Re: Starting 17 2023 : Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:21 pm  

Waterloo Whinger wrote:

Thanks!! it just seemed the very word to sum you up

Well it sounds like you like to keep things simple, at least people reading your posts' won't have difficulty reading and understanding them, do keep in touch and let us know what the jungle drums are saying up in Marsden, especially if you've got anybody else lined up for us

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Thu Nov 03, 2022 6:33 pm  

[quote="chissitt"]Well it sounds like you like to keep things simple, at least people reading your posts' won't have difficulty reading and understanding them, do keep in touch and let us know what the jungle drums are saying up in Marsden, especially if you've got anybody else lined up for us :D[/quote]

Sorry mate I live in Flanshaw

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Thu Nov 03, 2022 7:56 pm  

chissitt wrote:

Well it sounds like you like to keep things simple, at least people reading your posts' won't have difficulty reading and understanding them, do keep in touch and let us know what the jungle drums are saying up in Marsden, especially if you've got anybody else lined up for us

Tbf - no one would have any difficulty understanding- muppet properly sums it up.

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Thu Nov 03, 2022 10:17 pm  

Can we stop replying to this troll and stick to the topic, although to be fair he posts on this board more than most Giants fans

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Fri Nov 04, 2022 1:13 pm  

Sorry hangarman It’s impossible for me to choose a starting 17. I’ve tried and I just can’t do it. There’s not only too much choice for each position but there’s so many different combinations due to the utility we have. We just have an embarrassment of riches to choose from, there isn’t a single position where I could say who Watson will start with apart from LF in all honesty.
It’s an excellent position to be in and I expect preseason will be extremely competitive which can only bode well.
Fullback - tui, pryce, golding
Wings- Jerry, bibby naiqama senior golding
Centres- Leroy, Marsters, Bibby naiqama
Halves- Russell, fages, pryce, tui
Hooker, peat, roby, AOB, golding
Props, Wilson, trout, hill, English, rushton,
Second row, mcqueen livett, Jones hewitt

Then you’ve still got Bruno, greenwood, Seb, Bibby, halsall rush McGowan etc to consider!!!! And I haven’t even thought about Connor as we dont know when he will be available.
Wow!

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:10 pm  

We certainly do have some strength in depth. I have no doubt we will be playing exactly the same way we did last year, but that Watson sees Connor as the answer to our inability to convert possession near the line into points. He has been described as the most dangerous player in the league 10 yards out as thats where his skill and guile comes into play and he doesn't have to rely on pace. Time will tell if that will be a winning strategy but i can see his plan. We are still vulnerable to pace out wide, and other sides really latched onto this near the back end of the season, how we deal with teams that try to exploit this will probably define our season, or at least the backend of it. The real question is, will Watson be able to improve our performances in games that count, that is where we have been and continued to be last year, truly woeful over the years.

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:08 pm  

Hangerman2 wrote:

We certainly do have some strength in depth. I have no doubt we will be playing exactly the same way we did last year, but that Watson sees Connor as the answer to our inability to convert possession near the line into points. He has been described as the most dangerous player in the league 10 yards out as thats where his skill and guile comes into play and he doesn't have to rely on pace. Time will tell if that will be a winning strategy but i can see his plan. We are still vulnerable to pace out wide, and other sides really latched onto this near the back end of the season, how we deal with teams that try to exploit this will probably define our season, or at least the backend of it. The real question is, will Watson be able to improve our performances in games that count, that is where we have been and continued to be last year, truly woeful over the years.

I’m not sure lack of pace out wide is as such a big issue- naiqama was the fastest player in his squad last year, remember senior outpaced regan grace, pryce has pace too. But I suppose it depends if Watson decides to play them.

Re: Starting 17 2023 : Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:16 pm  

Tui
Jerry
Leroy
Marsters
Bibby
Connor
Theo
Hill
Peats
Trout
Mcqueen
Jones
Yates

Wilson
Seb
Greenwood
Ashton

We will never have a fully fit squad, nobody ever does. But the good thing is, as you've all mentioned, we have depth in every position. We could arguably have 2 top class starting 13s