Willie Isa : Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:25 pm  

He's played the last two games off the bench around the middle and he's been fantastic! He looks like a guy that we've had to play out of position for the last year and a half and we maybe will now see the best of him spelling with Lockers. Don't get me wrong he's done a manful job at second row and even at centre but he's just so well suited to being right bang in the middle.

If only the wrecking ball had one percent of Isa's attitude, desire and workrate!

Re: Willie Isa : Fri Jun 23, 2017 11:55 pm  

Did we win..?

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 4:28 am  

Carry on like this and we'll be seeing the best of him in the middle 8s.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:36 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

He's played the last two games off the bench around the middle and he's been fantastic! He looks like a guy that we've had to play out of position for the last year and a half and we maybe will now see the best of him spelling with Lockers. Don't get me wrong he's done a manful job at second row and even at centre but he's just so well suited to being right bang in the middle.

If only the wrecking ball had one percent of Isa's attitude, desire and workrate!

It's good to see we've found a suitable role for him. He gets a lot of stick on here for being a limited Second Row/Centre, some of it justified for the odd brain fart he has, but to be fair he's only been put there because of the amount of injuries we've had. He rarely lets anyone down and he works his boll*cks off for the team. I'm glad we have him.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:52 am  

There were plenty of negatives last night but some positives as well. I thought Isa was one regardless of us not getting the win. I also thought both Tomkins, Sutton and Bateman went very well.

We're so desperate for a scrum half to get kick and pass us around the field though.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 2:44 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

There were plenty of negatives last night but some positives as well. I thought Isa was one regardless of us not getting the win. I also thought both Tomkins, Sutton and Bateman went very well.

We're so desperate for a scrum half to get kick and pass us around the field though.

At the start of this season, I was really happy with our halfbacks, especially when we fended off massive offers for George.

Now, I feel they're the weakest part of the team.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:28 pm  

Unpopular opinion, we'd be higher in the league with Matty Smith starting 7 instead of Tommy.

Both create no try assists but at least smith has a kicking game.

I love Tommy but the only good part of his play at the minute is his defence, and that's not what you want from your half back.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:48 pm  

NSW wrote:

Unpopular opinion, we'd be higher in the league with Matty Smith starting 7 instead of Tommy.

Both create no try assists but at least smith has a kicking game.

I love Tommy but the only good part of his play at the minute is his defence, and that's not what you want from your half back.

You sort of have to grit your teeth to admit it but I think you're right. Neither are the answer to what we need from a seven but Smith is slightly more suited to our requirements then Leuluai is.

In fairness to Leuluai he'd still be a very good hooker whereas Smith is nothing but an average scrum half but as a seven, I'm not sure Tommy looks even that good at the minute.

I've said previously and I saw nothing last night to change my mind, I'd still take a punt on Danny Brough for a season or two. Even at 34 he still offers everything this side would kill for in a scrum half. There was some talk of unrest earlier in the year and if there was an oppprtunity to get him in I'd be all for it.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:55 pm  

I'd take Leuluai's organisation and passing as well. Smith is a truly awful passer and so many of our moves broke down because of it.

Re: Willie Isa : Sat Jun 24, 2017 11:04 pm  

Tommy has been at best average bordering on abysmal during this run,seriously it was a huge error in getting rid of Smith,who was no world beater himself but much better than whats on offer at the moment,it needs addressing and quickly.