Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:21 am  

Shabino wrote:

Yup fair points. Do you not think Broadbent should be getting in at LC now though, and not trying to shoehorn other players in there? I’m not sure the management rate him as highly as we do…..
Class players start getting picked aged 17-18 onwards. Look at Chev Walker, Watkins, even Jack Walker….

Id be playing Broadbent now, its one of the small issues i have that when Broadbent and Briscoe are in the same lineup, Agar favours Briscoe at Centre and Broadbent on the wing, i dont understand it at all, there games are much better suited the other way round. But regardless of that, having a star Centre in Newman, 2 solid options in Suttcliffe and Briscoe and a very good youngster in Broadbent is plenty of cap invested in the position, and more than enough reason that letting Hurrell go was the correct decision with the money and quota places spent on better players at positions of more need.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:25 am  

Shabino wrote:

Don’t think so, just been really unlucky. That foot injury looked absolutely nothing at the time, and freakish to keep him out of the game for 2 years….
I think left centre is one of the most important positions in the team. We’ve had our best players in that position over the years and scored Most of our tries through that avenue (Senior, Moon).

We won the 2017 grand final and played our best rugby in the later part of that year and playoffs with Liam Suttcliffe playing left centre

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Feb 16, 2022 10:30 am  

Shabino wrote:

Don’t think so, just been really unlucky. That foot injury looked absolutely nothing at the time, and freakish to keep him out of the game for 2 years….
I think left centre is one of the most important positions in the team. We’ve had our best players in that position over the years and scored Most of our tries through that avenue (Senior, Moon).

Broadbent played 13 games last year and scored 9 tries. This despite a nasty injury. He'll get another shot in due course, quite possibly this week.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:30 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Do you honestly think Briscoe/Sutty are anywhere near good enough? Even at SL level. Austin won’t be cheap. Just think squad would have been a lot better if we’d retained Koni and Gale. We didn’t really need Bentley either…..

Said many times before, Koni was the best decision all round. He'll do ok at Saints, but we were right to let him go.
Briscoe and Sutty are not the best pairing in the league, but they're not our first choice Centres.
Won't be long before it's Broadbent and Newman, the other 2 are decent back ups.

As for Gale, his 2 years were very underwhelming and he became a problem in the end.
Absolutely right decision to let him go.
Sezer and Austin will go great together.
And no problem with Leeming and Myler as back ups, now Johnson and Walker are back in the mix.

Part of me agrees re Bentley.
I was really pleased when he signed, but Saturday has deflated that.
Early days, but he could be a liability.
And we have plenty of options in back row.
Gannon is class and deserves his place in the 17.

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Fri Feb 18, 2022 6:35 pm  

Simmo71 wrote:

Said many times before, Koni was the best decision all round. He'll do ok at Saints, but we were right to let him go.
Briscoe and Sutty are not the best pairing in the league, but they're not our first choice Centres.
Won't be long before it's Broadbent and Newman, the other 2 are decent back ups.

As for Gale, his 2 years were very underwhelming and he became a problem in the end.
Absolutely right decision to let him go.
Sezer and Austin will go great together.
And no problem with Leeming and Myler as back ups, now Johnson and Walker are back in the mix.

Part of me agrees re Bentley.
I was really pleased when he signed, but Saturday has deflated that.
Early days, but he could be a liability.
And we have plenty of options in back row.
Gannon is class and deserves his place in the 17.

One of Sutty or Briscoe will always be first choice. Broadbent not picked again tonight. There’s an issue there…..

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:43 am  

Still thin we’re looking ok at centre Simmo?

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:11 am  

Shabino wrote:

Still thin we’re looking ok at centre Simmo?

Maybe you’ll delete a few posts if Hurrell has a shocker today?

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:19 am  

Shabino wrote:

Still thin we’re looking ok at centre Simmo?

No mate - we look terrible.
Newman and Broadbent should be our first choice pairing.

Bring back Hurrell - he would have caught Field......

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:23 am  

christopher wrote:

Maybe you’ll delete a few posts if Hurrell has a shocker today?

He won’t have a shocker as he’s got quality around him. Do you not think bar Newman we have the slowest centres in SL?

Re: Konrad Hurrell : Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:23 am  

Simmo71 wrote:

No mate - we look terrible.
Newman and Broadbent should be our first choice pairing.

Bring back Hurrell - he would have caught Field......

Hurrell would have made zero difference last night, especially as it was our defence that was terrible.