Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:23 pm  

You lot are flying but not sure it’s right time of year to be flying….
Let’s see how Williams go’s in the knockout games. Has had a tendency to go missing……..

Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:34 pm  

Shabino wrote:

You lot are flying but not sure it’s right time of year to be flying….
Let’s see how Williams go’s in the knockout games. Has had a tendency to go missing……..

The same Williams who has won a grand final?

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:40 pm  

Shabino wrote:

You lot are flying but not sure it’s right time of year to be flying….
Let’s see how Williams go’s in the knockout games. Has had a tendency to go missing……..

You know who goes missing in regular season games? Blake Austin.

Williams was just as good as this last season, when we were crap

Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:01 pm  

I have to say the Wire turn around has been nothing short of terrific. But it’s also a long season, let’s see if you can maintain your form and fitness……

Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:06 pm  

Technically we’re out of form based on the last 120 minutes of rugby we’ve played. But we didn’t lose either game and we fronted up with 12 men. Hopefully a good sign. And hopefully no more idiotic indiscipline. Anyway that’s not really an Austin post. FWIW Sezer should be the worry based on his salary and the return on investment.

Re: Blake Austin. : Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:48 pm  

easyWire wrote:

Technically we’re out of form based on the last 120 minutes of rugby we’ve played. But we didn’t lose either game and we fronted up with 12 men. Hopefully a good sign. And hopefully no more idiotic indiscipline. Anyway that’s not really an Austin post. FWIW Sezer should be the worry based on his salary and the return on investment.

Sezer gets a lot of stick on our forum. I’m waiting to see how he go’s in some better weather……

Re: Blake Austin. : Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:56 am  

Shabino wrote:

Sezer gets a lot of stick on our forum. I’m waiting to see how he go’s in some better weather……

Grand finals are not generally won in ‘better weather’.

Re: Blake Austin. : Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:22 am  

I'm sure as a Leeds fan he knows what it takes to win a Grand Final.

Re: Blake Austin. : Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:24 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Grand finals are not generally won in ‘better weather’.

Actually, most of them are. Certainly, the 4 we played in were all played in very decent conditions....

Re: Blake Austin. : Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:49 pm  

Shabino wrote:

Rhino in peace. Austin looking like the player who first came to Wire. Not saying for a second you guys still need him, as you have a great half back pairing just now.
But did you think he could do it again? Why did we not see more of this at Wire?
Genuinely interested…..

We were advised by an Canberra NRL supporter that Austin was a great supporter runner and not an out and out playmaker. As others have stated, he started out like a house on fire, but with his limited set of tools with ball in hand, became too predictable. He had a good 50% try per game rate with us, which seems to have dropped off at Leeds.

Should you be happy with him, then that's all that matters. Have you any prop forwards that want to go out on loan for a month or so? They would generate more enthusiasm from me, if I'm honest.