Re: Full backs : Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:13 am  

robin4life wrote:

Andrew Johns made the point a couple of weeks ago, that if he had played in today's game he wouldn't have been as effective, as the full back is a much more key role especially in attack. This has been proven with Ben barba, billy slater, sam tomkins and even Greg ingliss now at full back (all players who are dangerous with ball in hand).

I like Craig hall he's a good lad and a decent player. But in reality we saw him at full back for hull and he's not in the top 14 full backs in the league. As a rovers fan I hope and expect we bring in somebody more natural in that position. I liked young Louis Sherife and think be would have kicked on this season.

That aside I totally agree with the macdonnel comment, hes a decent player but not at the wage he wanted IMO

Why would that effect Johns?

Barba's improvement at fb is because he's worked hard at the basics, Inglis is just a freak.

Re: Full backs : Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:55 am  

How about the welsh kid scored a try against the frogs

Re: Full backs : Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:01 am  

Richard Owen - Cas Tigers ?

Re: Full backs : Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:48 pm  

Tigerade wrote:

Richard Owen - Cas Tigers ?

Yes he plays for Cas, what about him?

Re: Full backs : Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:17 pm  

I think Richard owen would be a very good signing, although he has a court case next month so cant see anything finalised before then !

Re: Full backs : Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:57 pm  

He would appear to be a bit of a Edit-Sticky-AS, one to avoid I'd think. This probably means we will sign him if he stays out of clink.

Re: Full backs : Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:25 pm  

May as well bring Charlie back, he may have been found guilty of assault, and have a tendancy towards casual racism, but even he wouldn't beat santa up.

Re: Full backs : Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:47 am  

bishops finger wrote:

Yes he plays for Cas, what about him?

Rumours in Tigertown he's going to HKR.

Re: Full backs : Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:24 am  

Tigerade wrote:

Rumours in Tigertown he's going to HMP.

Edited for accuracy.

Re: Full backs : Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:21 am  

Still a worry for us, I think we should still go with Hall at FB. But it all depends on how Sandercock coaches the team to play .
Briscoe was an organiser who took on a leadership role & helped organise the defence, McDonald was not & Hall is not that sort of player if he is used the defence must be based on individuals knowing their role in the side & being trusted to perform that roll without thinking or needing prompting, Hall would then be able to chime into the line & use his undoubted flair at its best. That is why Slater at Melbourne is so good as the players around him do their job as a team.
Gone are the days when you can have players out on the field who dont know what they are doing or need coaching on the run it should be their natural reaction & that should come through coaching & repetative drill.