Re: Adam O'Brien : Sun Jan 08, 2017 9:50 pm  

Lockers700 wrote:

Yeah good signing, well done Huddersfield? Glad to see your youth policy has come up trumps again!

Nowt wrong with our youth policy but like any club if good young players come up we will take them it's smart business !!

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:43 am  

Lockers700 wrote:

Yeah good signing, well done Huddersfield? Glad to see your youth policy has come up trumps again!

55 posts eh? Well done Lockers! Youve come up trumps!

(If theyre all of ths calibre its a waste of a good keyboard!)

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:37 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

Scott Grix, Kyle Wood, Craig Huby all average players who will probably not improve as in late 30s or over 30 years of age.
Huby was better than average at Cas but has been average for us.
Eorl Crabtree - Right time to retire, was once great but now average but plays the odd good game.
Josh Johnson - average, young yes but very small for a prop. (Heard he was to sign for Bradford but obviously now wont be)
Jake Connor - Great prospect and skill levels but very very slow - would have liked him to stay.
Joe Wardle - Wasnt great last season but big loss.
Jamie Ellis - For me not a loss (some would disagree) will go well in Championship but not top 6 super league standard.

I'm not criticising your recruitment only time will tell if it's been successful, just merely questioning jools's choice of words when he said the club had let average players' go. from my understanding average or not depending on opinions, your club were powerless to stop them going with the exception of Ellis and Crabtree who was retiring anyway.

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:14 pm  

the stella kid wrote:

I like the way Clough is dismissed as average. He might not be a world beater but he has played in four grand finals and two challenge cup finals. That is a massive amount of experience and he is not too old either.

this

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:15 pm  

dickie mint wrote:

I'm not criticising your recruitment only time will tell if it's been successful, just merely questioning jools's choice of words when he said the club had let average players' go. from my understanding average or not depending on opinions, your club were powerless to stop them going with the exception of Ellis and Crabtree who was retiring anyway.

crabtree actually wanted another year but stone had other ideas for him.

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:25 pm  

O'Brien was tremendous for the Bulls against Leigh in 2015. We struggled to contain him. He appeared less effective in 2016, but seemed to be being used differently (off the bench if I remember correctly?) He also seemed a bit jaded - probably because he seemed to be doing 80 minutes more often than not, in other games. Of all the Bulls players, I would suggest he had most potential to take the next step up. I reckon you have probably got a good one there - I just hope we can contain him in 2017!!

Re: Adam O'Brien : Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:26 pm  

Watched him for budfud, thought yeah he's got the brains to play 9,could be a very important signing.Knows how to play SL 9,unlike Hinchcliffe who is a SL 13 or he is nowt.

Re: Adam O'Brien : Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:42 pm  

There are still a few rough edges to O'Brien's game. Lowes decision to have him play 80 minutes in 2015 (and get racked in the head at least once a game) backfired in 2016 when he wasn't nearly as effective but then neither was the rest of the team. His passing from dummy half can be a little erratic but he's got a good brain and good instincts for the role. The lad deserves to play in Super League and possibly beyond that to the NRL

Re: Adam O'Brien : Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:23 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

There are still a few rough edges to O'Brien's game. Lowes decision to have him play 80 minutes in 2015 (and get racked in the head at least once a game) backfired in 2016 when he wasn't nearly as effective but then neither was the rest of the team. His passing from dummy half can be a little erratic but he's got a good brain and good instincts for the role. The lad deserves to play in Super League and possibly beyond that to the NRL

wont be asked to do 80mins here, think he will share the roll with leeming

Re: Adam O'Brien : Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:10 pm  

gone out on loan to halifax for a month

bit surprised really when he didnt play game 1 at widnes but then again he didnt really perform in the 2 pre season games i saw him in

looks like we are sticking with hinchy in this hooking role!