Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:47 pm  

With Cust/Shorrocks no longer at the club, it only takes one injury to Field or French and he's first choice halfback.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:54 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

With Cust/Shorrocks no longer at the club, it only takes one injury to Field or French and he's first choice halfback.

From what I understand it he has started preseason like a house on fire too and came back in outstanding shape before it started as he is injury free for the first preseason in a while.

I expect he will take the Cust role next year but also may some time at Trinity too.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:24 pm  

Good news. Essential cover across several positions for the coming season.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 12, 2023 9:09 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

With Cust/Shorrocks no longer at the club, it only takes one injury to Field or French and he's first choice halfback.

I wonder whether Leeming will be next in line to play in the halves if we have injuries?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 13, 2023 2:15 am  

CobraCraig wrote:

I wonder whether Leeming will be next in line to play in the halves if we have injuries?

He's definitely an option but I think Hampshire will be first choice as he was last year. They may even look to give Farimond some game time

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:36 am  

Hampshire then Keighran would probably be the plan - gives us two players with experience in the halves, also could move Field into the halves at a push if needed then leeming as well. We have enough cover unless we get really unlucky with injuries.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:12 pm  

Hardly worth its own thread but I thought this comment from Sam Burgess in a recent interview was quite funny:

“I won’t give you all of the grand plans because quite frankly, I don’t have one – that’s just me being honest.”

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:47 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Hardly worth its own thread but I thought this comment from Sam Burgess in a recent interview was quite funny:

“I won’t give you all of the grand plans because quite frankly, I don’t have one – that’s just me being honest.”

I remember Tom Burgess talking about the appointment during the Tonga series and he said Sam had applied for the job and his response when he got it was ‘bloody hell, I better take it now’ as though he was surprised and had applied for the interview experience.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:43 pm  

With all these new regulations about the number of minutes and games players make play in. Perhaps this will affect who we will be loaning to Trinity in the DR arrangement.
Maybe fewer forwards and more backs?

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:42 pm  

Father Ted wrote:

With all these new regulations about the number of minutes and games players make play in. Perhaps this will affect who we will be loaning to Trinity in the DR arrangement.
Maybe fewer forwards and more backs?

Genuine question are those rules applicable for.next season?
I actually agree with a degree with some especially if players have had more than one concussion in a given period, infact I think that's where the sport should head rather than the tackle rulings. If a player gets a leg injury we think nothing of a six week or loger layoff that's how HIA should be treated especially if you have a few. The below shoulder rule is almost impossible in the guise the RFL was selling it, pretty sure one of the Salford players who played in the legal tackle showed on the clip said an HIA and confirmed concussive injury occurred in that very tackle something most who played or play already know.