Re: Half Back : Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:47 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Yes it seems that he is "not ready yet" which is basically code for "not good enough yet" at 19. This is sad.

Can you name a young Warrington halfback who has benefited from going on loan to come back and secure the starting halfback role for a period of time?

I'm just worried this sounds all too familiar.

Hulse, Durbin, Patton, Dean etc - sure I have missed a few.

Have sent you a PM.

Re: Half Back : Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:12 pm  

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... -big-2024/ George Williams wrote: “We started it really well together, but there were a lot of grey areas with how we played last year. “There were a lot of ways out and shortcuts without getting pulled on it but now, Sam’s direct. He’s clear about what he wants from us and if we don’t do it, we don’t play. I'm sorry but this attitude stinks. Can you imagine Jonny Lomax, Lewis Dodd, Harry Smith, Bevan French et al looking for shortcuts and ways out?

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... -big-2024/ George Williams wrote: “We started it really well together, but there were a lot of grey areas with how we played last year. “There were a lot of ways out and shortcuts without getting pulled on it but now, Sam’s direct. He’s clear about what he wants from us and if we don’t do it, we don’t play. I'm sorry but this attitude stinks. Can you imagine Jonny Lomax, Lewis Dodd, Harry Smith, Bevan French et al looking for shortcuts and ways out?

Re: Half Back : Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:31 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/24084949.george-williams-backs-josh-drinkwater-big-2024/

I'm sorry but this attitude stinks.

Can you imagine Jonny Lomax, Lewis Dodd, Harry Smith, Bevan French et al looking for shortcuts and ways out?

I read it to mean that Powell wasn't as pedantic on certain disciplines during play, and was more focussed on the 'non-technicalities'? I think that's what Williams meant anyway, but I may have read it wrong.

I know that Burgess will be more of a Price-type technical guy, but hopefully more inspirational and less cushy with the players. For all of Price's faults, in 2018 he took a pretty average bunch of players to two finals through sheer hard work and sticking to the plan. It only fell apart when he couldn't get the likes of Austin and Widdop to fire consistently. Let's remember, Burgess is the guy who was prepared to drop Latrell Mitchell for being off his game!

Re: Half Back : Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:36 pm  

easyWire wrote:

I read it to mean that Powell wasn't as pedantic on certain disciplines during play, and was more focussed on the 'non-technicalities'? I think that's what Williams meant anyway, but I may have read it wrong.

I know that Burgess will be more of a Price-type technical guy, but hopefully more inspirational and less cushy with the players. For all of Price's faults, in 2018 he took a pretty average bunch of players to two finals through sheer hard work and sticking to the plan. It only fell apart when he couldn't get the likes of Austin and Widdop to fire consistently. Let's remember, Burgess is the guy who was prepared to drop Latrell Mitchell for being off his game!

Perhaps that's what Williams meant.

Price was exceptional in his first year, it was the 3 that followed most tellingly the playoff disasters at home. He couldn't get the players to perform when the pressure was really on (2019 CC we were not given a chance)

Re: Half Back : Mon Feb 05, 2024 9:00 pm  

Riley Dean was told the same last season.
And I said then it’s because Wire don’t want him.
I hope this isn’t the case with Hayes, but Wire haven’t banked the brownie points to take chances on the youth.

Thewlis is an out and out fb, however like Smiffy’s shout about playing him at hb.
Play him at 6 and Williams at 7 and Drink look warm water at Widnes.

Re: Half Back : Tue Feb 06, 2024 7:43 am  

Hayes appears to be Burgess’ favourite player in training, and from the friendlies. I’d be very surprised in any other player took the half back role from Drinkwater this year (injuries permitting of course). Burgess wants a classic controlling scrum half in the middle.