Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:38 pm  

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Opinions please.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:40 pm  

Mugwump wrote:

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Opinions please.

1) quality experinced halfback

2) a good attacking centre

3) Tackle breaking forward

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:48 pm  

St pete wrote:

1) quality experinced halfback

2) a good attacking centre

3) Tackle breaking forward

Half-back is a no-brainer. Although I' struggling to think of anyone available. We've virtually no chance of getting a top NRL scrum half anywhere near his prime. Perhaps we will be forced into signing one near the end of his career who wants the kind of two or three year contract security no NRL club will offer anyone past 30.

Centre - yes? But one to replace Shenton or the other side? To be honest, I wouldn't mind replacing Shenton if he maintains current form.

Not bothered about a tackle-breaking forward. Our pack is pretty good. Could certainly do with a quick winger or a fullback.

Maybe I should have listed ten priorities ...

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:49 pm  

Try to stay at Hudds...

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:11 pm  

St pete wrote:

1) quality experinced halfback

2) a good attacking centre

3) Tackle breaking forward

A good attacking centre unless you pay big are like rocking horse sh*t.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:00 pm  

1) train our players to be more imaginative and varied in attack

2) build the team around the halfback pairing of Hohaia & Lomax*, identifying their strengths and adapting our play to suit

3) find a replacement for Sia (in terms of a strong, powerful runner to use as an impact forward) whilst ensuring he gets the best out of Jamie Lyon


* We've got Lance on a long-term deal; we signed him as a halfback; he's looked ineffective at fullback (where we've got better options); I think he's been good overall at 6 (MoM against Leeds was a masterclass). Once he gels even more with Lomax at 7, and the team is moulded around their capabilities, I don't foresee a problem. One thing we can't do is shunt him off, and I doubt whether offloading Lomax would be popular, even to bring in a world-class scrum-half (which, let's face it, is about as likely as someone finding Gareth Hock charming & erudite)

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:01 pm  

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Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:02 pm  

Lippy wrote:

A good attacking centre unless you pay big are like rocking horse sh*t.

We've already got a centre who's like horse sh*t.

Oh, you said ROCKING horse...

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Fri Apr 06, 2012 10:21 pm  

Webbo wrote:

* We've got Lance on a long-term deal; we signed him as a halfback; he's looked ineffective at fullback (where we've got better options); I think he's been good overall at 6 (MoM against Leeds was a masterclass). Once he gels even more with Lomax at 7, and the team is moulded around their capabilities, I don't foresee a problem. One thing we can't do is shunt him off, and I doubt whether offloading Lomax would be popular, even to bring in a world-class scrum-half (which, let's face it, is about as likely as someone finding Gareth Hock charming & erudite)

Who's talking about offloading Lomax? Moving him to another position - absolutely.

Re: Nathan Brown's list of priorities : Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:58 pm  

1. Defence
2. Confidence/Belief (bring it back)
3. Professionalism (think we've lost a bit on the pitch), particularly in relation to a gameplan and our concentration levels.