Re: Recruitment : Sun Dec 04, 2016 5:28 pm  

mamo still expected over the next few weeks with wardle going other way

Re: Recruitment : Sun Dec 04, 2016 6:12 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

mamo still expected over the next few weeks with wardle going other way

Is that supposed to be good mews?

Re: Recruitment : Sun Dec 04, 2016 6:26 pm  

jools wrote:

Is that supposed to be good mews?

Bad we can't keep hold of a great young athlete like Wardle.. However we are in desperate need of a fullback and we'd be getting somebody who would want to play for the Giants, while losing somebody with an ambition to play in Australia.

If it happens then good on him. He'll be missed by most.

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 9:53 am  

Mamo released from knights
now can we borrow him back for the Auckland 9s
He's always our best in the 9s.

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:04 am  

Apparently we have come to an agreement with Newcastle now and we will be announcing it sometime this week. Wardle going the other way.

Surely Wardle will be the last outgoing player and we will see another 2/3 additions after Mamo arrives.

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 11:20 am  

So we are going to lose a quality young talent for a full back who is injured at the moment and unlikely to be fit for a while. Will someone please explain to me how that strengthens our paper thin squad?

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:20 pm  

Wardle going means we now need the following first team players

Fullback - presumably Mamo, Murphy/Simpson/Gaskell back up

Left centre - nobody been mentioned but we need a top class one - Murphy/Sam Wood/Gaskell back up

Left wing is weak - Murphy first choice for me, back up of Ormsby and Darnell if Murphy injured or playing elsewhere

2 Props - 1 of which has to be top class with Mason/Clough/Smith battling for other positions. Seb and Taai can play here but both are better on the fringes imo.

Hooker - Leeming will be a big player this year (he needs to be) but I'd rather Hinchy cover hooker only when necessary. We need a top line hooker.

If cap is an issue then following Mamo we need to prioritise in the following order Hooker/Centre/Prop for me.

I suppose the reality of it is with the time of year, money and players available we will probably end up with a couple of unknown quota gambles and a couple of British surplus squaddies (in addition to the Bradford lot)

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:57 pm  

We don't need anything like that

Mamo at the back, with a ton of cover
Left centre - Sam Wood or Gaskell, plus loads of cover
Left wing - Ormsby, with a load of cover

Prop, we need a new one with Wakeman being likely

It'll do for me


Murphy remains an entirely dependable squad player, but lacks pace at wing, power and handling at centre and organisation at full back to be first choice

Utterly dependable yes. Match winner. No

Ormsby has the power and pace to do the job on the wing for me

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:31 pm  

great news if we get the long awaited news of mamo, maybe the delay is to do with the injury he picked up in some way

id be happy with murphy and ormsby on the left hand side for us...other options available too, gaskell, wood, mckintosh can go centre with murphy on wing if ormsby fails to take the chance on wing, you can play murphy where you want and he will give you a performance every week.

hooker is a worry for me, not sure leeming is the answer but hopefully he rises to the task

Re: Recruitment : Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:46 pm  

Leeming was a lot better than Hinchy last season for me, he needs someone else though

Most importantly needs to learn to ignore Brough when he's demanding the ball and take the right option but that's experience