Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:58 am  

Is Sam Eseh still at Leeds? That dual reg with Wigan would've come in handy right now.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:32 am  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Is Sam Eseh still at Leeds? That dual reg with Wigan would've come in handy right now.

It certainly would come in handy. Hopefully some loan for a forward can be sorted this week.

We had a good relationship with Hudds last season too so hopefully there’s some prop not getting game time who could be an option for us.

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Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 3:10 pm  

We have Rodwell Uele and Shaw.
Two of them do 60 minutes one does 40.
They still get good rests.

With Pitts at 13 we should still be strong enough.

Missing Hood and Doyle is a bigger miss. They take a lot of the defensive work in the middle.
Someone should spell Harvey....Kay being the obvious one but then who plays half back.
If Max then Booth to Fullzback.

Needs to be well drilled to make all that work.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:48 pm  

PopTart wrote:

We have Rodwell Uele and Shaw.
Two of them do 60 minutes one does 40.
They still get good rests.

With Pitts at 13 we should still be strong enough.

Missing Hood and Doyle is a bigger miss. They take a lot of the defensive work in the middle.
Someone should spell Harvey....Kay being the obvious one but then who plays half back.
If Max then Booth to Fullzback.

Needs to be well drilled to make all that work.

If Hood’s calf is fine then Kay stay at 6 but if not then as you say Jowitt will have to go to 6 and Booth to fullback.

The back line should be good, the second row forwards should be good too and loose.

Happy for Smith to keep his shirt. Played pretty well vs Batley.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:46 pm  

I wonder when Vagana will make his return, he seems to have been out for ages now. It was a wrist injury, wasn't it? Surely he's close because we definitely could use him just to freshen up the props a bit.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:54 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I wonder when Vagana will make his return, he seems to have been out for ages now. It was a wrist injury, wasn't it? Surely he's close because we definitely could use him just to freshen up the props a bit.

I seem to remember a injury update saying Vagana was due back early September, he might just make a couple of games before playoffs start.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:54 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I wonder when Vagana will make his return, he seems to have been out for ages now. It was a wrist injury, wasn't it? Surely he's close because we definitely could use him just to freshen up the props a bit.

I seem to remember a injury update saying Vagana was due back early September, he might just make a couple of games before playoffs start.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:55 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

I wonder when Vagana will make his return, he seems to have been out for ages now. It was a wrist injury, wasn't it? Surely he's close because we definitely could use him just to freshen up the props a bit.

I seem to remember a injury update saying Vagana was due back early September, he might just make a couple of games before playoffs start.

Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

I seem to remember a injury update saying Vagana was due back early September, he might just make a couple of games before playoffs start.

Wow, that's some time off he's had to have, I thought I remember it being 3 months but I could be wrong. Does anyone remember what the actual injury was?

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Re: Batley Bulldogs (H) : Wed Jul 10, 2024 8:25 pm  

Shifty Cat wrote:

Wow, that's some time off he's had to have, I thought I remember it being 3 months but I could be wrong. Does anyone remember what the actual injury was?

Yes he did his thumb and they said 12 weeks or more.