Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:03 am  

SomersetSaint wrote:

At present, we appear to have a shed load of 6s (Wheeler, Gaskell, Hohoaia) and no 7s. Lomax, I think will end up at FB. For me, the best combo of the crop would be Hohoaia at 7, Wheeler at 6, Lomax at 1, although that does rear the ugly question of a kicking game, which appears to be our major sticking point, meaning that Gaskell really has to be shoe horned in there, somewhere. With the emergence of Jones at 4, we really are getting to an unsustainable amount of backs pushing for first team footy (barring injuries), and sooner or later, a couple of them are going to have to be shipped out. I can see Saints listening to big money offers for Lomax, or Wheeler, if an offer was received.

Wheeler will never make a halfback, he doesn't impose himself on games enough. In the few games he's played at 6 for Saints, he's been anonymous. He should be given the centre spot with Makinson on his wing going forward.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:02 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

In the few games he's played at 6 for Saints, he's been anonymous.

Yesterday? Wigan away last year? I wouldn't say anonymous. "Best player on the pitch" would be more accurate.

Actually "best player on the pitch until he got injured" would be most accurate

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:04 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Wheeler will never make a halfback, he doesn't impose himself on games enough. In the few games he's played at 6 for Saints, he's been anonymous. He should be given the centre spot with Makinson on his wing going forward.

He was destroying Wigan last year in the GF until he was cynically taken out.

Also, I believe he was instrumental in at least two of our tries against Cas yesterday and some have said he was our best player.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:00 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Gaskell really has to be shoe horned in there, somewhere.

Could be at #13 in a year or 2 if he beefs his lanky frame up a bit. Agree completely on Lomax at #1 and Wheeler #6 long term - always have done. Unearth a #7 from somewhere and stuff Gaskell with a few pies and you potentially have the spine of a great side for the next decade.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:08 pm  

Jonny will play this weekend.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:09 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Jonny will play this weekend.

Yea just been tweeted,no news on the others yet though.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:12 pm  

Don Brennan wrote:

Yea just been tweeted,no news on the others yet though.

I should probably get this twitter malarkey, it sounds useful. You used to be able to look at the pages without having an account but I don't think you can anymore(?).

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:26 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I should probably get this twitter malarkey, it sounds useful. You used to be able to look at the pages without having an account but I don't think you can anymore(?).

You can still do it. There is no longer a search function on the twitter site itself, but if you just type 'saints 1890 twitter' into google and select the first option then it will direct you to the saints page and you can read all of the "tweets" on there. I dont have an account but I still go and read the Saints stuff now and then.

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:31 pm  

The Yellow Giraffe wrote:

You can still do it. There is no longer a search function on the twitter site itself, but if you just type 'saints 1890 twitter' into google and select the first option then it will direct you to the saints page and you can read all of the "tweets" on there. I dont have an account but I still go and read the Saints stuff now and then.

Ahhh okay, I've got the link because I use it to direct twitter users there when I'm doing a match thread, didn't realise it still worked though. Thanks!

Re: Injuries .... : Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:36 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

Jonny will play this weekend.

I said that yesterday.

Maybe it wasn't his finger injury that kept him out the cas game and maybe he was a doubt all week for the Wigan game.