: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:00 pm  

Richie wrote:

We've already got JJB, Ali, Kirke and Ablett. Any further second rower will take gametime away from those, particularly the first two.
How many minutes a game are you looking for this new backrower Tad wants, to play?

Players don't stay fit for up to a potential 35 games a season, that is why you need a squad rather than just the 17 players that take to the field on any given week.

With all of those four in the 17 each week what happens if and when they need resting or as happened last season they pick up medium term injuries?

Drop Peacock or Bailey into the second row because we have enough props to cope?

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:04 pm  

Richie wrote:

We've already got JJB, Ali, Kirke and Ablett. Any further second rower will take gametime away from those, particularly the first two.
How many minutes a game are you looking for this new backrower Tad wants, to play?

ablett is playing at centre.leaves us with three.
eastwood can also prop

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:05 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

ablett is playing at centre.leaves us with three.
eastwood can also prop

Three is the number you should take into a game.
With Smith, Gibson and Watkins available to play centre, we shouldn't be down to just three really.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:06 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Players don't stay fit for up to a potential 35 games a season, that is why you need a squad rather than just the 17 players that take to the field on any given week.

With all of those four in the 17 each week what happens if and when they need resting or as happened last season they pick up medium term injuries?

Drop Peacock or Bailey into the second row because we have enough props to cope?

We'd really only expect to use three second rows in a game, and we have four players for those three spots. That's enough, particularly with the cover we have from pulling players from other positions.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:09 pm  

Richie wrote:

Three is the number you should take into a game.
With Smith, Gibson and Watkins available to play centre, we shouldn't be down to just three really.

sorry ritchie, totally disagree.eastwood could have covered back row and prop and allowed us to rotate and rest. 99% of the time we have 2 props and 2 second rows on the bench.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:15 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

sorry ritchie, totally disagree.eastwood could have covered back row and prop and allowed us to rotate and rest. 99% of the time we have 2 props and 2 second rows on the bench.

Eastwood's gone. We don't have him for this season.

Whos' this other player you have us signing, and are you still thinking he won't take gametime away from JJB and Ali?

I always preferred a bench of two props, a second row and a halfback and/or hooker by the way. We're well equipped to do that with our squad.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:17 pm  

Richie wrote:

Eastwood's gone. We don't have him for this season.

Whos' this other player you have us signing, and are you still thinking he won't take gametime away from JJB and Ali?

I always preferred a bench of two props, a second row and a halfback and/or hooker by the way. We're well equipped to do that with our squad.

so the 4 second rows can play most games? how often is ali out injured forcing the others to work more?
the coach thought we needed eastwood so i'm happy to go along with that

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:24 pm  

Richie wrote:

Eastwood's gone. We don't have him for this season.

Whos' this other player you have us signing, and are you still thinking he won't take gametime away from JJB and Ali?

I always preferred a bench of two props, a second row and a halfback and/or hooker by the way. We're well equipped to do that with our squad.

Look how often Ali is injured and does not play - thats why you need cover.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:32 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

so the 4 second rows can play most games? how often is ali out injured forcing the others to work more?

Yep, one injured, the fourth of the fourth plays. That's why we have four rather than just three.

tad rhino wrote:

the coach thought we needed eastwood so i'm happy to go along with that

Where did you hear "he coach thought we needed eastwood" ?
What I saw and heard is that GH felt Eastwood was the right combination of cost compared to quality and so tried to sign him. The fact that he couldn't complete the signing doen't mean that suddenly another back row player fulfills that criteria who didn't before.

: Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:32 pm  

STEVENM wrote:

Look how often Ali is injured and does not play - thats why you need cover.

That's why we have for experienced players for three spots.