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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Wed Sep 16, 2020 9:52 pm  
From what I've seen in the lower teams at Wigan Joe Shorrocks could take over at loose forward
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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Wed Sep 16, 2020 11:34 pm  
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I’ve been banging this drum for years. The old 13 link to the halves role is dead and buried (for the time being anyway). Props are becoming that link as more and more are taught to ball handle instead of trudging it up the middle as it were in my playing days. Thus the 13 can be a dual role player, a prop and a back rower dependant on the play, offensive/defensive line set up which is why I’d like to see Smithies handed the 13 shirt when Lockers hangs it up.

If you want a fine example of what the ‘modern’ 13 is, look at Victor Radley for the Roosters. Hits hard, runs hard and is an all round forward able to do all roles except hooking.


I don’t watch much nrl but in your opinion who is the better player SOL in his pomp or Radley?
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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:58 am  
Great to see the club get it right with this Prop Forward signing!
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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:43 am  
Itchy Arsenal wrote:
I don’t watch much nrl but in your opinion who is the better player SOL in his pomp or Radley?


They’re two different styles of LF. Lockers is the ball handling link to the halves who throws some astronomical balls out for tried whilst Radley can handle the ball effectively but is more of a ball runner similar to the props and back rowers.

As for who’s better? I’m obviously biased towards Lockers and would choose him over any other LF.
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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Thu Sep 17, 2020 10:45 am  
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The point I was trying to make was that I’d rather be be more of an Alex Walmsley or Liam Watts than a James Graham or Adam Cuthbertson. We need forwards who can make meters as well rather than just linking up with halves or finding the floor. It’s no surprise that all of our recent losses came whilst no props made over 100m (Cas away this season an exception with Havard over 100m).

It would be great to finally have a Wigan prop making meters after contact, running onto a ball at pace, stepping at the line and making breaks rather than just hitting their knees and passing left or right.


I agree. I much prefer the Thompson/Watts/Walmsley type prop as opposed to the Graham/Cuthbertson type. I much prefer the aggressive tough running metre making props than the pass the ball at the line/hit the line and PTB type. There’s a time and place for those things and the ideal prop is one that can do all that effectively which I think (hope) Havard can do.
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Re: Ethan Havard signs : Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:53 am  
Fantastic young player...Absolute machine. Glad you's have kept him over here.
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