Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 5:20 am  

It's not the size, it's what you do with it that counts

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:39 am  

WeepingWillow wrote:

It's not the size, it's what you do with it that counts

Is that what your mrs keeps telling you ?

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 10:19 am  

I was waiting for that. I'm surprised it took so long

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:07 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Lomax isn't exactly massive. Or SMD. Fullbacks are there to attack not catch bombs, if they can that's just a bonus.

I can't believe YOU of all people would write such nonsense. Our back three only have to drop one high ball and you're practically hysterical.

Francis Meli, anyone?

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 11:37 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Lomax isn't exactly massive.

And Lomax (a player you've repeatedly trashed) is not exactly safe under the high ball, either.

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 2:08 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

And Lomax (a player you've repeatedly trashed) is not exactly safe under the high ball, either.

You can be small and be safe under the high ball you know, give the lad chance.

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:28 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote:

You can be small and be safe under the high ball you know, give the lad chance.

Hey, you don't need to convince me. It's the likes of Saddened and co. who throw hissy fits each time Swift, Dawson et al. drop a howler.

That said, I'd still think about shifting him from full-back. Not because he's likely to drop one high ball in two. I just think we are desperately short of pace and/or acceleration in the halves.

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:54 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote:

You can be small and be safe under the high ball you know, give the lad chance.

Preccy did OK, he was about an inch taller than Quinlan, my concern would be tackling a big winger like Ryan Hall.

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:42 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

Preccy did OK, he was about an inch taller than Quinlan, my concern would be tackling a big winger like Ryan Hall.

Hall doesn't really leave his wing unless he's taking a drive out from his own 20m. Hopefully our defensive line would be doing their job and not letting him run at Quinland when he's at fullback.

Mugwump wrote:

Hey, you don't need to convince me. It's the likes of Saddened and co. who throw hissy fits each time Swift, Dawson et al. drop a howler.

That said, I'd still think about shifting him from full-back. Not because he's likely to drop one high ball in two. I just think we are desperately short of pace and/or acceleration in the halves.

All players drop the ball (barring Wellens) at least once in their career, I just hope if he has a poor debut people don't get on his back and write him off. He'll need everyone to get behind him.

One thing I did notice, even if it's only off a highlights video which I never like to judge a player, is that during it he was a player who was ball handling and passing it out but he also backed up very well. I think he'll thrive running off the likes of Savelio.

Re: Adam Quinlan : Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:48 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote:

Hall doesn't really leave his wing unless he's taking a drive out from his own 20m. Hopefully our defensive line would be doing their job and not letting him run at Quinland when he's at fullback.

All players drop the ball (barring Wellens) at least once in their career, I just hope if he has a poor debut people don't get on his back and write him off. He'll need everyone to get behind him.

One thing I did notice, even if it's only off a highlights video which I never like to judge a player, is that during it he was a player who was ball handling and passing it out but he also backed up very well. I think he'll thrive running off the likes of Savelio.

With regard to his handling skills and hi willingness to back up, I should think that KC will soon knock that out of him. Saints thrive on the drive. If that fails then our complete lack of skill is exposed.