Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:05 pm  

St pete wrote:

I liked Tea Repati was one of my fave stand offs, I'd love that style of 6 now but a scully would do

Tea Party was as popular as Hohaia in his first season!

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:10 pm  

Scully or Martyn are still arguably the best 6's on the saints Payroll.

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:12 pm  

Now T Party, he was playing when I started to go on a regular basis. In those days I had no clue who was playing were.

Was Bishop before or after him????

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:14 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Scully or Martyn are still arguably the best 6's on the saints Payroll.

Scully is the same age as peacock ... Maybe we should do a Wigan and just play the staff

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:23 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Tea Party was as popular as Hohaia in his first season!

His knee was still bad, he could hardly run in that first season. His second season he was the best 6 in the world.

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:39 pm  

St pete wrote:

His knee was still bad, he could hardly run in that first season. His second season he was the best 6 in the world.

Yup was an amazing transformation, I was gutted when he left. Hooper is probably the closest we have come to a like for like replacement for him.

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 9:52 pm  

SomersetSaint wrote:

Yup was an amazing transformation, I was gutted when he left. Hooper is probably the closest we have come to a like for like replacement for him.

That try when he tore the pies apart and slipped that pass out to cooper.

Ropati was the best 6 I've seen at saints in that one season. He's was so strong upper body. I actually modelled myself on his style if play as a youngster.

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:32 pm  

He could play there if needed, but I don't see Turner as a stand-off personally. I just don't agree with going into the season with one real kicking option, and I don't want to see us force Lomax or Wilkin into taking on that extra responsibility. That's the big thing IMO.

Either way, I'm yet to hear anything to suggest that our back line will be different to what most expect/expected.

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:08 am  

I'm still mystified about this after reading through the thread. Btw, the comparison to Leon Pryce is completely fanciful atm!

Btw, I was at the Batley game last week and Lee Briers was there watching us. Is he on the first team coaching staff at the wolfs now? Is Brown just trying to make them lot guess for that first game?

Anyway, it's nice to have something (FINALLY) to debate properly!

Re: Halfbacks for 2014 : Wed Jan 29, 2014 3:59 am  

I have been reading the comments on the last 8 pages.

I think this would/could be a stroke of genius be Mr.Brown. Think about the balance of the team, in particular the backs:-

1. Lomax
2. Makinson
3. Percival
4. Jones
5. Swift
6. Turner
7. Walsh

(Use Hiho as utility bench player)

Young with pace and power, plus our new forwards makes me feel very optimistic for the New Season. We have strengthened everyone else is either the same or weaker.

Come on you Saints for 2014.

I`m looking forward to attending the Auckland 9s Mid Feb, has that had much advertising in the UK or is it even televised?