Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 9:31 am  

davey41 wrote:

Here’s hoping he’s centre today then. Need to send BH that message.

Would you say Simm is more suited to one side? Left or right centre?

Left centre is where he played all of his junior rugby. In his one performance for Saints at left centre he scored a hattrick (against Leeds).

It’s just a shame for him that Percival, Mata’utia, Davies are all ahead of him as senior players for the position and Haynes is coming through as a left centre in the 18s at the moment, and Hill in the reserves too.

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:05 am  

Magic Superbeetle wrote:

Bennison, Grace, Lomax, Welsby, Lees, Roby, Knowles, Wingfield, Marshall, Smith, Powell, Byrne, Farrell, Shorrocks, Smithies, Partington, Havard. That was the home grown contingent in the game yesterday.

I really hope Hull and Warrington are able to transition the decent academy performances into first team yields, the more effective academies we have the better for everyone. But it’s a mistake to think that winning games at the academy level leads to that. From my own experience I have seen the unbeaten team of 2016 from Saints go on to yield, Grace, Costello and Richardson and that was it.

Oh, and Simm is a significantly better centre than he is winger. He’s played on the wing for Saints for most of the year due to Grace being injured, but some poor performances (including the Semi final of the CC) has really eroded his confidence in the position. If he’s to be successful you need to get him back in the centres and asap.

I don't think he was talking about Saints or Wigan, along with Leeds they are the bench mark, Huddersfield have also done well in that respect too. We certainly have the players and coaching staff at Academy and reserve level to be successful, just hope they can make the transition.

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:38 am  

RockNRolla wrote:

Interesting that both he and Simm could be here permanently next season.
Makes you wonder if the club are looking to offload Griffin as well.

I would like us to keep Griff, just to pi$$ bonaire off

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:42 am  

Isaiah wrote:

I would like us to keep Griff, just to pi$$ bonaire off

Get Yeaman back too, to be fair looked in great nick yesterday at the academy game.

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:28 am  

Walker
Mac
Wynne
Griff
Simm
Joey
Gale
Satae
Mint
Fash
Lane
Longstaff
Brown
Subs
Laidlaw
Tag
Hookem
Severs

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:32 am  

Five debutants in a mid-season game!

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:50 am  

Dave K. wrote:

Get Yeaman back too, to be fair looked in great nick yesterday at the academy game.

It worked in 2018

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:53 am  

Gonna be hard today. But knowing Hull we will win. Just hope we all get behind them but I doubt it. Come on lads COYH

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:02 pm  

Ellam wrote:

Walker
Mac
Wynne
Griff
Simm
Joey
Gale
Satae
Mint
Fash
Lane
Longstaff
Brown
Subs
Laidlaw
Tag
Hookem
Severs

8 academy products plus Taylor. Disjointed team but should make up for it with extra effort.

Re: HULL KR MAGIC WEEKEND : Sun Jul 10, 2022 12:08 pm  

Isaiah wrote:

I would like us to keep Griff, just to pi$$ bonaire off

No. Just no