Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:55 am  

McDonnell ran the kind of line for his last try that really reminded me of Faz. He has always impressed me.

Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 10:19 am  

I don't think there is any question that James has got the skill and ability to play at Super League level and having spoken with him on several occasions I have no doubt that he has the desire to compete at that level. For what it is worth, James sees himself as a forward not a centre.

Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:53 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

I don't think there is any question that James has got the skill and ability to play at Super League level and having spoken with him on several occasions I have no doubt that he has the desire to compete at that level. For what it is worth, James sees himself as a forward not a centre.

Is he a Wigan lad?
Where did he play his junior rugby?
Thanks

Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:12 pm  

He looked to have the size that some of our other youngsters are lacking.

Does anyone have height and weight stats for:
Havard, Partington, Byrne, Smithies, Shorrocks, McDonnell?

Havard - has the frame that can fill out - No worries here
Partington - Doesn't look very big in terms of height and weight to me.
Byrne - Looks fairly big, but not sure he could get much bigger
Smithies - On the smaller side, doesn't impact his tackling but only makes an impact running when out on the edge
Shorrocks - On the smaller side, doesn't impact his tackling
McDonnel - Looked big from what I can remember

Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 2:52 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

Is he a Wigan lad?
Where did he play his junior rugby?
Thanks

Yes , played his junior rugby at St Judes or St. Pats? His dad is a big Irishman, used to speak to him in the Robin Hood Orrell when Wigan played their academy games there.

Re: James McDonnell : Fri Oct 01, 2021 7:36 pm  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

Yes , played his junior rugby at St Judes or St. Pats? His dad is a big Irishman, used to speak to him in the Robin Hood Orrell when Wigan played their academy games there.

St Judes lad I believe.