travis burns : Sun Dec 14, 2014 7:31 pm  

hi guys i'm very interested in what you think that travis burns will bring to your club?

i would have loved him at the rhinos as i think that he is a fantastic player and one who constantly takes on the defensive line, i reckon that your 3/4's will be outstanding next season running outside your current half backs

a top 3 finish is nailed on for you boys imo

Re: travis burns : Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:56 pm  

If the same Walsh comes back as got injured, we'll have the best halves in the league. Still think we dont have much depth in the front row though

Re: travis burns : Sun Dec 14, 2014 9:03 pm  

For me Burns will bring more attacking options - there was a few games last year when Walsh had off days (Wigan at home and Magic spring to mind) where we looked absolutely clueless.
With 2 recognised HB's playing regularly this will hopefully be highlighted less , as well as taking pressure off Walsh to come back and try to do everything.

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:12 am  

I am getting rather giddy at the thought of having two proper half back's?? (anyone else)

As the previous post said IF Walsh comes back playing like he did last year we look very good in the backs & Halfs but our Forwards need to give em the go forward for that to happen.

We are also due a year without bad luck on injuries, can't remember the last year where we wasn't decimated with injuries to key players.

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:11 am  

Saint Simon wrote:

If the same Walsh comes back as got injured, we'll have the best halves in the league. Still think we dont have much depth in the front row though

That's a big call. I would think that Catalan with Scott Dureau back and fit alongside Carney with Bosch as backup would be better. Time will tell.

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:17 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

That's a big call. I would think that Catalan with Scott Dureau back and fit alongside Carney with Bosch as backup would be better. Time will tell.

Time will tell...Carney is a cracking player and will arguably be the best all round player in SL next year. Dureau has had problems with injury/illness and couldnt even make the Catalans 1st team last year, and Bosc is another year older and not spectacular imo. Burns & Walsh compliment each other's games perfectly, and are already proven to work well as a partnership from their time at Penrith. For that reason (providing we get the same Walsh back as before his broken leg) I would say our half back combination would be the best in SL next year.

On a side note, it will also be nice having a 6 & 7 with very good kicking games, something we havent really had since Long & Martyn

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 10:56 am  

Hasn't Dureau been released ?

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:27 am  

St pete wrote:

Hasn't Dureau been released ?

No. He is back from Sydney Roosters now.

Re: travis burns : Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:33 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

That's a big call. I would think that Catalan with Scott Dureau back and fit alongside Carney with Bosch as backup would be better. Time will tell.

We will have the best half back pairing in super league, of that i have no doubt. It's no good having a prize stallion in the stables if he keeps getting stuck in the stalls & it will only be a matter of time before Carney has a brain fart & upsets the wrong people. He has a track record as long as my arm for misdermeanors, I guess it will be somewhere around the 3 month mark before he gets bored & goes off the rails.

Re: travis burns : Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:21 am  

We've had a couple of people come on here and rubbish Burns, but its simple - He's a standoff. Whether he's a world beater or just average is a matter of opinion, but he's certainly not bad and he's definitely better than what we had previously.
He will improve our first choice 17 and will make a massive difference to how our squad can cope with injuries (by both taking resposibilty if Walsh was injured and freeing Hohaia the rest of the time).