Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 7:13 pm  

I can't see Drinkwater getting dropped to be honest, he's far more experienced. And Hull KR will be a tough test so i can't see it.
I would like Hayes to get a game at some point though.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 7:42 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

What are people genuinely expecting from McGuire?

From what I had seen of him in the NRL, he's a very meat & 2 veg type of player - does the basics well, not shy of hard work, but not exactly some barnstorming runner, who's going to have the crowd off its feet regularly.

I think a few people have fallen into the trap (once more) of believing Aussie automatically = eye-catching, elite player, on another level to everyone else.

I honestly think what we are seeing from McGuire so far won't be that different from what we will get from here on in - He will be solid & unspectacular.

Maybe. I was expecting more than 4 tackle busts, 3 offloads, 13 carries per game and an average gain of 5.33m though in 4 games. That's Jason Clarke territory. He is doing a lot of tackling though at 37 per game.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Wed May 10, 2023 11:02 pm  

McGuire will be fine. He's only played in the games that we've been poor as a whole team. He was brought in to make the team more resilient, and I've got no doubts he'll do that. He's also got a decent pair of hands and he's a workhorse. The only concern is that he's a grubby player, but that's usually the case with tough, uncompromising players. It's what we were missing last year. Having said that, I do feel he's holding back a little after his faux pas pre-season.

Anyone who's seen the NRL knows that Vaughan and McGuire are chalk and cheese, so we shouldn't expect the same sort of running impact.

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Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 9:58 am  

easyWire wrote:

McGuire will be fine. He's only played in the games that we've been poor as a whole team. He was brought in to make the team more resilient, and I've got no doubts he'll do that. He's also got a decent pair of hands and he's a workhorse. The only concern is that he's a grubby player, but that's usually the case with tough, uncompromising players. It's what we were missing last year. Having said that, I do feel he's holding back a little after his faux pas pre-season.

Anyone who's seen the NRL knows that Vaughan and McGuire are chalk and cheese, so we shouldn't expect the same sort of running impact.

have we been poor SINCE he came into the team? one to ponder...

Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 10:22 am  

I'd put it more down to losing Mikaele than McGuire coming in. As someone stated McGuire is just going to be a slightly better Jason Clark and him coming into the side did not offset the loss of Mikaele. Bullock and Philbin coming back should see us start to improve (they were both decent last week). Been really impressed with Bullock for a while.

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Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 10:54 am  

ratticusfinch wrote:

I'd put it more down to losing Mikaele than McGuire coming in. As someone stated McGuire is just going to be a slightly better Jason Clark and him coming into the side did not offset the loss of Mikaele. Bullock and Philbin coming back should see us start to improve (they were both decent last week). Been really impressed with Bullock for a while.

i was just being devils advocate there, the catalans game fcked us royally for a few games, which is why i said last week i'd give him a few weeks at 13 with proper props playing, him in his role before i made an initial thought, his pass to put harrison through for the second try on friday was great.

i do think we've missed mikaele more than we thought, firstly his size, but also his mobility going forward, everyone else is a straight forward up and down prop, whereas he did on occasions run some weird curving lines that caught defenders off guard. its changed the way we play a bit.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 10:58 am  

ratticusfinch wrote:

I'd put it more down to losing Mikaele than McGuire coming in. As someone stated McGuire is just going to be a slightly better Jason Clark and him coming into the side did not offset the loss of Mikaele. Bullock and Philbin coming back should see us start to improve (they were both decent last week). Been really impressed with Bullock for a while.

Big fan of bullock, but I've a horrible feeling when everyone is fit Powell will select Dudson ahead of him.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 11:11 am  

Moe syslak wrote:

Big fan of bullock, but I've a horrible feeling when everyone is fit Powell will select Dudson ahead of him.

You would have to wonder why if he did. Bullock as been good for us, only if it’s for rotation to keep the forwards fresh could he be left out.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 11:31 am  

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... l-kr-test/ Well some explanation about McGuire and seems Dufty will be on the bench again.

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... l-kr-test/ Well some explanation about McGuire and seems Dufty will be on the bench again.

Re: Squad for HKR. : Thu May 11, 2023 5:01 pm  

KR are facing a few injury concerns to their spine https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/65556485

KR are facing a few injury concerns to their spine https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/65556485