Re: 'New' Hooker : Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:11 pm  

Here's a left field one, assuming they don't get promoted.

Bob Beswick for a couple of years. Clever player, bit of a kicking game out of dummy half, good defender.

[Frosties.]

Re: 'New' Hooker : Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:06 pm  

If we were going for a championship hooker then I'd rather have Adam Obrien from Bradford.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Sun Aug 23, 2015 11:35 pm  

I'd prefer a genuine hooker. If we were to manufacture one then Keinhorst could be the best bet, mainly because he has good hands and seems to have a good rugby brain.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 5:18 am  

No way should we try to turn Clarkson into a hooker, we need a proper established one.

If he hasn't already signed for HKR then I would say it'd be a wise move now to bring him back to effectively take JJB's spot in the squad as it'll be hard to find a replacement for him for next year in the possible event that he retires or barely plays.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:50 am  

Frosties. wrote:

Matt Ballin
Beau Falloon
Shaun Lunt

There isn't many other who are available

beau falloon still has the cocaine dealing case hanging over him so is that worth a gamble? so has dave taylor and he has signed for catalan.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 7:27 am  

Jesus, where have we come to. Clarkson, Keinhorst, Beswick, O'Brien, oh jesus wept. If we were really going for such desperate options as that, what the hell is wrong in backing our own player in Robbie Ward. He might well prove not to be up to it, but my god he is a damn site better option than those suggested.

What happened to those saying Ballin was our man?

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:36 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Jesus, where have we come to. Clarkson, Keinhorst, Beswick, O'Brien, oh jesus wept. If we were really going for such desperate options as that, what the hell is wrong in backing our own player in Robbie Ward. He might well prove not to be up to it, but my god he is a damn site better option than those suggested.

What happened to those saying Ballin was our man?

injured at the weekend he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament means he could be out for 6 to 8 months depending and how he heals and gets back in traing

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:56 am  

HAILESY wrote:

injured at the weekend he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament means he could be out for 6 to 8 months depending and how he heals and gets back in traing

Yes but six months out at this stage of season, is hardly as bad as going with the options suggested. Would rather go with that and trust in Ward in the meantime.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:03 am  

Maybe Brierley will spend some time at 9 with Sutcliffe and McGuire in the halves.

Re: 'New' Hooker : Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:11 am  

Balin runs a personal training business away from RL so I'd assume he'll leave no stone unturned in his recovery - it certainly wouldn't put me off signing him as he's far and away the best out there in terms of availability and names mentioned, however I still don't think he'd come to the UK. His PT business is well established and I doubt he'd move to the other side of the world and leave that behind, plus I'm sure he'll have plenty of suitors in the NRL - he's probably still one of the top hookers in the game.