Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:49 pm  

Sounds like there’s a good chance of Flower, Greenwood and French being involved. What we thinking regarding the line up?

I’d struggle to leave out Liam Byrne after last week but if those three come in you’d have to think somebody will feel pretty unlucky. I’m thinking-

Hardaker
Marshall Sarginson Gildart Burgess
Williams Leuluai
Navarette Powell Clubb
Isa Farrell Partington

Flower Byrne Greenwood French

I’ve said it before but I’d give Smithies a little break now and let him freshen up for the run in after the cup final. He’s a fabulous young player and currently in our top 17 for me but no need to over burden him when we have a few options.

Re: Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:58 pm  

I am a big fan of Greenwood but have we really missed him? If it was more beneficial i would let him get some more contact training into him. He has hardly played recently. Thank god the reserves are back next season. How many injuries do you reckon players have picked up because they have been thrown into matches without being ready for them? Not just us but everyone.

Re: Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:09 pm  

I was speaking to Ian Gildart at hull last Thursday and he said that if Greenwood gets another concussion this season he will miss the rest of the season he needs to start wearing a scrum cap

Re: Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:14 pm  

I would argue that if he get's another concussion in the near future it could be career defining. You can't mess about with a brain. You only get 1.

Re: Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:22 pm  

warrior1872 wrote:

I was speaking to Ian Gildart at hull last Thursday and he said that if Greenwood gets another concussion this season he will miss the rest of the season he needs to start wearing a scrum cap

A scrum cap does absolutely nothing for concussion, in fact possibly makes the chance of a head-knock even higher.

Re: Hull KR : Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:32 pm  

Pie_Eyter wrote:

I would argue that if he get's another concussion in the near future it could be career defining. You can't mess about with a brain. You only get 1.

That does not apply to everyone

Re: Hull KR : Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:55 am  

Pie_Eyter wrote:

I would argue that if he get's another concussion in the near future it could be career defining. You can't mess about with a brain. You only get 1.

If Greenwood gets another concussion this year he should be made to retire from the game altogether for the good of his own health.

Re: Hull KR : Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:09 am  

From the 19 named I'd go

FB 20 Hardaker
RW 17 Marshall
RC 3 Sarginson
LC 4 Gildart
LW 43 French
SO 6 Williams
SH 37 Sammut
P 24 Partington
H 9 Powell
P 10 Flower
SR 15 Isa
SR 12 Farrell
LF 38 Smithies

S 7 Leuluai
S 8 Clubb
S 11 Greenwood
S 36 Byrne

Missing out - 5 Burgess and 14 Navarette

Re: Hull KR : Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:12 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

From the 19 named I'd go

FB 20 Hardaker
RW 17 Marshall
RC 3 Sarginson
LC 4 Gildart
LW 43 French
SO 6 Williams
SH 37 Sammut
P 24 Partington
H 9 Powell
P 10 Flower
SR 15 Isa
SR 12 Farrell
LF 38 Smithies

S 7 Leuluai
S 8 Clubb
S 11 Greenwood
S 36 Byrne

Missing out - 5 Burgess and 14 Navarette

I'd go with that but whichever prop misses out can feel really unlucky.
Unfortunately I can't see Sammut starting which is a shame because I think there are a lot more points in the team when he plays, he really seems to know how to free up Williams and his kicking game is miles better than Leuluai's. I wouldn't be surprised if he misses out altogether.

Re: Hull KR : Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:53 pm  

How good is it that we’re not desperate for Flower and Greenwood back.

Bryne Smithies and Oli P have been that good.