Re: pre season friendly number 2.. : Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:36 pm  

If Wakeman has lost weight he will be even worse than last year. He got totally dominated in the games i saw him play for Italy in the world cup, driven backwards further than he went forward. Too lightweight for a prop, Stone's one bad signing i'm afraid.

Friendly's are there to warm up for the season and nothing more. We have all known teams get beaten by 40+ in a friendly and win their first few games of the season and visa versa.

Re: pre season friendly number 2.. : Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:00 am  

brearley84 wrote:

will say one thing

roche will not make it as a regular super league player from what ive seen, hope he proves me wrong! early days and was signed as a project but not seen much to say he will make the jump up

I feel the same

Re: pre season friendly number 2.. : Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:04 am  

TBC wrote:

Cheers. Agree with that.

No 10 Matty English.

Anyone know our No 30 playing at Wakey?

Squad no 30 is Ormsby .

30 was Ormsby- he had a shocker- not sure what game the wakey fan was watching- or how many he’d had but he’s wrong with that number as one having a good game. He knocked on twice early in the tackle near our own line, and some woeful man on man defence. Could be talking about 20 who was Smith -he did have a decent game.

Re: pre season friendly number 2.. : Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:06 am  

Hangerman2 wrote:

If Wakeman has lost weight he will be even worse than last year. He got totally dominated in the games i saw him play for Italy in the world cup, driven backwards further than he went forward. Too lightweight for a prop, Stone's one bad signing i'm afraid.

Friendly's are there to warm up for the season and nothing more. We have all known teams get beaten by 40+ in a friendly and win their first few games of the season and visa versa.

I was trying to be polite. He’s not lost size weight he’s lost excess “weight” ie no belly. He’s got the right kind of weight now!

Re: pre season friendly number 2.. : Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:32 pm  

GiantJake1988 wrote:

You are off your rocker. Only a couple would make a difference?

3 of our starting back line were out in McGilvary, Cudjoe and McIntosh. McGilvary one of best wingers in world replacing Ormsby probably the worst winger in SL would have made a huge difference alone and I hope to never see that lad in a Giants shirt again hes that bad. Cudjoe our club captain and best centre would also make a difference.

Ikahihifo was a dream team prop last season and would have also made a massive difference.

Leeming - our best hooker would have also made a difference.

Wakeman, Symonds and Mellor would not have made much difference to the game.

No but you clearly are, it's a friendly - get a grip.

Ok, no Huby for us would have made a difference especially against you lot, No Randell for us, would have made a difference, no James Batchelor always great to watch - anyone can play that card.