KaeruJim wrote:
Yeah he was here a year or two too long when his legs had gone, but for a while I thought he was Peacock-esque for us.
Back to those wanting 2 props, I just can't see it . I think we'll replace Martin with another back rower; we'll lose Donno this year and the rest would fight it out for the other starting spot and maybe a bench spot.
I think we'll then use the Fus quota for a prop.
Unless two sensational props come up at good money, who knows. You tend to get better value from back rowers in terms of minutes/pay than a prop, although a top class prop can be the difference in games too. If Mik started with a new (really good) prop, and we had Holroyd and Lisone as first choice bench props I don't think that's an awful set. Sangare, TNW as back ups and then you have a slew of others like Hudson, Ruan and some reserves/academy lads.
A back row of McDonnell and Bentley or O'Connor isn't doing it for me. I think McDonnell is our best back-row grafter, but we should partner him with a big ugly thing to give us more whack and take some pressure off the props. Bench for one or both of Bentley and O'Connor. If we got Kal back, then we're back into signing two new NRL props maybe.
I'm starting to think you're Rohan in disguise, Jimbo. If we don’t get two props we might as well go back to Rohanball because we won't have addressed (again) the chief reason for our continual failure. The only real way to take pressure off our prop - I say prop because we only have one reliably good one, is to get another two.This is not impossible for a club with Leeds resources. Catalans have just got two really good ones without breaking sweat. Anything less and we're fighting it out for 7th/8th again in 2025.
Statistics: Posted by ArthurClues — Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:38 pm
