Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 9:04 am  

ellis is not hooker defensively he would get found out massively, id rather have kyle wood and leeming as are hookers personally. regarding gene ormsby think it was a panic buy and is no better then what we already have half decent player to have in the squad though. as for the fullback position i really think we need to sign an out and out fullback we tried playing people there who are better in other postions and it hasnt worked so hopefully we have learned from that. in rick stone we trust big changes needed if we want to get that top 4 finish.

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:12 am  

rounding92 wrote:

ellis is not hooker defensively he would get found out massively, id rather have kyle wood and leeming as are hookers personally. regarding gene ormsby think it was a panic buy and is no better then what we already have half decent player to have in the squad though. as for the fullback position i really think we need to sign an out and out fullback we tried playing people there who are better in other postions and it hasnt worked so hopefully we have learned from that. in rick stone we trust big changes needed if we want to get that top 4 finish.

It's easier to defend in the middle than it is on the edges, so I think he would be ok... not brilliant, but not as bad as what you may think.

And yeah, we 100% need a fullback, there isn't anyone in the squad who is ready to fill that role.

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:06 am  

Durham Giant wrote:

Obviously none of the above posters want a hooker who can scoot from dummy half then. He does not have that accelaration from Dummyhalf.

Newton's second law.

F=ma

Ellis is carrying a lot of "m". If he's wants a bit of "a" he needs to go on a diet.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:14 am  

Steve May wrote:

Newton's second law.

F=ma

Ellis is carrying a lot of "m". If he's wants a bit of "a" he needs to go on a diet.

Maybe Huby and Ikahihifo could join him at weight watchers ?

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:15 am  

Ormsby did nothing but impress in his appearances for us this season, he has pace and scoring ability a plenty

Murphy is very solid, dependable and experienced but he's never going to go 90m or pull back a break

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:33 am  

I don't see Ormsby as anything other than the rumoured Bradford signings - a squad player as back up, but haven't been impressed at all.I know we all see different things in players but I can't help thinking we have at least as good coming through the Academy, and I don't rate him any better than Murphy. Maybe a full pre season and some proper fitness will bring something I haven't really seen.
The big question seems to be can Rick Stone bring in enough of his own choices to make a difference? The right temparement as well as ability is just as important

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:26 pm  

full back - mamo

hooker - they may stick with hinchcliffe and leeming, wood going. been linked with a hooker called randell from newcastle though too

in stone we trust! he did the great escape

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:39 pm  

Speculation in Newcastle is that you are getting Randell, Mamo and one other (possibly Jack Stockwell) as a swap for Joe Wardle and one other.

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Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Wed Sep 28, 2016 11:31 pm  

roopy wrote:

Speculation in Newcastle is that you are getting Randell, Mamo and one other (possibly Jack Stockwell) as a swap for Joe Wardle and one other.

Who might be the other one

Re: Super League Giants 2017 : Thu Sep 29, 2016 2:58 am  

Durham Giant wrote:

Who might be the other one

Crabtree is the most frequent speculation