: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:04 am  

Dave K. wrote:

You might as now bothered replying, I could have guessed what you biased post would ahve said, before you typed it.

Lee is a decent hooker, we have tow very good hookers in front on him at Hull at the moment, most of your fans know that Fitzhenry isnt a hooker and Fisher's form has been poor recentley.

I also believe Dave that Lee can be a very good SL hooker with more game time there.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:52 am  

Dave K. wrote:

You might as now bothered replying, I could have guessed what you biased post would ahve said, before you typed it.

Lee is a decent hooker, we have tow very good hookers in front on him at Hull at the moment, most of your fans know that Fitzhenry isnt a hooker and Fisher's form has been poor recentley.

He's a winger by trade but has played fullback, centre, off-half and hooker for West Tigers several times.

Not disputing Lee is a good player (he seems to be one of the few FC players who can actually create something with a pass) but Fitzhenry's service from dummy-half has been crisp and accurate, his defence has been strong in the middle and his scooting has been very effective (when he's did some) with his strong leg drive.

And whilst not totally relevant for a hooker, Fitzhenry is probably the fastest player in the whole of Super League; and I think it's a shame (for what ever reason) RL fans in this country have not seen anything like the spectacular wonder tries he scored at West Tigers.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:33 am  

General Zod. wrote:

And whilst not totally relevant for a hooker, Fitzhenry is probably the fastest player in the whole of Super League; and I think it's a shame (for what ever reason) RL fans in this country have not seen anything like the spectacular wonder tries he scored at West Tigers.

What evidence would you have to suggest that? He has not shown anything at Rovers to suggest he is the fastest player in SL.

Plenty of Tigers fans were glad he was leaving, in fact only the minority wanted him to stay. If he is such a good winger (and he is a winger, he can play in other positions but he is a winger) how come two rookies have displaced him so easily?

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:43 am  

General Zod. wrote:

He's a winger by trade but has played fullback, centre, off-half and hooker for West Tigers several times.

Not disputing Lee is a good player (he seems to be one of the few FC players who can actually create something with a pass) but Fitzhenry's service from dummy-half has been crisp and accurate, his defence has been strong in the middle and his scooting has been very effective (when he's did some) with his strong leg drive.

And whilst not totally relevant for a hooker, Fitzhenry is probably the fastest player in the whole of Super League; and I think it's a shame (for what ever reason) RL fans in this country have not seen anything like the spectacular wonder tries he scored at West Tigers.

Penny, Sherriffe, Raynor, Calderwood, Donald, Gardner, david Hodgson etc etc.

Cant remember Fitzhenry outpacing, or looking like he had the potential to outpace any of those players.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:54 am  

Irregs #16 wrote:

Penny, Sherriffe, Raynor, Calderwood, Donald, Gardner, david Hodgson etc etc.

Cant remember Fitzhenry outpacing, or looking like he had the potential to outpace any of those players.

You'll be telling us next you can't remember a Rovers prop catching a certain back who had quite a start at the KC a couple of years ago.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:06 pm  

Rover in Oz wrote: You'll be telling us next you can't remember a Rovers prop catching a certain back who had quite a start at the KC a couple of years ago. http://www.hullfc.com/hullfctv/classics.php 2mins 55 sec. You mean the 2 yards head start Vella had, with which he actually did fairly well to shepherd Sing towards the wing before the Hull winger cuts inside without Vella laying a finger on him. Strange what people remember and what actually happend are two different things.

Rover in Oz wrote: You'll be telling us next you can't remember a Rovers prop catching a certain back who had quite a start at the KC a couple of years ago. http://www.hullfc.com/hullfctv/classics.php 2mins 55 sec. You mean the 2 yards head start Vella had, with which he actually did fairly well to shepherd Sing towards the wing before the Hull winger cuts inside without Vella laying a finger on him. Strange what people remember and what actually happend are two different things.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:45 pm  

Mild mannered Janitor wrote: http://www.hullfc.com/hullfctv/classics.php 2mins 55 sec. You mean the 2 yards head start Vella had, with which he actually did fairly well to shepherd Sing towards the wing before the Hull winger cuts inside without Vella laying a finger on him. Strange what people remember and what actually happend are two different things. I remember certain clowns claiming he caught Yeaman

Mild mannered Janitor wrote: http://www.hullfc.com/hullfctv/classics.php 2mins 55 sec. You mean the 2 yards head start Vella had, with which he actually did fairly well to shepherd Sing towards the wing before the Hull winger cuts inside without Vella laying a finger on him. Strange what people remember and what actually happend are two different things. I remember certain clowns claiming he caught Yeaman

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:04 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

What evidence would you have to suggest that?

PAUL M wrote:

I'm satisfied Fox has proven himself to be faster than Penny one several occasions (as has Cockayne even).

It's known amongst the Rovers squad that Fitzhenry is fastest player in the squad and I think he has beaten Fox in sprint tests.

PAUL M wrote:

He has not shown anything at Rovers to suggest he is the fastest player in SL.

He's shown glimpses with his 90m try against Saints last year in which he embaressed Wellens and Gardner (not that's that difficult as such) and the try from his 80m try against Cas last year in which he outsprinted a fairly pacey Cas three-quarter line.

Though I do agree on the whole, it's disappointing that he hasn't produced the wonder tries he did for Wests.

PAUL M wrote:

Plenty of Tigers fans were glad he was leaving, in fact only the minority wanted him to stay. If he is such a good winger (and he is a winger, he can play in other positions but he is a winger) how come two rookies have displaced him so easily?

Justin Morgan wanted to bring him closer to the action this season instead of having him stuck out on the wing and he has performed better at hooker than Fisher so far IMO (including pre-season games).

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:05 pm  

General Zod. wrote:

He's a winger by trade but has played fullback, centre, off-half and hooker for West Tigers several times.

Not disputing Lee is a good player (he seems to be one of the few FC players who can actually create something with a pass) but Fitzhenry's service from dummy-half has been crisp and accurate, his defence has been strong in the middle and his scooting has been very effective (when he's did some) with his strong leg drive.

And whilst not totally relevant for a hooker, Fitzhenry is probably the fastest player in the whole of Super League; and I think it's a shame (for what ever reason) RL fans in this country have not seen anything like the spectacular wonder tries he scored at West Tigers.

I thought Fitzhenry looked average against Leeds.

If you are happy with your hookers, then fair enough, your major weakness IMO.

: Thu Feb 26, 2009 2:06 pm  

Irregs #16 wrote:

Penny, Sherriffe, Raynor, Calderwood, Donald, Gardner, david Hodgson etc etc.

Cant remember Fitzhenry outpacing, or looking like he had the potential to outpace any of those players.

I wouldn't expect you to considering you're an FC fan!

Though can't you remember him embarressing Gardner last year with his 90m try against Saints?