Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:08 pm  

We can't have it all ways though. Walker & Davis are not Partington & Crowther.
If you want "BIG" boys on the bench they tend to play a few minutes only & as the game opens up later on you do not want big heavy boys defending. We defended badly a few times this year because we were too big/ponderous. When the opposition have the ball who wants big boys with slow feet?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:20 pm  

Why aren't we binning off Drinkwater and signing Croft?

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:44 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Why aren't we binning off Drinkwater and signing Croft?

Seems we want to be rid of all the Catalan crew. Dudson going to Widnes, we had the talk of Kasiano to Saints which seems to now be dead and Hayes in ahead of Drinkwater so in a nutshell none are wanted. Also I’m hoping the longer it goes we are getting nearer getting out of the Dwyer signing. Need Abe to chuck us a bone.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:52 pm  

NRL star Josh Addo-Carr faces a nervous wait surrounding his playing future after he was summoned to a meeting on Friday by officials from the Bulldogs.

I think we could do a deal here. He joins us for a year's 'social media rehab' away from the Oz limelight, while we pay off the final year of Drinkwater's contract (so we have space on the quota) and Hayes gets an early chance to cement his place long-term.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:50 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Why aren't we binning off Drinkwater and signing Croft?

cos we dont need another stand off

and if we did sign croft, the usual suspects would be out slagging the club off, for not learning from the austin/widdop situation and we just spunk money up the wall et al

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:28 pm  

I still think Drinkwater will come good if he's played in the right position. He's playing on the wrong side of the field and Williams is still being the man to take charge, which i think is just how he is.
I would like to see Hayes get more game time next year though, as he clearly has the tools to succeed.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:59 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

We can't have it all ways though. Walker & Davis are not Partington & Crowther.
If you want "BIG" boys on the bench they tend to play a few minutes only & as the game opens up later on you do not want big heavy boys defending. We defended badly a few times this year because we were too big/ponderous. When the opposition have the ball who wants big boys with slow feet?

Yet another sad indictment of our poor recruitment policies, how on earth did we fail when sourcing props with quick feet. A shocking omission.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Oct 14, 2023 8:51 am  

According to the WG website Partington is 5 foot 12 inches.........

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Oct 14, 2023 12:04 pm  

CW8 wrote:

or bullock has some off field issues?

The only issue Bullock has is that he is crap.

Re: Recruitment rumours and links : Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:23 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Why aren't we binning off Drinkwater and signing Croft?

Croft wants to go to a club that might have a chance of winning SL