: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:01 pm  

He's clearly one of the fastest players to ever play the game.

Unfortunately it's also that pace that is the sole reason he is playing the game at all. He has no rugby league background so his positioning is wayward, he's too light to tackle properly and for someone who was supposedly good at basketball his hands are terrible.

He really needs either a move away from Warrington or a proper coach. Lowes is one of those coaches who will get the pack playing well, like Bradford when Lowes was there. Only Warrington don't have a Hape or a Vainakolo, their outside backs and half backs are garbage.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:04 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

He's clearly one of the fastest players to ever play the game.

Unfortunately it's also that pace that is the sole reason he is playing the game at all. He has no rugby league background so his positioning is wayward, he's too light to tackle properly and for someone who was supposedly good at basketball his hands are terrible.

He really needs either a move away from Warrington or a proper coach. Lowes is one of those coaches who will get the pack playing well, like Bradford when Lowes was there. Only Warrington don't have a Hape or a Vainakolo, their outside backs and half backs are garbage.

No he isn't.

He's still learning, give him time yet. Quite a few people wrote Riley off three or four years ago and he seems to be coming good over time.

Our outside backs aren't garbage at all. Most teams would want to pick up Gleeson, King or Hicks given the right price.

: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:45 pm  

Wide Nose Viking wrote:

He reminds me of Leroy Rivett..............only not as good

Lets hope he never wins a Lance Todd Trophy. He may outdo Leroy and show up for a celebration of the award in a basketball kit...

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:59 am  

Watch Tom Briscoe at hull instead....this lad is a star in the making

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:46 pm  

Stanley Unwin wrote:

Watch Tom Briscoe at hull instead....this lad is a star in the making

Tom Briscoe > Kevin Penny.

Future England international.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:01 pm  

[quote="The Chair Maker"]The game has moved on and the ideal winger isnt a lightening fast 5ft 9inch bloke who weighs in at around 11stone
The modern winger needs to be 6ft 1inch+, 14 stone, able to field high kicks, defend strongly and provide support to the pack in taking the ball up infield.

Pennys physique and pace is more suited to the requirements of a modern day NRL fullback. Weather he could learn the role of fullback is something that we would only find out if he was played there, and given top class coaching. Certainly his pace would be utilised more from the fullback position than from the wing.[/quote]


i agree with this. the problem for penny is that he will never be coached properly to play either winger or full back under lowes. if he went to saints, mick potter might be able to do it but i dont think they would ever want him.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:03 pm  

shaver wrote:

i agree with this. the problem for penny is that he will never be coached properly to play either winger or full back under lowes. if he went to saints, mick potter might be able to do it but i dont think they would ever want him.

Wingers need to be the size of Meli but without the mistakes.

: Tue May 19, 2009 4:11 pm  

Over to you Widnes fans

: Tue May 19, 2009 4:14 pm  

Gavin Miller - Legend wrote:

Over to you Widnes fans

he he he he he
Perry for England in the 4 nations and as a result, Widnes fast tracked into SL in place of ...........

: Tue May 19, 2009 4:18 pm  

Has not improved an inch since he burst onto the scene playing againt Saints; in fact i would say he has gone backwards

A liability in defence and without his blistering pace he would be nothing - Even if he had decent pace he would a useless winger

Still got time to improve in his general game and tackle technique but at the mintue he is no where near a super league standard player

(in my opion )