[Frosties.]

RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:11 pm  

Huge game this with the three losses in a row. Although early on and playing well with the youngsters, we don’t want to be losing pace on the pack above. Expecting Hurrell, Handley, Sutcliffe, Thompson and Vuniyayawa to be back in the squad this week

Briscoe, Hurrell, Handley, Oledzki, Leeming, Prior, Mellor, Martin, Dwyer, Sutcliffe, Smith, Vuniyayawa, Thompson, Sutcliffe, Walters, Briscoe, Donaldson, O’Connor, Broadbent, Gannon, Eastmond.

Broadbent
Briscoe Hurrell Sutcliffe Handley
Sutcliffe Eastmond
Oledzki Leeming Prior
Martin Mellor
Smith

Dwyer Walters Donaldson Thompson

Gannon Vuniyayawa Briscoe O’Connor

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:00 am  

Yep could really do with a win. Those players if they are back should really help us get over the line a bit more. Half back is still a big issue though.. Eastmond looks a long way off yet and L Sutcliffe is no half

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:06 am  

Trebor1 wrote:

Yep could really do with a win. Those players if they are back should really help us get over the line a bit more. Half back is still a big issue though.. Eastmond looks a long way off yet and L Sutcliffe is no half

Eastmond will have benefitted from a proper game, he showed a couple of glimpses of quality, his pass for the mellor try was a beauty

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:36 am  

So, we’ve got 3 tough games out of the way.
These are games we need to be winning despite the injuries, if we have any top half ambitions.
Eastmond will benefit from the wigan game and can see him getting better.
But he needs a partner who can organise.
Be interesting to see the approach we take.

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:16 am  

I cringe as I type this, but Myler would be the best option to partner Eastmond in Gales absence. Should be due back in the next couple of weeks I think.

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:02 am  

Got to get Eastmond involved. Clearly he was apprehensive last night, his first game back etc.

But we really need him to try and lead our attack. Needs to get out of his comfort zone and try things.

We've nothing to lose really, he is our only option. So whatever he does is better than what we've been doing!

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:10 am  

christopher wrote:

Eastmond will have benefitted from a proper game, he showed a couple of glimpses of quality, his pass for the mellor try was a beauty

Saw the highlights this morning Eastmond defensively was very good and his pass was excellent for the try. Martin looked like fish out of water at SO. His defence was woeful

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:30 am  

I'm not sure Martin's poor defence can be attributed to him playing stand off, as I don't think his position in the defensive line has changed.

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:48 am  

Rhyse is holding his hand up, but struggling at the moment, you have to wonder how much the CV-19 he caught has affected his underlying fitness level. We need another option at halfback so I'd if Myler is fit I'd play him at 7 with Eastmond at 6. Broadbent would stay at 1. If Myler isn't fit, I'd play Leeming at 7 and Eastmond at 6 with Dwyer playing at hooker with O'Connor as the interchange.

None of this is ideal, but until we get some experience healthy again we will have to make do and mend.

Re: RD 4 | Hull Kingston Rovers (A) : Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:56 am  

Trebor1 wrote:

Saw the highlights this morning Eastmond defensively was very good and his pass was excellent for the try. Martin looked like fish out of water at SO. His defence was woeful

His pass did not make the try it was Briscoe brilliance that created it