Luppylad wrote:
alegend wrote:
Move Rocky out of the middle when defending ,move him in to the middle when attacking .We got to do some thing 3 trys in last 3 games .Salford ,Huddersfield, H K R ,Liegh ,are all scoring points .If we do not beat those teams at first attempt. ,we will have no chance of serviving.Why, the pressure will get to the players.Win those 4 games and the pressure will be on other clubs. But while the coach as is head in the sand Rocky will not play 9
Not saying we havent to try things but surley playing players in there best postion would be better for play bowes
Completely agree. I think people advocating Hampshire at 9 are just trying to find a spot for a local lad.
What we don’t need are players playing out of natural positions and shifting around in defensive line when in Attk/defence. We have a 9 in Bowes, he may not be the answer but probably more of a chance than Hampshire of being a solution at 9.
Hampshire will be needed at halfback anyway for next 4-6 weeks so it’s a moot point. It’s his job now to make sure Miller can’t step back in.
We all moan when Kalepi is moved to prop yet I can guarantee if Hampshire is tried at 9 and if falls like a lead balloon it will be laid at Chesters feet for playing a player out of position.
We are looking for quick fixes as fans but I can tell you now moving the odd player into an unfamiliar position will not help us turn into St helens in attack. Us fans are fickle and speculative but that’s half the fun.
The reality is it will take a lot of hard work from the players and staff to get their combinations and come up with new plans to break teams down.
A big help in that will be discipline and making sure we don’t have to defend 6/7/8/9 sets repeatedly which has been our undoing in the last 2 games. Not fitness or lack of defensive ability but lack of discipline and smarts is n turning the ball over and stemming the flow of repeat sets.