Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:18 pm  

Missing on Sunday, one match ban for accumulation of Grade A charges, looks like TC will be straight back in

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:32 pm  

Having a rest will probably be good for him. Hopefully Clubb will feel he owes us one.

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 5:57 pm  

Dare I say this? Should I? Sod it, I am-

I think we’ve missed Clubb (don’t laugh). We’ve not missed his three carries and ten tackles a game but we have just missed an experienced body in that front row to at least take the heat off the young forwards, even if it is only for his usual 15 minutes per game. It’s a sad state of affairs when I can think like that but it’s what we’ve come to.

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:00 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Dare I say this? Should I? Sod it, I am-

I think we’ve missed Clubb (don’t laugh). We’ve not missed his three carries and ten tackles a game but we have just missed an experienced body in that front row to at least take the heat off the young forwards, even if it is only for his usual 15 minutes per game. It’s a sad state of affairs when I can think like that but it’s what we’ve come to.

Our 4 senior props (Bullock, Singleton, Clubb and Clark) are all fit to play.

I agree get the young props out the fire, Havard enforced with his ban, Smithies out with injury, Oli P looks to be missing with a HIA, Byrne looks to be playing injured for a long while.

Get them 4 earning their wage.

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:02 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Dare I say this? Should I? Sod it, I am-

I think we’ve missed Clubb (don’t laugh). We’ve not missed his three carries and ten tackles a game but we have just missed an experienced body in that front row to at least take the heat off the young forwards, even if it is only for his usual 15 minutes per game. It’s a sad state of affairs when I can think like that but it’s what we’ve come to.

I don't agree, but it is a sad state of affairs.

For me it sums up how poor the other three 'senior' props have been, especially Singleton. If I could list five players that I'd like to move on, Singleton would be in there.

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 6:12 pm  

NSW wrote:

Our 4 senior props (Bullock, Singleton, Clubb and Clark) are all fit to play.

I agree get the young props out the fire, Havard enforced with his ban, Smithies out with injury, Oli P looks to be missing with a HIA, Byrne looks to be playing injured for a long while.

Get them 4 earning their wage.

I’d flog them (and again it’s coming to something when just letting the four rotate in that position is described as a flogging but they’re that bone idle, that them doing 40 mins each seems impossible) for the rest of the season and just drip Havard and Byrne in and out. They’ve been flogged to death the young lads and the senior props should take up the burden until we get the kids some proper senior props to play alongside.

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:00 pm  

Bullock seemed to do a lot longer against Saints (probably enforced due to Partington going off) but he seemed a lot better for it, especially his second spell, I thought he took the ball up well, as he should for someone of his size and speed

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:49 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Bullock seemed to do a lot longer against Saints (probably enforced due to Partington going off) but he seemed a lot better for it, especially his second spell, I thought he took the ball up well, as he should for someone of his size and speed

He was decent aginst Wire too…

Re: Havard : Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:12 pm  

How many minutes did Sutton do against a tough Manly pack this morning? He certainly played all the first half.

Props in this country are stealing a living. Singleton, Bullock and co should try 40 minutes up against Martin Taupau!

Re: Havard : Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:37 am  

apollosghost wrote:

Bullock seemed to do a lot longer against Saints (probably enforced due to Partington going off) but he seemed a lot better for it, especially his second spell, I thought he took the ball up well, as he should for someone of his size and speed

They barely used Byrne, that probably contributed to it.