Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:40 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

According to radford. Who?

Shaul - not sure if hes been carrying an injury but hes not been great this season imo. His deficiencies in linking the half's to the outside backs is well documented but at least we used to have his support play and broken field running but not this year. Needs to get back on track

Connor- great until he was moved from centre and hit and miss since. Doesn't look happy and being called out publicly by the coach probably doesn't help

Kelly - who? I think he used to play for us. Chubby Australian bloke who likes the odd burger

Sneyd - all he has his his kicking game and that's been average for months now. Needs to get back on track

Houghton - are his million plus tackles catching up with him? Distribution not great and no real zip. Does being captain suit him?

Taylor - not sure what's going on but body language not great and his worst season for us since he joined. Has he lost some weight? Long way off a gun place imo

Any more key players?

Snyed's won us a couple of games that otherwise would have meant we'd already be out of the play-offs and down in eighth. But he has clearly been out of form recently.

Shaul is capable of a moment of magic but has been largely disappointing this season. Houghton just needs spelling, hopefully Jordan Johnstone can help out in that respect next season.

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:48 pm  

we need to sort out the number 6 spot for next season.connor for some reason is not performing there,kelly really makes a big difference for hull at 6,but is he crocked and will he still be here next season?

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:49 pm  

I reckon Taylor is carrying an injury, so plays for as long as he can in his first stint (probably over plays himself) and then comes back later in the game when he's been jabbed up again.

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:18 pm  

ccs wrote:

I reckon Taylor is carrying an injury, so plays for as long as he can in his first stint (probably over plays himself) and then comes back later in the game when he's been jabbed up again.

Do you have any evidence to support your theory? I would be unhappy if any player received painkillers both before a match and then again before he was able to return to the field.

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 5:43 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

Do you have any evidence to support your theory? I would be unhappy if any player received painkillers both before a match and then again before he was able to return to the field.

None whatsoever, but it's common knowledge that players do get "jabbed up" before games.
Carlos missed a game last year when he lost all feeling in his arm before the match.
Whether it's right or wrong I don't know, but as long as the player gets the right medical advice then I'm (fairly) happy with it.

Taken from your website.....

“We’re still missing a few but the good news is that the ones who are playing are reasonably fit and healthy. We’ve not got as many knocks as we had earlier in the season and we’re not having to jab people up like we were.”

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:50 pm  

ccs wrote:

None whatsoever, but it's common knowledge that players do get "jabbed up" before games.
Carlos missed a game last year when he lost all feeling in his arm before the match.
Whether it's right or wrong I don't know, but as long as the player gets the right medical advice then I'm (fairly) happy with it.

Taken from your website.....

I appreciate what you say. What evidence do you have that he gets the needle before and during matches? The first appears to be a fairly common occurrence at this time of the season. However I have not heard of anyone getting a second jab to allow them to re enter the field. Would not have thought the medics would be too keen on that.

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:06 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

I appreciate what you say. What evidence do you have that he gets the needle before and during matches? The first appears to be a fairly common occurrence at this time of the season. However I have not heard of anyone getting a second jab to allow them to re enter the field. Would not have thought the medics would be too keen on that.

I doubt there would be time at half time for a pain killer to kick in, and the risk of numbness etc.

Re: Key players need to step up : Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:17 pm  

Keiththered wrote:

I appreciate what you say. What evidence do you have that he gets the needle before and during matches? The first appears to be a fairly common occurrence at this time of the season. However I have not heard of anyone getting a second jab to allow them to re enter the field. Would not have thought the medics would be too keen on that.

As I said before, none.
I just said "I reckon", based on his game pattern - over playing himself (in my opinion), coming off much sooner than earlier in the season, and staying on the sidelines for longer.

Good old Google suggests Gavin Henson "played in their Six Nations victory over England at Twickenham but needed a painkilling injection at half-time as he struggled with an Achilles injury."