Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:23 pm  

Singleton missed two games in July 2015, the SL Round 20 home win V St Helens and the CC SF win V the same opponents at Warrington.

Still not enough hard evidence to support the notion McDermott doesn't trust him. Perhaps he's afraid having a prop forward potentially top the try charts isn't a great look for our supposed "World Class" three-quarter line.

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:45 am  

Singleton wouldn't have got half as many games if JJB would have been fit. We all know that.

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:50 am  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

Singleton wouldn't have got half as many games if JJB would have been fit. We all know that.

You do realise JJB was fit until the CC semi last year and Singleton played in the same team up until that point don't you?

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:59 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

You do realise JJB was fit until the CC semi last year and Singleton played in the same team up until that point don't you?

Really? You do realise JJB played 11 games last season. Leuluai missed about 12, Delaney missed 12. Ward missed about 8. Singleton wouldn't have played 34 games if those blokes were fit. We all know that.

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 11:10 am  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

Really? You do realise JJB played 11 games last season. Leuluai missed about 12, Delaney missed 12. Ward missed about 8. Singleton wouldn't have played 34 games if those blokes were fit. We all know that.

No, we do not all know that, all we know is he played virtually every game last season including the two big finals so should tell you all you need to know about his current status in the squad.

Also, i would wager the majority on here would have him in their 17 were the whole squad fit (you excluded for one obviously )

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 12:13 pm  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

Really? You do realise JJB played 11 games last season. Leuluai missed about 12, Delaney missed 12. Ward missed about 8. Singleton wouldn't have played 34 games if those blokes were fit. We all know that.

We all know that if McDermott isn't keen on a player then they don't really play at all (Robbie Ward, Amor) regardless of injuries so you really are reaching to say he's not keen on Singleton.

Thing is we don't know his reasons for dropping them for the last two games. It may be a very harsh reason.....on the other hand he might well be justified in dropping them from the squad (let's be honest it isn't because of their performance at Wigan so something else has gone on).

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:06 pm  

Given they are both in the squad for wakey can we put this to bed now?

There really could be any number of reasons and it's not something the club would comment on anyway.

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:08 pm  

How about the birth of a child on the day before the match for Singo..

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Sun Mar 27, 2016 2:11 pm  

Has Singleton even been dropped? Or is it just
guess work?
If his partner was due or just had a baby maybe
he's done what most fathers to be would do and
had or requested some paternal leave. He's entitled
to a couple of weeks I believe?
If she hasn't had it yet maybe his mind hasn't
quite been on it in training - not surprisingly.
Can't see any issues there personally.

Re: Dropping Garbutt and Singleton : Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:49 am  

Stevosfalseteeth wrote:

Really? You do realise JJB played 11 games last season. Leuluai missed about 12, Delaney missed 12. Ward missed about 8. Singleton wouldn't have played 34 games if those blokes were fit. We all know that.

I forgot, he is a young player so he musnt be as good as the established ones, no way would he get in over at least Leuluai and delany on merit.