Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 11:36 am  

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KaeruJim wrote:

Funnily enough I fancy us for Saints too. Holroyd should be raring to go - I don't know if he's been fully fit all year, and this enforced absence with concussion might have done him the world of good actually. A fit Holroyd makes our pack much stronger (if he can keep his discipline).

If Croft is back, he makes a huge difference to us too - said before but I think he's worth 1-2 tries every game just through his assists.

If Newman is back, again we have that extra strike in the back line and some physicality.

RS needs to get the selection right but we're a definite chance. We also have 2 weeks to prepare for this game with the CC being a distraction, and we have revenge in mind after them turning us over twice at HQ. I reckon we should go well.

I'm praying for Papali'i at the moment, I think he'd be a real good addition if we can land him.

Croft and Newman returning would definitely strengthen us, but they have played in the majority of our games and we are amongst the lowest try scorers in the competition.
We have struggled to rack up decent scores all season and i dont see that changing against Saints whether Croft is back or not.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 11:45 am  

The Magic Rat wrote:

[list=][/list]Croft and Newman returning would definitely strengthen us, but they have played in the majority of our games and we are amongst the lowest try scorers in the competition.
We have struggled to rack up decent scores all season and i dont see that changing against Saints whether Croft is back or not.

True, but so have Saints theyve only scored a lot against the bottom teams, unfortunately they don’t let many in either.

It’s a winable game though

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 12:53 pm  

For us to beat Saints at Saints, we need to score more points than they do. I don't really see that happening because they attack better than we do, and they defend better than we do. We would need at least one of those last statements to change for us to be successful there.

I'm not saying we can't win the game, just that it's very unlikely.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 2:09 pm  

christopher wrote:

True, but so have Saints theyve only scored a lot against the bottom teams, unfortunately they don’t let many in either.

It’s a winable game though

Saints don't appear to be in the best of form but our toothless aimless attack will need to improve a lot to beat them. There is only the bottom 3 who have scored less points than us this season.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 2:18 pm  

The Magic Rat wrote:

Saints don't appear to be in the best of form but our toothless aimless attack will need to improve a lot to beat them. There is only the bottom 3 who have scored less points than us this season.

Don’t get me wrong we’ll need to improve on recent showings that’s for sure.

It would be nice to get through a game without losing one or two through injury aswell

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 2:25 pm  

We're gonna nail them, keep the faith.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 4:28 pm  

Fingers crossed

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 7:56 pm  

Corey Johnson, fresh from 80 seconds on the field last weekend, has joined Halifax Panthers on Dual Reg.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 8:42 pm  

batleyrhino wrote:

Corey Johnson, fresh from 80 seconds on the field last weekend, has joined Halifax Panthers on Dual Reg.

Nice trip to sunny france as a pat on the back from Rohan before he goes.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Tue May 14, 2024 9:07 pm  

If previous rumours are true it might be the opposite: that Johnson is back in the frame as #2 hooker to Ackers for next year, and we're looking for him to play into some form in the Champ first.

We have another couple of hookers coming through the system but they're at least a couple more years off first grade I think.