Re: Featherstone part 2 : Thu Mar 03, 2022 4:53 pm  

Listenup94 wrote:

It is a strange one , basically we’ve replaced Liam whitton with Martin which came out of nowhere. Given that jouffret, Aston , walmsey and salty can all deputise at fullback and we have knowles out for the season and gee for a while it would make more sense investing in these areas, just an all round weird one .

Martin is an odd signing though whenever I have seem him play he has been steady. We have to have some faith in the coaching team.

Liam Whitton must have been a way off still to play at Championship level and the lad wanted away.

Perhaps the big forward needed is Roberts, hopefully every week.

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Thu Mar 03, 2022 6:49 pm  

Listenup94 wrote:

It is a strange one , basically we’ve replaced Liam whitton with Martin which came out of nowhere. Given that jouffret, Aston , walmsey and salty can all deputise at fullback and we have knowles out for the season and gee for a while it would make more sense investing in these areas, just an all round weird one .

I hate to say it and hope i'm wrong but it does seem like jobs for the boys?

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:14 pm  

Already posted about Joe Martin so no point in repeating it except to add not sure he has ever been one of the boys since the Wiki stats show he played just 2 first team games for Fax between 2014 to 2018 before being allowed to leave and hasn't been here for the last 4 years!
Alex Walker is another question.
According to the club and SG he was allowed to join us on a trial basis yet was never given a chance to play a single game so not sure what he was trialed on?
From the available info I can only conclude JWH was and is the first choice fullback in SG's mind.
Joe Martin was signed as short term cover for him.
Alex Walker didn't fit in with either of the above and while we're talking about it having played zero first team games for any professional club neither did Liam Whitton.

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:02 am  

Perhaps the major issue about why Halifax have signed Martin and not Walker would have been their respective salary demands? Walker was coming off a full-time contract with Wakefield so might not have had a job outside rugby league and might not have been in a position to take up a relatively lowly-paid contract, whereas Martin might have been? Just guessing of course but that was my first thought.

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 8:31 am  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Walker was coming off a full-time contract with Wakefield so might not have had a job outside rugby league and might not have been in a position to take up a relatively lowly-paid contract, whereas Martin might have been? Ju

Think you've probably hit the nail on the head there.

Having watched the first half back ont' youtube, I think Walmsley showed up well both in defence and carrying the ball out. We got well on top for the first 10 minutes but then the comedy of errors started and we got pinned back. Cut out the errors and penalties and I think we are well capable of matching Fev (saying that, they are fast in attack and throw the ball around very quickly, there was some times I thought the playback had gone into fast forward!).

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 3:14 pm  

No Huddersfield duel reg but woodys back in the squad https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 60260?s=21

No Huddersfield duel reg but woodys back in the squad https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 60260?s=21

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 3:50 pm  

It will be interesting if woody is actually fit to play i do think we could of done with 1 or 2 in from huddersfield in the forwards to give us some more firepower but other than that i would stick with the same team as last week.

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:12 pm  

Well McComb is back in https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 58656?s=21 Who was flat ? Certainly not walmsey so who does he drop? Arundal , salty , barber ? Anyone think he might drop Keyes for jouffret? Certainly an interesting team selection incoming .

Well McComb is back in https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 58656?s=21 Who was flat ? Certainly not walmsey so who does he drop? Arundal , salty , barber ? Anyone think he might drop Keyes for jouffret? Certainly an interesting team selection incoming .

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:31 pm  

Listenup94 wrote: Well McComb is back in https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 58656?s=21 Who was flat ? Certainly not walmsey so who does he drop? Arundal , salty , barber ? Anyone think he might drop Keyes for jouffret? Certainly an interesting team selection incoming . Trying to get into SG's mind. Possibly Zac coming in for Salty and Martin for Jouffret unless JWH is has a surprise earlier than expected return.

Listenup94 wrote: Well McComb is back in https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 58656?s=21 Who was flat ? Certainly not walmsey so who does he drop? Arundal , salty , barber ? Anyone think he might drop Keyes for jouffret? Certainly an interesting team selection incoming . Trying to get into SG's mind. Possibly Zac coming in for Salty and Martin for Jouffret unless JWH is has a surprise earlier than expected return.

Re: Featherstone part 2 : Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:49 pm  

I can see Zak coming in for Saltonstall who I think would be one of the 'flat' players mentioned. Jouffret must stay in the side if we want to take the points. He does something different. Lachlan can't be dropped after last week. If we play the percentages like we did in the 1st half last Sunday we will get the same result. We've got to take the game to Fev and test them. We did it in the 2nd half and as Ross Strudwick would observe, won that. Go for it from the start and see where it takes us. Up The Fax!