Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:19 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

taylor going to wigan, amor staying at wakey or going to saints. Seems we haven't had much luck with our prop recruitment. Johnson looks OK but doesn't look like he'll ever be top class to me

I can't believe that there isn't some young Tongan/ Samoan Animal of a prop we can bring over like we did with Sam Moa. Then again, the club might have something sorted that the "in the knowers" (who have gone quiet) don't know about!?!

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:22 am  

As it stands O Meley is currently a better forward than Taylor and Amor, so we win short term, gives ind a another year to find a replacement and devlope two excellent prospects in Green and Bowden.

More worried about halfback than prop at the moment.

Watts
Lynch
O Meley

As our 3 front line props with Green, Bowden and Johnson fighting for the 4th prop position.

Pretty happy with that.

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:45 am  

Why doesn't anybody believe PG when he says Pitts will play prop? Nobody ever seems to mention him.

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:02 am  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Why doesn't anybody believe PG when he says Pitts will play prop? Nobody ever seems to mention him.

I don't doubt he will, just that he'll be in the dowes mould and won't replace what we have leaving. As it stands, we're losing manu and moa but haven't really replaced their size or impact

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:09 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

I don't doubt he will, just that he'll be in the dowes mould and won't replace what we have leaving. As it stands, we're losing manu and moa but haven't really replaced their size or impact

Pitts has far better hands than Dowes, like Watts he can bend the line and get an offload away. He certainly needs to put on some bulk in the off season, but that should be possible.
Moa and (more so) Manu are big losses for us, but I think this will be minimised by a change in playing style.

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:19 am  

Jake the Peg wrote:

I don't doubt he will, just that he'll be in the dowes mould and won't replace what we have leaving. As it stands, we're losing manu and moa but haven't really replaced their size or impact

Don,t you consider Ellis an adequate replacement for one of them?

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:50 am  

dayvoz wrote:

Don,t you consider Ellis an adequate replacement for one of them?

Definitely not! Manu was lethal in attack, and Moa was a prop that dented the defensive line and had great offloads. Ellis is a hard working second rower that will top the tackle count, similar to how Fitz played for us.

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:56 am  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Why doesn't anybody believe PG when he says Pitts will play prop? Nobody ever seems to mention him.

Because he's doing a great job as a back rower so why mess with things?

Watts and lynch starting props, Omeley and Animal on the bench.

Green and Bowden back up.

Ellis and Tickle 2nd row, Galea or Pitts on bench.

Whiting/Westerman loose forward. Happy with our forwards if we get one more prop.

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:03 am  

east hull FC fan wrote:

Why doesn't anybody believe PG when he says Pitts will play prop? Nobody ever seems to mention him.

Who

Re: More rumours... : Sun Sep 16, 2012 9:05 am  

Raggytash wrote:

Definitely not! Manu was lethal in attack, and Moa was a prop that dented the defensive line and had great offloads. Ellis is a hard working second rower that will top the tackle count, similar to how Fitz played for us.

i think you might be in for a pleasant surprise