Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:13 pm  

Well heading into a Fax derby with an untested halfback pairing is far from ideal. Only bonus is that Halifax won't have a clue what to expect either!

Re: Halifax (H) : Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:45 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

If Doro is fit (and it seems a gamble as he's barely 5 weeks into a 8 week lay-off) then id expect us to line-up something like below.

With us being adamant that we weren't going down the route of short term loans, and us now having 6 loan players (granted two are season long) feel like it puts a bit of pressure on the loan lads to perform and also EOC to get a result Friday.

McGowan
Myers
Arundel
Gill
Carr
Ott
Lilley
Doro
Souter
Lawrence
Wilson
Butler
Fulton

Davies
Appo
Green
Wood

Can't see how Hallas, Flanagan or Smith get in the team.

I suppose if you're going to stick short term loan players in Prop and Wing are preferable positions. Wood is definitely class too I agree.

At least Ott has been training with the lads for a while (and hopefully at half bck with this in mind).

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:25 pm  

Just been watching the academy highlights from last night and the pitch looks very heavy.

Apparently club is cancelling all the juniors games they have planned for pre match and the LDRL game at half time. The weather has pretty much been as forecast this week, so surprised they have left it so late to cancel.

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:43 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Just been watching the academy highlights from last night and the pitch looks very heavy.

Apparently club is cancelling all the juniors games they have planned for pre match and the LDRL game at half time. The weather has pretty much been as forecast this week, so surprised they have left it so late to cancel.

Last night was horrendous on that pitch. Really surprised they played an academy game on it last night, with a game on tonight as well. Didn't look great at the end at all.

[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:42 pm  

Davies at stand off tonight. That's a bit out of leftfield

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:45 pm  

A bit leftfield but a good shout.
No Lawernce though

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:54 pm  

It's a strong looking squad and team, but just feel it's very disjointed and unbalanced. Loan players coming into the 13 and on bench. Davies in the halves? Debuts for Fulton and Ott how up to speed will they be. I worry for the creativity and attacking fluency to really test Halifax. They look alot more balanced with Widdop and Joufrett, Eden on the edges and Keyes on the bench as well as a good option. Not expecting anything pretty, but a win is vital and that's all that matters.

[Bullseye]

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:33 pm  

Doro starting despite looking like he tweaked something in the warm up.

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:29 pm  

Great result that, couldnt get to the game so not sure on the performance, but a vital and very much needed win.

Who do we think went well? And how did Fulton, Ott, Wood, Wilson and Carr look?

Re: Halifax (H) : Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:56 pm  

Very impressed with Fulton, he looks like he will be a real handful. Ott didn't get much time on the field but didn't let anyone down either. Thought the loanees all did well, especially the forward from Wire. Hope we can keep hold of him for a few more weeks.

Really impressive defensive effort from the Bulls, they scrambled back countless times tonight. Halifax on the other hand looked vulnerable in defence and I suspect if we'd had Gaskell on the pitch they might have been on the end of a bit of a hammering.

Side was more than a bit makeshift but they looked eager and played some decent rugby in tricky conditions.