Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:50 pm  

THECherry&Whites wrote:

He looks a unit.

A big, fast, strong, young unit. A big boost to our pack.

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:10 pm  

Harold Rigby Jnr wrote:

Drew Hutchinson? Can't see it personally.

Think they announcing him at 6

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:02 pm  

Welcome to the team Drew here the young Aussie half back I was on about

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:07 pm  

What do you think your side looks like as it stands?

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:35 pm  

Montyburns wrote:

Welcome to the team Drew here the young Aussie half back I was on about

Monty knew,

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:11 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

What do you think your side looks like as it stands?

- Much younger than 2017 - current average age of 24, compared with...........
- Not much experience at full back
- Three quarters much stronger.
- Only two half backs - aged 22 and 23 (they need to gain experience fast and we need at least one more)
- Only two hookers - and one of them has only played three senior games (ditto comment about half backs)
- Key positions in the spine of the team need bolstering. (full back, half back, hooker)
- Forwards look aggressive and young - should prove more durable than 2017.
- Only the possibility of one Leigh-born player in the squad - Higham - and his presence is probably now at risk! Here's hoping that the new boys can gain the pride in
the shirt, that the local lads had.

All in all an exciting squad, that still needs strengthening in key areas.

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:59 pm  

Montyburns wrote:

Think they announcing him at 6

So they have. You know, I heard young Drew's name mentioned a few weeks ago but never took it seriously or believed we could pull it off.

This lad is very higly rated. Australia U18s, New South Wales U20s skipper V Quuensland U20s. He could well prove to be the real deal. Well done all at Leigh.

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:10 pm  

Alan wrote:

- Much younger than 2017 - current average age of 24, compared with...........
- Not much experience at full back
- Three quarters much stronger.
- Only two half backs - aged 22 and 23 (they need to gain experience fast and we need at least one more)
- Only two hookers - and one of them has only played three senior games (ditto comment about half backs)
- Key positions in the spine of the team need bolstering. (full back, half back, hooker)
- Forwards look aggressive and young - should prove more durable than 2017.
- Only the possibility of one Leigh-born player in the squad - Higham - and his presence is probably now at risk! Here's hoping that the new boys can gain the pride in
the shirt, that the local lads had.

All in all an exciting squad, that still needs strengthening in key areas.

Would agree with this!! Any news on Mitch brown? Would give us a versatile full back. would love the hooker to be Higham along side Mortimer and Cunningham for back up/rotation, but somehow I don’t see that. More than a few spaces to fill yet yet but so far I think where doing much better than we all expected

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:22 pm  

Higham will go to Featherstone I'm hearing today. Don't shoot the messenger !

Re: Probable Ins and Outs : Thu Oct 26, 2017 8:23 pm  

Bigtimeleigh wrote:

Would agree with this!! Any news on Mitch brown? Would give us a versatile full back. would love the hooker to be Higham along side Mortimer and Cunningham for back up/rotation, but somehow I don’t see that. More than a few spaces to fill yet yet but so far I think where doing much better than we all expected

Must be getting near our quota now - Bodene Thompson, Mortimer, Vaivai, Mata'utia, Hutchison, plus the three French lads - (Bergal, Dezaria, and Larroyer) - or do our EU players not count, until after Brexit?