2 Big props needed : Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:15 pm  

Iain Morrison ruled out for around 10 weeks, maybe longer.

Re: 2 Big props needed : Sat Feb 21, 2009 1:56 am  

-VIKINGMAN- wrote:

Iain Morrison ruled out for around 10 weeks, maybe longer.

Whats wrong with little props ??

He aint big, but he is your best front rower!!!

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 2:28 am  

Sam Thompson was pretty decent vs Saints in pre season i thought
but we need someone with the same will power as Morrison
like Adel Felous last season, always took the ball up like it was a matter of life or death
Big samoan/tongan will do the trick

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:38 am  

Props are in short supply, throw your kids in like we are its great to watch pride and effort.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 3:50 pm  

Props are in short supply, throw your kids in like we are its great to watch pride and effort.

true, ostick has been looking quite good so far for us, but all of the props we have are too lightweight.it's ok having the young uns coming through playing alongside a bit of experince, but we only have gannon who couldn't break the skin on a rice pudding

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:06 pm  

hoofhearted wrote:

true, ostick has been looking quite good so far for us, but all of the props we have are too lightweight.it's ok having the young uns coming through playing alongside a bit of experince, but we only have gannon who couldn't break the skin on a rice pudding

He breaks as many tackles as Morrison. Don't understand why Gannon gets such a raw deal off some fans.

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:44 pm  

hoofhearted wrote:

but we only have gannon who couldn't break the skin on a rice pudding

well he just scored a hat trick tonight so i think he may have just proved you wrong

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:53 pm  

and offloaded and few.


Our youngsters turned up really well tonight too

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:36 pm  

i never said he wasn't a good player, he just isn't a blockbusting type of prop, he tends to run in pretty slowly and try the offload (which in his time here we have NEVER backed up) this isn't his fault it's just that we have never used him for the kind of game he plays. what most people are after is a foil for this type of player i.e. one who runs the ball in strongly and gets the opposition on the back foot

: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:40 pm  

Mark Leafa hasnt been snapped up so far this year and i would get him signed along with a loaned prop from SL like Ryan Boyle http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/profiles.cgi?17. More options should also be provided as Bannister should soon be returning.

Mark Leafa hasnt been snapped up so far this year and i would get him signed along with a loaned prop from SL like Ryan Boyle http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/profiles.cgi?17. More options should also be provided as Bannister should soon be returning.