Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:49 am  

nathan_rugby wrote:

And the season before that.

When was his last good season? Was it 2020 or 2019?

2017

[Pemps]

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:14 am  

I will say this about Gildart. He had quite a bad shoulder injury but then couldn’t get the necessary rehab due to covid. His form suffered because of all this.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:41 am  

Pemps wrote:

I will say this about Gildart. He had quite a bad shoulder injury but then couldn’t get the necessary rehab due to covid. His form suffered because of all this.

Tut Tut Tut - How dare you defend him
Get your Pitchfork man and get out there

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:37 pm  

The talk of him feigning injury last season was proven to be incorrect when he hobbled round on one leg in the Leeds play off defeat IMO but you do have to take his injury record in to account, as well as his form these past couple of years and when you do that and factor in the good money he’d probably command, I’m not sure he’d be a wise move.

We’re talking like it’s a chance anyway. If he’s fully fit I personally think he’ll go pretty well down under. I’m sure he’ll be motivated to proof a point and he’s plenty talented enough (at his best) to have a good career Down Under. He looks to have stacked some size on from the pictures I’ve seen if him in pre season, so that should help.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Feb 09, 2022 2:26 pm  

It's always interesting to see how English players and any ex Wiganers get on in the NRL - previously Canberra games were the ones to watch but will definitely be hoping Wests do well this year with Maguire, Hastings and Gildart there. I think they're up against it and may even be contenders for the wooden spoon now that Brisbane and Canterbury have recruited heavily but maybe they'll do better than expected.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:54 pm  

Gildart was one of the lightest backs in the league. Around the 85kg mark. There was talk that he’d need to get to more like 88-90kg Which I think he’s done now. That’ll help because there’s so big boys in that league

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Sun Feb 13, 2022 11:52 pm  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

Gildart was one of the lightest backs in the league. Around the 85kg mark. There was talk that he’d need to get to more like 88-90kg Which I think he’s done now. That’ll help because there’s so big boys in that league

I remember a Wests fan on an Aussie forum saying he reckoned Adam Doueihi (6'-3", 95 kg) wasn't big enough to be a centre.

I said, you're not going to like Ollie Gildart...

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:24 am  

We're pretty covered in the centre spots, but Nene MacDonald is looking a different class at Leigh. Big and athletic and makes plenty of ground early in the set too.

If one of Bibby or Thornley don't work out, I'd love to see him replace Zak.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:36 am  

sergeant pepper wrote:

We're pretty covered in the centre spots, but Nene MacDonald is looking a different class at Leigh. Big and athletic and makes plenty of ground early in the set too.

If one of Bibby or Thornley don't work out, I'd love to see him replace Zak.

He’s one they have to keep an eye on with him being in the area and only on a one year deal (I think). I fancied us having a look at getting him in last season when I heard he was available because there aren’t many backs that big but with good pace and he can play. It’s good that there are 12 months now to look at how a guy like him or Leilua at Fev settle in the UK and certainly one won’t be in superleague next year and will probably be up for grabs.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:16 pm  

This Monday night rugby league on premier sports is giving people an opportunity to have a good look at players with the potential to step up. I’d imagine Tyler Dupree at Widnes will be snapped back up by a top flight club before too long.