Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:49 pm  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Is Kear back as he was named in the squad vs. Barrow? I always feel safer in both attack and defence with Kear at Fullback. Keep Millar on the wing where he actually plays.

He is… I’ll be interested to see what happens when Hall comes back too

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:52 am  

Pyrah123 wrote:

He is… I’ll be interested to see what happens when Hall comes back too

Aye it will be. I’d personally try him at Fullback (dependingon his attacking skills) as I think Kear can finish a try well. Also I think he’s a touch faster than Kear so would be better at chasing folk down when they break the line.

[Bullseye]

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:49 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I must admit I was expecting big things from him this year after a good pre season of conditioning. Bit disappointed to see him come back in that condition to be honest.

I agree. He was overweight last year but allowances were made because he was apparently a late(ish) signing. No excuses for looking the same this year. Quite a let down really and he's not the only one that's out of shape although he stands out the most.

On the question of using him differently that poses some issues. He's only effective in short bursts and then he becomes a target in defence because of his lack of mobility. Same applies to Crossley but not as much. While they're on the field together we make more ground but after 15mins they need to come off. We then struggle for go-forward. The fact that these two can't do long minutes and Kibula and Scurr have been injured (two others that could do with shedding some flab) means we struggle.

I can't remember how many subs we're allowed this season - is it still 12? If it's come down to 10 then that's another issue. The game is going to get quicker and having overweight forwards is a big handicap.

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:52 am  

Hey all, you won't have any issues winning on Sunday, London have improved in defence, but our attack is still clueless, and we only score from mistakes right now. So you won't need to score many to beat us, three tries would easily do it. But expect London to not make it easy for you, a score of something like 30-10 is more likely than a 50+ blow out

London do not communicate well (if at all), and there is a very good chance you will not be able just turn up and buy tickets, so I would recommend you buy your tickets prior to making the trip (even though stadium will be 90% empty for the game).

Good luck for the season

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:04 am  

crashmon wrote:

Hey all, you won't have any issues winning on Sunday, London have improved in defence, but our attack is still clueless, and we only score from mistakes right now. So you won't need to score many to beat us, three tries would easily do it.

London by 20 then...

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:36 am  

I'm disappointed with Walker because it's clearly a diet issue. He's big, strong, good leg drive, nice hands and has that little bit of SL prop speed. He's got everything to be the best prop in this division and Asiata made him look a mug.

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:53 am  

dddooommm wrote:

London by 20 then...

Can see it now coming out of the sheds thinking it’s a doddle then get an early try and a collapse on the 15 minute mark

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:37 am  

I watched the Dewsbury Widnes game last night and none of the players were anywhere near as out of shape as some of our lot, so I just don't understand it at all. If Dewsbury can get their squad in decent shape why can't we?

[Bullseye]

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:45 am  

TBF our fatties made Dewsbury look very average.

Re: London (A) Challenge Cup : Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:08 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

TBF our fatties made Dewsbury look very average.

I disagree, I think they were competitive for large parts of that game the scoreline flattered Widnes a bit. They lost three players to injury, one of them within the first two minutes of the game.
Adam Lawton is absolutely huge, Widnes will do well to keep hold of him I think.