Re: George Williams. : Thu May 27, 2021 3:54 pm
Lord Tony Smith wrote:
Would you not sacrifice signing a forward to get Williams though? As you say he’s still young, one of your own, he’d be the best halfback in the comp and you’d have him probably for the rest of his career.
Having said all that, would it hamper Harry Smith’s development bringing in Williams?
Having said all that, would it hamper Harry Smith’s development bringing in Williams?
Smith has a starting spot next year you’d imagine anyway. We’ve got Jai Field to come in yet who we’ve not seen anything of but he could play at fullback if French goes back and I think the club are invested in Smith being our seven for the next 5+ years (after this season). We’d love Williams don’t get me wrong and I’ll be gutted if he signs for Wire but we’ve too many kids in the middle of the field at the minute and they’re being let down by the more experienced props/middles. That area needs urgent attention and if Williams signing is at the detriment of that, we may not get the best out of him anyway if he’s constantly playing from his own half.
A good balance for us would probably be to get Williams, get a more established forward from somewhere and then try and pluck a forward on the cheap, who works out beyond expectations. There is talk George Burgess may be back next season after his big op. That’s a gamble that could go hugely either way for us.
