Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:59 am  

Is Saints a better team with Burns in it? Answer = most definitely YES.

This is Saints who won the trophy for best team in the League last year.

So, no more to be said really - the best team last year will be even better next year.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:08 am  

He's also a leader and an angry man. Two things we lacked last year.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:49 am  

Dux wrote:

He's also a leader and an angry man. Two things we lacked last year.

Hope he control's that aggression and gets our forwards wound up without going mental like Ben Flower

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:52 pm  

Burns will bring other options other than Walsh. If Walsh has a off day we still have a very capable halfback to direct us.

He takes the line on a little more than Walsh, he's a clever player with a decent kicking game which takes the pressure off Walsh to do everything.

Most importantly IMO, other than being a good player, he's a born winner, he doesn't like losing and has a aggressive nasty streak in him that we have seriously lacked. Burns is the sought of player that will lead by example in terms of showing his aggression which will rub off on others.

It also frees lance up to play as utility for us and most probably spelling Robes at hooker. Robes getting 15 min spell rests will do him the world of good and I doubt a few tired forwards will like the sight of those two interchanging and running from dummy half.

All in all, I beleive Travis Burns is 100% the player we need and everything he brings will certainly improve us in the halves.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:48 pm  

We look a lot better balanced for next season with potentially more set play options, I'm expecting Burns to be a better and more consistently involved player than he was at Hull KR. This expectation is due because of the better quality players around him and the winning culture from Cunningham and Long.

As already mentioned we are long overdue for a season without the injury crisis thats been happening year on year. If that happens then we will definitely front runners for a bit more silverware next season.

However we still have a couple of monkey's on our back, we need to hammer Wigoon and Wire at Langtree Park.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:50 pm  

I think he is a good addition to your squad and will give you extra dimensions in your attacking play. Most squads seem to be strengthening this close season and I'm looking forward to a very competitive season with hopefully, Salford and Catalan joining Saints, Wire and Wigan as the top teams in the division.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 30, 2014 8:28 pm  

wakey_saint wrote:

Time will tell...Carney is a cracking player and will arguably be the best all round player in SL next year. Dureau has had problems with injury/illness and couldnt even make the Catalans 1st team last year, and Bosc is another year older and not spectacular imo. Burns & Walsh compliment each other's games perfectly, and are already proven to work well as a partnership from their time at Penrith. For that reason (providing we get the same Walsh back as before his broken leg) I would say our half back combination would be the best in SL next year.

On a side note, it will also be nice having a 6 & 7 with very good kicking games, something we havent really had since Long & Martyn

didn't you watch Rovers last season? Burns and Keatings kicking was abysmal.

Re: travis burns : Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:55 am  

Dux wrote:

He's also a leader and an angry man. Two things we lacked last year.

He was the most penalised halfback in Superleague last year, plus missed more tackles than all the other halfbacks with the exception of Luke Gail.

On the plus side he was second for kicking 40/20s

Re: travis burns : Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:57 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

He was the most penalised halfback in Superleague last year, plus missed more tackles than all the other halfbacks with the exception of Luke Gail.

On the plus side he was second for kicking 40/20s

Why did Wigan want him then

Re: travis burns : Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:20 am  

Rommel wrote:

Why did Wigan want him then

To give Hampshire and Williams another year to grow/mature into the players we hope they are capable of becoming, but they wouldn't give him a three year deal.

Why did Saints want Matty Smith?