Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:38 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Bennett has been restricted with injuries/withdrawls - only Watts seems to be a player that most would argue should be included.

Watts
Clark
Connor
Percival would help....

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:40 pm  

Something’s gone on with Percival behind the scenes. Gildart and Hardaker are nowhere near his class

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:49 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Watts
Clark
Connor
Percival would help....

Percival is injured - Connor or Gildard or Zac - take your pick. I agree re: Clark he will play against NZ

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 1:28 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Bennett has been restricted with injuries/withdrawls - only Watts seems to be a player that most would argue should be included.

Definitely Watts in. I'd include Handley in for Hall as well. Don't get me wrong Ryan is a great player but comparing his season to Ash's. Handleys all day long gets my pick.

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:02 pm  

tomrhodes28 wrote:

Definitely Watts in. I'd include Handley in for Hall as well. Don't get me wrong Ryan is a great player but comparing his season to Ash's. Handleys all day long gets my pick.

Can't say I agree with the Handley over Hall. Hard to compare their respective seasons but while Handley's has been great on paper Hall has shown time and time again that he's able to do the business against the top sides at International level. If you're looking for someone to convert what might be few real opportunities against NZ I'd fancy him over Ash to do it tbh

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:18 pm  

Few years ago I was really excited about GB prospects.
Thought
Watkins
Savelio
Greenwood
Currie
were all going to be top draw.
Don’t think latter 3 will make it now, and Watkins career been ruined by injury.
Real shame.....

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:10 pm  

The stick Mcgilvery and Hall have gotten is ridiculous. They've been the 2 most reliable and consistent wingers we've had at test level in the last 25 years at least. They make over 300m a game between them and are our only 2 backs who can match the opposition's physicality at this level.

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Mon Oct 28, 2019 8:31 pm  

When people are bagging wingers for a pack getting battered, it sometimes tells you more about them than the players they complain about.

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Tue Oct 29, 2019 5:35 am  

tomrhodes28 wrote:

Definitely Watts in. I'd include Handley in for Hall as well. Don't get me wrong Ryan is a great player but comparing his season to Ash's. Handleys all day long gets my pick.

This has to be a wind up, nobody can genuinely think this

Re: Lions Suffer Defeat In Tour Opener Against Tonga : Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:42 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

This has to be a wind up, nobody can genuinely think this

Couldn’t agree more. Isn’t it incredible how some players get so underrated (Dwyer, Briscoe), yet others are blown up out of all proportion (Walker, Handley).....