Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:07 am  

TheButcher wrote:

In some kind of RL utopia this would be acceptable. But we don't live in that world.

Our U19's are simply not ready. Throwing a young lad into the deep end is more likely to end their career than give it a leg-up. We've done it in the past and seen young lads take massive steps backwards after their confidence is shot to pieces. To even suggest that it would be a good idea is simply ridiculous and shows you have little understanding of how coaching, man-management, and the game in general works off the pitch.

The only shortsightedness here is from yourself.

I wonder if Alex Murphy thought the same about Shaun Edwards !!

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:11 am  

scoot wrote:

Perhaps it is time to bring back the reserve 'A' teams. Run properly, squad players, players returning from injury, suspension, blooding u19s and promising lads older than 19, plus tralists. Keeps them all available to the mother club

Of course A Team rugby is the answer, it should never have been dissolved anyway. But to operate it correctly the RL funding would need to be spread on a fairer basis and SL teams won't agree to funding cuts.

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:11 am  

Marshy1 wrote:

I wonder if Alex Murphy thought the same about Shaun Edwards !!

Totally different kettle of fish. They were special players that don't come around everyday, we just don't have the quality in our junior ranks at this current time if we did I'm sure we'd be playing them.

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:24 pm  

Ave It! wrote:

Totally different kettle of fish. They were special players that don't come around everyday, we just don't have the quality in our junior ranks at this current time if we did I'm sure we'd be playing them.

Are these players worst than Ian Watson who is 38, retired and lets be honest a very average player in his prime?

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:43 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Are these players worst than Ian Watson who is 38, retired and lets be honest a very average player in his prime?

Obviously they are at this moment in time otherwise they would have been offered a full time contract and selected to play. They haven't been so they obviously aren't quite ready. That's not to say in 6 months, 12 months, 18 months or 24 months they won't be, but as it currently stands they aren't quite there.

Plus Ian Watson is old enough and experienced enough not to let the crowd/occasion get on top of him as much as a young 16 year old playing in front of fans who expect their team to win and expect them to perform would. It would IMO be catastrophic to throw a kid into a super league game with minimal experience of playing against 19/20 year olds never mind international rugby league football players.

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:50 pm  

Ave It! wrote:

Obviously they are at this moment in time otherwise they would have been offered a full time contract and selected to play. They haven't been so they obviously aren't quite ready. That's not to say in 6 months, 12 months, 18 months or 24 months they won't be, but as it currently stands they aren't quite there.

Plus Ian Watson is old enough and experienced enough not to let the crowd/occasion get on top of him as much as a young 16 year old playing in front of fans who expect their team to win and expect them to perform would. It would IMO be catastrophic to throw a kid into a super league game with minimal experience of playing against 19/20 year olds never mind international rugby league football players.

Sorry, let me make myself absolutely clear that I'm all for throwing kids in, but only at the right time. Throwing a youngster into a squad with 15 first team players unavailable isn't the right time.

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 2:34 pm  

I've heard BJB could be fit to play! If so that would be a god send and i'd expect to line up like so

Evalds
Johnson
MCB
Gildart
BJB
Locke
Fages
Moz
Godwin
Taylor
Hansen
G.Griffin
Forster

Greenwood
Tasi
Hood
Gee

Great strength in depth if you ask me!

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 2:56 pm  

I'd be happy with that Fozzy, plus we might get another unexpected player........

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:07 pm  

Fozzysalforddevil wrote:

I've heard BJB could be fit to play! If so that would be a god send and i'd expect to line up like so

Evalds
Johnson
MCB
Gildart
BJB
Locke
Fages
Moz
Godwin
Taylor
Hansen
G.Griffin
Forster

Greenwood
Tasi
Hood
Gee

Great strength in depth if you ask me!

Considering the players we're missing its amazing that we can still field a decent squad.

Re: Injuries : Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:26 pm  

Seems ok, but I'd rather have george griffin left at centre, I thought he did a good job.