Re: Mitch Allgood : Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:15 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks an ok signing to me but will be hitting YouTube before giving a more considered opinion. Normal HKR suspects telling us how crap he is so if he's half as bad and past it as Fox, cockayne and Mariano were then he should be pretty good

I'm the same, I saw him a few times during the year but apart from stats couldn't tell you a great deal tbh.

Re: Mitch Allgood : Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:07 pm  

Correct me if I'm wrong bur as far as I understand it you can have 7 players that are quota/non-fed. Kolpak players (Tongan and Samoans etc) don't count.

Quotas/Non-Fed (5 - still room for 2 more)
- Bill Tupou
- Jacob Miller
- Sam Williams
- Tinirau Arona?
- Mitchell Allgood (if we sign him)

Kolpak (2)
- Anthony Tupou (Tongan)
- Michael Sio (Samoan)

And as far as I know both Andrew Fifita and David Fifita can count as Tongan as they come from a Tongan decent. There for we'd be more than eligible to sign them both.

However. I personally think we will only sign Dave (and that's at a push)

Re: Mitch Allgood : Tue Oct 25, 2016 8:16 pm  

Don't think it matters, it's 7 in total whether there Non Fed or Kolpack.

Re: Mitch Allgood : Tue Oct 25, 2016 10:28 pm  

vastman wrote:

Looks an ok signing to me but will be hitting YouTube before giving a more considered opinion. Normal HKR suspects telling us how crap he is so if he's half as bad and past it as Fox, cockayne and Mariano were then he should be pretty good

Allgoods not a bad player to be fair, nobody's particularly upset he's going simply because he was one of our top earners and was signed to be a big barnstorming beast of a prop which he isn't, he's more of a grafter who's a good defender, not really a line breaker. Played a number of times last year when he shouldn't due to various injuries not least a broken thumb which needed an op that he put off until the end of the season, says a lot about him and most rovers fans will wish him well, if you sign him he won't let you down

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:39 am  

This hasnt been confirmed though anywhere yet.

Should we at least manage to retain David Fifita we would have 3 sizeable front rowers. Allgood on the bench for me.

I will give him the benefit of the doubt and a few games before a pass judgement.

If it is happening, welcome on board Mitch

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:03 am  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

This hasnt been confirmed though anywhere yet.

Should we at least manage to retain David Fifita we would have 3 sizeable front rowers. Allgood on the bench for me.

I will give him the benefit of the doubt and a few games before a pass judgement.

If it is happening, welcome on board Mitch

Four because Hirst is also big about the same as England and Allgood. What I do like is that he's a grafter and a bit nasty with it and boy have we needed that fort a while - belly will be wetting himself and on this occasion he'd be right.

In my experience the best props are the ones who willingly run the ball up, get up quckly and ptb and tackle well. Line breaks and off loads are a bonus but not essential.

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:18 am  

Fair enough.

I wasn't actually aware of his size.

I was looking for a player profile on him the other day, but couldn't find one

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:39 am  

Kirmudgeonly wrote:

Guess we have one more to sign probably a second rower

Not too sure, I think on numbers we could at least loose one more of our three quarter line, especially now mazive has joined as a fringe player.
Could it be that Arundel could be used as second row cover ?

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:42 am  

Think if we were to use one of our backs as second row cover, I think Bill Tupou fits the bill more.

We have lost 3 props, and only 2 in at the moment. Would like to think we will see one more prop

Re: Mitch Allgood : Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:05 am  

Kirmudgeonly wrote:

Just looking at the comings and going

Forwards

Looks like fifita, anderson, yates and scruton out replaced by allgood and hurst

moore out williams in making finn a forward

utilities

hall, tansy out grix in

frankly am a bit underwhelmed at moment and if this is right can't see much other than us getting smashed in forwards which was our fundamental problem most of last season

Guess we have one more to sign probably a second rower

Add Mason Caton Brown to your list - he's a quality signing!

Happy with what we've signed. Still need to complete the forwards and awaiting the outcome of the Scott Moore debacle!