, 31. James Tilley.

Disappointing, I was kinda hoping brown was gonna pull a rabbit out of the hat on this one ... Even if not a rabbit, how do the likes of Savelio and charnock not even make the 19 given we have so many out (especially in the forwards)? Anyway,

Hohaia
Makinson turner soliola Dawson
Wheeler Walsh
Thompson Roby masoe
Flanaghan Greenwood
Wilkin

LMS Richards Wellens Walker

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:24 pm  

I believe the plan with Savelio is to beast him doing close to 80 mins a game in the u19's to really raise his fitness. He'll then be used to effect at the end of the year when he's ready.

It's important to remember he barely played at all last year due to illness and injury so his fitness will have took a huge hit. I'm sure that come the business end of the season we will see him more often.

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:33 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

It's important to remember he barely played at all last year due to illness and injury so his fitness will have took a huge hit. I'm sure that come the business end of the season we will see him more often.

No offence, like, but that's just tosh. He played in the game against Leeds. That was one intense game. So now there is no excuse not to play him now, when we most need props who can make yards. We have none in our matchday squad now. Not one.

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:41 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I believe the plan with Savelio is to beast him doing close to 80 mins a game in the u19's to really raise his fitness. He'll then be used to effect at the end of the year when he's ready.

It's important to remember he barely played at all last year due to illness and injury so his fitness will have took a huge hit. I'm sure that come the business end of the season we will see him more often.

All things being equal then I would agree.

But given how low we are on resourse plans need to change or we will be out of the race when he becomes useful

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:44 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

No offence, like, but that's just tosh. He played in the game against Leeds. That was one intense game. So now there is no excuse not to play him now, when we most need props who can make yards. We have none in our matchday squad now. Not one.

He played less than 20 minutes against Leeds, in fact if I remember rightly it was a 12 minute spell.

It's certainly not tosh at all. I had an extended period of injury out and it took me a good while to get back up to match fitness with intensive training, I know this for a fact as it's from experience and fitness comes much easier to me than it would to somebody the size of Savelio.

What's your first hand experience of having an extended injury and then the time taken to regain match fitness? You must have a fair bit considering you branded my post 'tosh'. Or are you just making things up from a stand point of complete ignorance with no knowledge of the situation at all?

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:45 pm  

Huddesfield at full strength 1-17 squad numbers named?

Saints in for a hammering

Re: 19 man Squad Announced - 3 new players!? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:59 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

He played less than 20 minutes against Leeds, in fact if I remember rightly it was a 12 minute spell.

Indeed. So if they are wanting to build up his fitness, they introduce him for longer spells in the first team not have him playing 80 minutes against lesser opposition. How does playing against lads smaller than him build up his ability to play against bigger blokes exactly?

I have played a lot of sport, thanks for asking.