Re: York (H) : Mon Sep 11, 2023 1:58 pm  

Agree about Jowitt. I don't think he's a Hooker, his distribution isn't great and has been a little bit greedy in all honesty by going for glory when it isn't the right play. Only listened on the radio yesterday but sounded like he went for a barge over try again and knocked on the first tackle.

If Gaskell is fit I be tempted to go

1.Jowitt
6. Gaskell
7. Holmes
9. Lilley

Jowitt was ear marked for FB in pre-season and I think he looks better there than at Hooker. Also think he's better there than Wynne who I think will make a decent player, but doesn't have the ball skills for FB and in all honesty, just looks like he needs a decent full pre-season under his belt.

We desperately need to sort our dummy half speed our though.

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Re: York (H) : Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:16 pm  

I think Jowitt at hooker isn't something we'd have seen had Segeyaro not got injured. Needs must I guess and he looks like player who'd better suited somewhere else - it reminds me of when we played Robbie Paul at hooker. Neither him or Flanagan are even a medium term option as our dummy half and I think this area is the most important position we need to address in recruitment.

Jowitt did take some wrong options but then Flanagan did as well with that awful kick on the last in the first half. Our last tackle options really were poor.

On Wallace and Appo I do wonder if they're carrying injuries. Most players have a niggle by this stage of the season.

Wynne has played most of his rugby at centre I believe. I'd give him a run there and put Arundal in the back row. Myers on the wing for DFJ. Tindall on the other since it sounds like Blackmore may be out for a while with his back.