Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:21 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Think that will be the case with most of our recruitment. Names likes Watts, Crookes, Lovegrove, Elima, Kearney, Holdsworth are good but not outstanding.

Has Kearney got enough pace now?

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:22 pm  

Has Horne?

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:24 pm  

A slower full back can make up for a lack of pace with clever positioning. I don't think Kearney's that great defensively, but he looks ok in attack.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:28 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote:

Has Horne?

Probably not, but don't see the point in bringing in someone equally as slow.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:31 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

A unknown superstar wrote:

Has Horne?

Probably not, but don't see the point in bringing in someone equally as slow.

Not even if they're likely to play more games? Horne can't be relied on as a first choice.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:32 pm  

Ideally I wouldn't want either as our first choice fullback. We'll just have to wait until 2014 and sign Greg Eden. I heard his aunt Maurine is from Hull and he used to stay with her down Hessle road. He has apparently been telling friends it's an ambition of his to play for us one day

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:33 pm  

yello-belly wrote:

Probably not, but don't see the point in bringing in someone equally as slow.

At least he's a specialist full back. We originally tried to get him when wade left.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:34 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote:

This.

Tomkins is a great player but he isn't a patch on Slater at the minute. Nor is he as good as the likes of Brett Stewart or Darius Boyd. Tomkins can do things them 3 can't do but overall as a fullback he has abit to go to be up there with the likes of them imo.

you have got to be shitting me darius boyd jesus christ now you are really going along the lines of if they play in the nrl they must be better! tomkins with a few more years will be on level with slater they both are shakey under a high ball with pressure applied, slater is probably quicker but sam is trickier to tackle, both scare teams when they start to run and i would say sam has better hands but slater has been at the top alot longer.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:34 pm  

A unknown superstar wrote:

Ideally I wouldn't want either as our first choice fullback. We'll just have to wait until 2014 and sign Greg Eden. I heard his aunt Maurine is from Hull and he used to stay with her down Hessle road. He has apparently been telling friends it's an ambition of his to play for us one day

I heard that. He bloody loves that chippy in Queen Victoria Square, an' all.

Re: Matty Russell : Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:38 pm  

Rock God X wrote:

Not even if they're likely to play more games? Horne can't be relied on as a first choice.

I agree there 's a need to bring someone in. Would like to see a bit of pace added to the side at 1 or 6, but don't see it with Holdsworth & Kearney.