sam hopkins : Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:02 pm  

How is he going? better or worse than last season?

Re: sam hopkins : Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:11 pm  

He's doing well. It's hard to say if he's better or worse than last season after 3 games or so, let us have him for the season and we'll let you know then.

Re: sam hopkins : Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:00 pm  

Certainly seems to have bulked up a bit and is more keen on the 'wrestle' than beforehand, so there has been a certain change in his style, but I suppose that's part of him maturing in to an out and out front rower.

Re: sam hopkins : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:59 pm  

Leyther_Matt wrote:

Certainly seems to have bulked up a bit and is more keen on the 'wrestle' than beforehand, so there has been a certain change in his style, but I suppose that's part of him maturing in to an out and out front rower.

Although I agree with this and I guess to achieve this he's been spending quite a bit of time on the weights etc I feel he's not as fit in the running around aspect of his game as he was.

Re: sam hopkins : Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:28 pm  

glow wrote:

Although I agree with this and I guess to achieve this he's been spending quite a bit of time on the weights etc I feel he's not as fit in the running around aspect of his game as he was.

Wouldn't disagree, but again fits in with changing to a 'grunt' front rower than a ballhandling back rower, though Wigan aren't exactly short of either of those.

Re: sam hopkins : Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:26 am  

Certainly not fit v Rochdale. Not SL standard yet in my opinion, but he is in the best possible hands with us.

Re: sam hopkins : Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:33 am  

personally i could see why he was getting rave reviews but i think he is a year or two away from being the standard he needs to be.