Re: Anakin : Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:42 pm  

He's ok but had an outstanding game v Bradford to be fair...but then so did a lot players who have been ordinary and beyond all year

Re: Anakin : Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:23 pm  

I hope he gets another year at least.Every body makes mistakes in every team and it's not with lack of trying when he's had game time.I too rate him and as someone said earlier,he's one of our own.

[Wildthing]

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:47 am  

Indeed, he's one of our own and has the potential that's for sure.

I hope he stays.

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:55 am  

Don't get your hopes up, he hasn't been offered a new contract

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:59 am  

His game has certainly picked up under Smith, and he is now showing the potential he showed quite a few of us on here when we watched him as a youngster, he's not the finished article but with injuries and lack of game time before this coach what do you expect, but he certainly deserves another year to full fill the promise, he might not be a regular starter next season with the promise of these new signings, but can we really afford to let him go, I personally don't think so.

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:34 am  

Wildthing wrote:

Indeed, he's one of our own and has the potential that's for sure.

I hope he stays.

Not only that,his wife and himself have just had a new addition of a baby daughter and recently being a new grandad ,god knows what must be going through their minds if no future has been decided .I hope it's sorted out sooner rather than later.

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:47 am  

chissitt wrote:

His game has certainly picked up under Smith, and he is now showing the potential he showed quite a few of us on here when we watched him as a youngster, he's not the finished article but with injuries and lack of game time before this coach what do you expect, but he certainly deserves another year to full fill the promise, he might not be a regular starter next season with the promise of these new signings, but can we really afford to let him go, I personally don't think so.

Has his game really picked up under Smith or has his game picked up because he needs a new contract?

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:16 am  

Or had his game picked up because he's getting regular game time?

From what I've seen the effort has always been there in bucket loads. He has had a few unfortunate injuries and suspensions and has been played out of position against established super league prop forwards. The more he players the better he will get, and that goes for all the club trained players. Don't play them and they will never develop into the players they could be.

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:33 am  

In my humble opinion he has been used wrongly especially under Agar/Webster. He was used as a battering ram and
which ever way you look at it, he is not a massive prop.
Put him a little wider on the fringe and he comes into his own. His size stature and speed put him more in the mould of a
'farrel wigan' type. Play him in that role and you will get the best of him.

Remember when he was in the 19's he was a speedy and evasive loose forward, never ever a battering ram.

Re: Anakin : Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:38 am  

Prince Buster wrote:

In my humble opinion he has been used wrongly especially under Agar/Webster. He was used as a battering ram and
which ever way you look at it, he is not a massive prop.
Put him a little wider on the fringe and he comes into his own. His size stature and speed put him more in the mould of a
'farrel wigan' type. Play him in that role and you will get the best of him.

Remember when he was in the 19's he was a speedy and evasive loose forward, never ever a battering ram.

Agree with that.
He's got some pace in him and played out wide, instead of smashing holes up the middle, he could be very dangerous and if all is equal, we should look after our "own" every time.