Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:11 am  

Is coming to Salford on a month's loan - what can we expect of him?

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:17 am  

80 minute effort player IMO. He's not an impact hooker who will constantly scoot from dummy half but he'll keep the side rolling forward with decent distribution from dummy half and will make 40-50 tackles a game.

He's better then your current options at hooker.

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:26 am  

he will only get better as he gets more and more game time at SL level, we are limited to when we can play him with having George Williams and Sam Powell who can both cover Hooker and the half backs

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:33 am  

I guess that means we'll see Sam Powell back this weekend.

: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:23 am  

Happy with this. Logan will struggle to make it at Wigan as long as McIlorum and Powell are here and fit.

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:27 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I guess that means we'll see Sam Powell back this weekend.

I hope we see somebody competent this weekend. Its good for logan to get game time, but i'm hoping we have a "recall anytime" clause written in. With someone as unpredictable as Micky Mac , who is prone to getting banned, we need a good cover hooker, as Logans shown he is in the 3 games hes stood in recently. I dont fancy relying on Powell and Williams for a full 80 minutes in the worst case scenario.

Re: : Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:29 am  

FIOS wrote:

Happy with this. Logan will struggle to make it at Wigan as long as McIlorum and Powell are here and fit.

I think we'll see Powell, Williams and Hampshire all get 10+games in those pivotal #1, #6#, #7 and #9 positions as the season progresses.

Wigan will need to have a look at them there, before making final decisions on Bowen and Green and/or who we need to recruit.

Re: Re: : Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:13 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

I think we'll see Powell, Williams and Hampshire all get 10+games in those pivotal #1, #6#, #7 and #9 positions as the season progresses.

Wigan will need to have a look at them there, before making final decisions on Bowen and Green and/or who we need to recruit.

Totally agree with that Rogues. It makes sense and they all have huge potential for our future.

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 11:42 am  

He's a good-not-great hooker, plenty tackles and organises well enough. He's alright when he starts and plays most of the game. The problem is the intensity drops when he comes off the bench, and he'll never displace McIlorum as starting hooker. I think eventually he will move on and we'll end up with:

FB Hampshire

SO Powell
SH Smith

H McIlorum

S Williams

Re: Logan Tomkins : Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:20 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

He's a good-not-great hooker, plenty tackles and organises well enough. He's alright when he starts and plays most of the game. The problem is the intensity drops when he comes off the bench, and he'll never displace McIlorum as starting hooker. I think eventually he will move on and we'll end up with:

FB Hampshire

SO Powell
SH Smith

H McIlorum

S Williams

I wouldn't be surprised to see that line up as early as next year tbh. It's an exciting prospect IMO and offers good balance with a ball playing fullback who offers a real running threat, two really solid and dependable halves that fit in to our game plan, a tough and uncompromising hooker and an option off the bench who can add some impact both at hooker and in the halfback positions.

I do however feel Green may stay on and I'd be happy with that. I think Bowen will do just the one year and call it quits (but not before turning a few peoples opinions round).