Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:01 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Just for the utility value he offers he should be in, there at atv5 players who is better than.

Griffin a bit unlucky too, he is better than 3 of the centres named.

Johnstone should be in front of the old wingers and I'd have Lewis in there too, done more than Dodd so far in his career, but doesn't play for Saints.

I mean Dodd did start for Saints in the their Grand final win last season...

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:25 pm  

HU8HFC wrote:

I mean Dodd did start for Saints in the their Grand final win last season...

Could have put any SL scrum half in there and they still would have won the game. Dodd looks a good player, but I've been more impressed with Lewis, this playing in a lot less dominant team too.

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 2:51 pm  

Lewis could have been in there for me, just they type of player that draws penalties and got great explosive speed , with an eye for the gaps but he isn't at one of the big clubs, so he's not as highly thought of - if he keeps playing the way he is now, he'll be hard to ignore though , you can see what he's going to do when he starts to arc his run , but getting to him is quite another thing and I'd have loved him at Hull, apparently he grew up supporting Hull (I'd heard the opposite but I wouldn't argue with those in the know) so we missed a trick there. Maybe he'll do a Cooke!! Tongue in cheek that remark as he looks firmly ensconced at Craven Park I am afraid.

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:53 pm  

Connor will get selected for the Exiles in the pointless mid season game like last season and we know what happened then.

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 4:59 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Could have put any SL scrum half in there and they still would have won the game. Dodd looks a good player, but I've been more impressed with Lewis, this playing in a lot less dominant team too.

Question marks over Lewis defence probably meant he wasn't selected

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:01 pm  

Hessle Roader wrote:

But apparently Sarginson and Reece Lyne are. You couldn't make it up.

Is Sarginson still in Cam Scott's back pocket?

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 5:18 pm  

Hopefully Jake and Griffs exclusions from the squad only make them hell bent on proving Wane wrong and their performances for us go up another level.

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 6:10 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Is Sarginson still in Cam Scott's back pocket?

I noticed Jake was taunting Sarginson after a try down that side. I wonder if he already knew he wasn't in the squad and was pointing out to Sarginson how the feck did you get chosen and I didn't.

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Tue Mar 01, 2022 11:31 pm  

GrahamBray wrote:

It is a shame really, I was watching some great test matches on youtube, one where we won in Sydney 33-10 , with Eastwood kicking 7 goals was a real stand out and well worth a look.

Match was played in Melbourne GB. and I was there to see captain Schofield give a comprehensive master class in No 6 play- he truly demolished the Aussies in the second match of the last Ashes series held in Aus. We were susequently narrowly defeated in Sydney to lose the series 2-1.

Being a rotten pedant here but Eastwood kicked 6 out of 7 attempts.-sorry!

Re: Round 4 v Cas : Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:10 am  

Freddie Miller. wrote:

Match was played in Melbourne GB. and I was there to see captain Schofield give a comprehensive master class in No 6 play- he truly demolished the Aussies in the second match of the last Ashes series held in Aus. We were susequently narrowly defeated in Sydney to lose the series 2-1.

Being a rotten pedant here but Eastwood kicked 6 out of 7 attempts.-sorry!

No worries Freddie, I am a bit bleary eyed when I watch those clips, its my go to night time viewing as an insomniac. Schofield was brilliant that game, the chip and chase for Offiah's try had the Aussies bemused and what a game that was. I don't see us within 50 points of them now, if they pick their best 17, probably even their next best 17. The gulf in class between us now is probably as wide as it was in 82 when the Invincibles came over and rewrote RL history, in my opinion as an avid fan of the NRL.