: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:33 am  

hullbg wrote:

True, he showed some good points tonight but also he looked weak under the highball in the first half (couldn;t see that far in second half).

Weak under the high ball, I think thats because he was against Richards. There isn't many better in super league better than Richards picking out cross field kicks out of the air.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:34 am  

I know, and it is easier to be running up to it rather than defending it.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:40 am  

The kick was perfect and it always favours the attacker as he was running onto the ball at pace wereas calderwood was jumping from a standing start. Did ok though looked to get in a lot at dummy half which is good for the forwards and could of had a couple of tries if Horne had been more aware, with him and yeamo we do have 2 very greedy centres!

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:21 am  

Thought he looked unfit but worked his socks off.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:02 am  

A couple of errors but he certainly got stuck in, especially in defence.

A promising start, I think.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:10 am  

Some good cover tackles sweeping up some breaks they made...not a bad 1st game for us (could have maybe got a try if G Horne had put him in).

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:20 am  

Thought he was pretty average. Didn't seem to have much turn of pace and, barring a one occasion, made little ground from dummy half. His defence was ok except for the mistake under the high ball. However, it's early days and hopefully he will improve.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:34 am  

His tackle in the first half on the Wigan centre showed his ability to read the game defencifly.
I was happy with what he did last night. The try from Richards was a typical effort from one of the best in the business on those plays.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:42 am  

Faithful One wrote:

Thought he was pretty average. Didn't seem to have much turn of pace and, barring a one occasion, made little ground from dummy half. His defence was ok except for the mistake under the high ball. However, it's early days and hopefully he will improve.

He's never the sort of player to make yards from dummy half and if thats what the coaches expect then theyre useless and bought the wrong player.

He needs to be given freedom to roam and kicks to chase.

Thats what they did at Leeds and didnt do at Wigan.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 9:43 am  

For the first properly competitive game I thought he was okay.
I expect better from him.

Based on the comments made by Sharpy for the morning radio I was expecting a more disjointed game from him.