Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Wed May 24, 2017 3:00 am  

Code13 wrote:

Yep, he played a blinder and yes he is 100% dependable
But he is not a centre, his defence was excellent (against a poor attack let's be honest) but his own attack wasn't great either

As I say, Murphy is almost 100% dependable but he won't ever win us a game & if Ridyard performs well on Brough return there's no place in the side for Murphy

Gaskel into the 4 spot he should be in and Darnell on the wing

SO once again when we`re crying out for some stability and continuity in the team youre advocating the old musical chairs syndrome that (IMO) hasnt served us too well -yet we are moving once again towards "crunch"time
I was under the impression that Ridyard was temp replacement half for Brough? Y/N?In which case if he gets a couple of games with Broughy before his month long period expires -what does it serve us to mess about with Murph and a (hopefully) longer term pairing at h/b
Weve had little or no "understanding " in the side and when weve introduced promising youngsters into the permutations we then mess with the combinations yet again so that its constantly being disrupted
Know some of this has been because of Dannys perceived on field petulance but lets not continue this now that weve got a chance to settle the team coming towards the middle eights which Im afraid seems the inevitable position were in We arent party to behind the scenes decisions but we ought by now to have an idea of our best combination and be aiming towards it -not faffing around continually
Cant see even our more established players getting any understanding by that logic never mind the youngsters we (have to?) introduce

Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Wed May 24, 2017 10:59 am  

Then keep Gaskell at 6 and Sam Wood at centre

Playing someone because they are solid and dependable won't win us points

Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Wed May 24, 2017 7:53 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

murphy man of the match at centre.... you say hes never a centre..the guy is solid as a rock wherever you play him!

Murphy is a centre always was utterly wasted on the wing - anybody who knows RL can see that surely.

Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Thu May 25, 2017 6:06 am  

vastman wrote:

Murphy is a centre always was utterly wasted on the wing - anybody who knows RL can see that surely.

I've always been a big fan of smurf ... always gives 100% ... rarely misses tackles or makes errors. Carries the ball well and can play anywhere in the outside backs. So to say he is 'utterly wasted' is a bit harsh.

Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Thu May 25, 2017 1:00 pm  

scores a fair few tries as a winger too does murphy!

Re: Giants v Catalans (magic weekend) : Thu May 25, 2017 5:03 pm  

vastman wrote:

Murphy is a centre always was utterly wasted on the wing - anybody who knows RL can see that surely.

You may have thought that but we have tacticians who know better. He plays a good game get's MOM and it's only because he was playing against a poor side. We also have a International Centre who missed a tackle my Grandaughter could have made, that resulted in a try,Playing against the same poor side , but there will be a myriad of reasons for that.

The argument is that he is OK but will not win us games, that makes him in good company then, Apart from a couple on their day, we have a team full like him.