Re: Jodie Broughton : Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:05 pm  

nantwichexile wrote:

Not quite as good as:

1. Hardaker
2. Jones-Bishop
3. Watkins
4. Moon
5. Hall



In fairness, I for one believe Broughton is one that Leeds should have tried more to retain. He is a natural winger with bags of pace, balance and genuine ability to take on players on the outside. A bit like Scott Donald without the fragility....or, dare I say it, John Atkinson.

And not even close to...

1. Tomkins.
2. Charnley.
3. Goulding.
4. Hughes.
5. Richards.


I'm suprised no-one has mentioned Mark Percival, I think he has a great future ahead of him. Ok he's primarily a centre, but has enough pace for a winger.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:20 am  

Saints have been interested for a couple of years but he was always on contract with Salford.

Good signing.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:37 am  

wigginswarrior wrote:

And not even close to...

1. Tomkins.
2. Charnley.
3. Goulding.
4. Hughes.
5. Richards.


I'm suprised no-one has mentioned Mark Percival, I think he has a great future ahead of him. Ok he's primarily a centre, but has enough pace for a winger.

Percival is highly rated on here and I'd take our potential back line over yours especially when you remove Tomkins from it. You wipe the floor with us when we start talking 6 & 7 at the moment though and we currently dont seem to have plans to fix it so our in my view better outside backs would just be window dressing

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:18 am  

I would be very resistant to moving Percival out of his centre spot.

We have been without a proper centre there for almost 10 years. Talau left and since then has been covered by 2nd rowers, wingers and some youth players, Of whom Jones was the best. Jones solidified the position and could have done a job there, but Percival has been a revelation.

He will need a rest during the season, so I have no doubts he will be dropped out of the starting line up at some point. But that should be welcomed. I would imagine Brown had no plan to play him as much as he has.

A few weeks rest and then back to it... But if he has to play it has to be as a centre where he can do the most damage. i'd switch Turner before Percival and there are any number of wingers that can fill a spot.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:20 am  

Don't see the need to switch either Turner or Percival. They should be our centres for the foreseeable future.

Makinson will switch back to wing and someone else (be that Broughton or otherwise) will come in on the other wing - presuming that Meli and Gardner will both leave, although I think Meli for another season would not be the end of the world if we fail with Broughton or someone else.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:33 am  

Percival is a centre - 100% natural centre. These guys are rare - don't you dare move him.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:51 am  

The fact that all our recent centres have been brought in from other clubs proves that we tend not to produce centres. Iro, Lyon, Hoppe, Gleeson, Newlove, Talau, Gidley, Shenton, Turner, the list goes on of centres that we've brought in from elsewhere. 100% keep Percival in the centres for me!

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 12:03 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Percival is a centre - 100% natural centre. These guys are rare - don't you dare move him.

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:24 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Percival is a centre - 100% natural centre. These guys are rare - don't you dare move him.

spot on , would be a waste of talent on the wing

Re: Jodie Broughton : Wed Apr 24, 2013 7:34 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

1. Lomax
2. Makinson
3. Turner
4. Percival
5. Broughton

Young, fast, talented and exciting. We'd be sorted for years with that backline and wouldn't have to do much with it.

I'd take Broughton tomorrow, he reminds me of Anthony Sullivan.

We just need to then focus on halves and props.

If we brought in 2 big props, two natural half backs and Broughton I'd be happy.