Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:03 pm  

Jamie's lost his way a bit but he's also a young guy in his first full season and has had to deal with a lot of attention and a number of high pressure games. I think some fans can forget how inexperienced Jamie is really because he is such a gifted kicker and therefore so vital to us (although based on the Quins performance, Makinson looks to be promising in that respect too). He's full of enthusiasm, works hard and hopefully he'll work more on his defence in the future.

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:07 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Jamie's lost his way a bit but he's also a young guy in his first full season and has had to deal with a lot of attention and a number of high pressure games. I think some fans can forget how inexperienced Jamie is really because he is such a gifted kicker and therefore so vital to us (although based on the Quins performance, Makinson looks to be promising in that respect too). He's full of enthusiasm, works hard and hopefully he'll work more on his defence in the future.

I wasn't having a dig at Jamie, just feel he needs to switch on again now as it's the business part of the year and we've been burned before by dodgy wing play.

The is no doubt he can tackle and he's shown he's safe under the kick but IMO needs to get back to what he was few month back.

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:14 pm  

I think keeping gardner will keep both in check. Next seasn we may use more than one kicker therefore kicking alone will not be enough. If they lose track then Gardner is there ready to take the spot off them.

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:16 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

I think keeping gardner will keep both in check. Next seasn we may use more than one kicker therefore kicking alone will not be enough. If they lose track then Gardner is there ready to take the spot off them.

At least we've cover for the wing spots, Shame about centre cover

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:24 pm  

St pete wrote:

At least we've cover for the wing spots, Shame about centre cover

Meli Shenton Wheeler Soliola flannery

Most of our centre from academy never made the grade.

But lets not forget makinson and foster are centres by trade. Just doing well on the wing.

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:27 pm  

he runs hard and runs near enough straight i would love to see him break the line and do a full lengther because his acceleration is very good, he is also a tough lad he took a hard swinging arm from coley to the face and he got straight back up after whistle had gone and ran back to his position hes a star in the making that lad i really like the way he has broke into that team and made that position his own he is the same age as my son and i always remember him playing fullback for hindley and also wigan st judes and he was breaking the line and causing damage with his speed and footwork everytime he got the ball theres a lad in the wigan acadamy called matthew russel who is also a full back he looks very dangerous too hes another star in the making look out for him

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:31 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Meli Shenton Wheeler Soliola flannery

Most of our centre from academy never made the grade.

But lets not forget makinson and foster are centres by trade. Just doing well on the wing.

Nit exactly great centre a cover. I still can't get my head around us nit having two centres at the club since talau left

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:34 pm  

St pete wrote:

Nit exactly great centre a cover. I still can't get my head around us nit having two centres at the club since talau left

To be fair most teams dont have one top class centre we have two. Asking for a third as back up is just being greedy.

Differnece between top class and world class. I am not sure there are aqny world class centres in SL next year.

But Wheeler is good cover in the centres as is soliola. Flannery i just through in as an after though only if we had both centres out.

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:42 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

To be fair most teams dont have one top class centre we have two. Asking for a third as back up is just being greedy.

Differnece between top class and world class. I am not sure there are aqny world class centres in SL next year.

But Wheeler is good cover in the centres as is soliola. Flannery i just through in as an after though only if we had both centres out.

Two top class centres?

Re: Tommy makinson : Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:46 pm  

St pete wrote:

Two top class centres?

OK pete name 8cnetres in SL better than Meli and shenton and I'lllet you say they are just average. A top four centre is top class for me. Like I said there is a difference qwhen you start talking world class.