Hastings needs To Kick : Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:30 am  

Simple.

What we are doing isnt working.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:20 am  

We need to bring back hankinson. 80% success rate. Why’s he rotting in the championship? He’s not gonna be our saviour but he’s never put a foot wrong in a Wigan shirt IMO. He doesn’t deserve this.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:14 pm  

As I’ve said before…Hastings should kick from the left and Smith should kick from the right.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Thu Jul 01, 2021 7:33 pm  

FIOS wrote:

We need to bring back hankinson. 80% success rate. Why’s he rotting in the championship? He’s not gonna be our saviour but he’s never put a foot wrong in a Wigan shirt IMO. He doesn’t deserve this.

I’d like him back in the squad regardless of his kicking ability.

He goes under the radar a bit but he’s a solid player who can cover a number of positions.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:13 pm  

good under the high ball IIFC - probably would have got the one Mamo got instead

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:39 am  

nikos wrote:

good under the high ball IIFC - probably would have got the one Mamo got instead

Even if he was here, he surely wouldn't have been playing on that side.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Sat Jul 03, 2021 5:21 am  

Hastings rather than needing to kick needs to be played in his proper position first where his talent can help the team . This messing around with the backs to avoid picking Hanley at full back is becoming an obsession with Lam and pure blody mindedness. Can't admit he was wrong not to try that first

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:05 am  

I was unimpressed with Hanley's first team games, but I agree he should have been getting picked at FB straight after Hardaker's ban. We might as well release him if we still aren't going to pick him at FB with French, Hardaker and Field all unavailable.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:14 am  

Stupidity not bringing Hankinson back. He'd solve three issues for me....he could go full back and do a job there, stop hastings being negated at FB and bring him back into the line (when we critically need creativity), and would allow us to kick goals.
Parts of that wire game where we should have been back within 6 pts despite an awful start. Had we got back to 24-18 instead of 24-14...wire would have done their usual and probably imploded. Goal kicking had a huge impact on that game and will in many other close games....even when back Hardaker is barely an average goal kicker.

Brink Hankinson back, Hastings back in the halves, isa back in the pack and we're starting to look like a team again.

Re: Hastings needs To Kick : Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:15 am  

Edinburgh Warrior wrote:

Hastings rather than needing to kick needs to be played in his proper position first where his talent can help the team . This messing around with the backs to avoid picking Hanley at full back is becoming an obsession with Lam and pure blody mindedness. Can't admit he was wrong not to try that first

All subjective! IMO he's bang right....putting hanley FB would be carnage. Hes already shown himself up to be a defensive liability