Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:29 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

He's got the 13 shirt for the Raiders opening fixture and K P-P has made the bench for the Knights, well done to both of them

They will both smash it over there. Wish they were still with us.

Going to be stalwarts of the England pack for years to come

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:55 pm  

Only seen a few photos of KPP in action for Newcastle but he looked to have packed the muscle on since his move.

Looking forward to seeing how he goes.

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:42 pm  

Hope to see both go well. They’re chalk and cheese in playing styles but both have the games to really thrive. They’ll love Smithies aggression and workrate and KPP will be a handful running the ball wide and we’ll hopefully see a bit more of his offload game.

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:40 pm  

According to rugbyleagueontv on twitter, Newcastle v Canberra has been dropped from the Sky schedule tomorrow.

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Thu Mar 07, 2024 11:10 am  

Really impressive debut from Smithies. They'll love his style over there and as gutting as it is to lose a lad like that, I think he's done the right thing for his career. The things he's exceptional at are valued massively in the NRL and he'll enhance his reputation massively. It's good to see these lads getting out of their comfort zones and testing themselves, even if you'd rather they stayed at Wigan.

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:32 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Really impressive debut from Smithies. They'll love his style over there and as gutting as it is to lose a lad like that, I think he's done the right thing for his career. The things he's exceptional at are valued massively in the NRL and he'll enhance his reputation massively. It's good to see these lads getting out of their comfort zones and testing themselves, even if you'd rather they stayed at Wigan.

Yes, very good debut. Kept himself busy, especially second half. Had the ball stripped one on one towards the end but other than that a rock solid performance. They'll love him over there. KPP got on for Newcastle in the second half. Nice couple of offloads from him and the commentators were impressed with his size. Looks to have filled out a bit. Two good lads who will flourish in the NRL

Re: Smithies Departure Confirmed. : Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:48 pm  

Yeah. Is the English game in such bad shape? I keep reading Aussie fans saying what a rubbish comp SL is, and didn't Gus Gould say Penrith would declare at half-time against Saints? I don't think so, despite the best efforts of the RFL! The NRL's best team has played Saints and Wigan, and only scored 12 points against each in two defeats. Which doesn't win you many games. Unless, of course, going by today's results, you are actually playing Penrith. In which case, it seems sometimes a mere eight points are sufficient! And I think Morgan and KPP will be good additions to the NRL.