Новости за 27.09.2022

vastman wrote:

Im not sure it's quite that cut and dried. However people need to realise that for all the hype IMG are glorified consultants and can't push through anything anymore than SKY could 25 years ago. All teams will vote based on self interest and always will.

Pie_Eyter wrote:

Yeah i am getting that feeling too. They have certainly had their weaknesses exposed a lot more this season than in previous years. Wellens will have been involved heavily in the defensive coaching though so i would still expect them to be solid in 'D' but you never now, they are definitely coming back to the pack now though after 4 awful years as a Wigan fan to watch it all unfolding but fair play to them at the end of the day. Poor league standard or not, they have... Читать дальше...

Wow … power, speed, guile and class throughout that squad:

J Aloiai (Manly), F Brown (Wests Tigers), S Crichton (Penrith), M Feagai (St George Illawarra), B Hamlin-Uele (Cronulla), C Harris-Tavita (NZ Warriors), R Hunt (Cronulla), O Kaufusi (Parramatta), L Leilua (North Queensland), S Leniu (Penrith), D Levi (Huddersfield), J Luai (Penrith), Taylan May (Penrith), Tyrone May (Catalans), A Milford (Newcastle Knights), J Papalii (Canberra), J Paulo (Parramatta), J Su'a (St George Illawarra)... Читать дальше...

The Speculator wrote:

I thought Salford would have been at shorter odds than 25-1. They were mightily impressive at the back end of the season, and if Croft had been available for the semi-final I would have fancied them to beat Saints.

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AgbriggAmbler wrote:

I walked past a week or so ago and could see what looked to be a healthy growth - no covers in sight, and copious amounts of water being applied.

Statistics: Posted by vastman — Tue Sep 27, 2022 7:09 pm

Mild Rover wrote:

Now, if somebody could explain to me why these academies have been so relatively unproductive for so long and that there are realistic steps that they can take to remedy that without cutting 25% off the first team wage bill, or something similarly self defeating, then I'll very happily change my mind. Who wouldn't want a substantial no- or low-cost benefit. But unless or until one of the less well-off clubs makes it work, I'll remain skeptical based on what I've seen these last ~15 years. Читать дальше...

Well over a week after the disappointing end to what had been an otherwise great season, and unless I'm missing something the silence from the club is deafening. Even though communication from the RFL about the detail of how funding for next year is calculated it does seem as though this one defeat may have an impact on plans for next year. With supporters feeling a bit flat after York some honest and hopefully upbeat communication from the club is urgently needed - even if its just another resigning- just to get some positivity going again. Читать дальше...

Im not sure where the Fusitua going home stuff is coming from?

Not sure players will just leave decent contracts without having something lined up, I know we've had a couple in the recent years but they were in different circumstances (family issues for Merrin and Covid reasons for Ava)

Statistics: Posted by christopher — Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:34 pm

I knew Stuart the third minion would soon come to Kevins defence but did he not say that MA would be able to promote the best from the academy due to his in-depth knowledge, I guess this was one he missed.
In answer to the subject question we look exactly the same as we did two weeks after the season ended or have I missed a signing.
How can anybody be less than confident until we actually start to see the quality and quantity of the signings.

Statistics: Posted by Scarlet Pimpernell — Tue Sep 27... Читать дальше...

I see no issue with him being in the squad but i would be very surprised if he was a starter

Statistics: Posted by [Gareth] — Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:32 pm

We need to sign Gigot to stop this happening

Statistics: Posted by Wiremansam — Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:26 pm

Thanks chaps

It was France v Tonga I was on about

Think I'll head over

Statistics: Posted by Bang — Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:04 pm — Replies 35 — Views 2733

Well done AG and hard luck Chissit, you pushed hip all the way !

Thanks again to Coco

Statistics: Posted by wrencat1873 — Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:59 pm — Replies 447 — Views 31218

I think the decision to take away Bradford's Academy licence was a striking example of how incompetence blights the game, and thwarts its success. Even setting aside my own feelings about losing one ray of sunshine in an otherwise bleak few years, it made no strategic sense. It has always been an absolute production line of talent, with raw recruits coming in to the Bradford first team, and those with added sparkle moving into Super league. It was a win/win.

The rather mealy-mouthed backtracking... Читать дальше...

NickyKiss wrote:

Think that was Toby Brannan who is a big prop/loose forward. Him and Forber played loose forward and hooker but Forber wore 13 and Brannan 9 for some reason (maybe shirt sizes given the difference between them). Forber isn’t the biggest from what I’ve seen but looks a prospect.

Statistics: Posted by sergeant pepper — Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:22 pm — Replies 24334 — Views 4754636

I believe Harry Smith isn’t in the Wales squad which points to him being in the England squad for the World Cup. I see on social media a lot of other teams fans in uproar and saying he’s only been picked because he plays for Wigan and the Wane link but I think he deserves it, I don’t have many I would have in front of him. Lomax will probably miss it through injury, Welsby better at 1 imo, Hastings has been out for a while after a bad injury, Williams coming off the back of a poor season, Mikey Lewis... Читать дальше...

I’d be happy to see Ratchford in the halves for 2023.
Yes he has lost a yard of pace, but still has a lightening quick mind like Briers in the last 4 years of his career.
With the squad around Ratchford in 2023, he’ll be ok.

Wrap him up in cotton wool by spelling Hayes & Dean in easy games.
We don’t have to be rash in signing someone, but ideally I would like a 7 as we have no depth other than those under 19s.

I would prefer to use Ratchford as 14 as I can’t think of... Читать дальше...

Rugby League Live reporting that Luke Hooley and Leon Ruan are done deals, another one that’s gone over without anyone knowing though is Luis Roberts, young winger from Leigh Centurions

Statistics: Posted by Frosties. — Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:26 am

Barbed Wire wrote:

Strange on both Holmes and Bullock, if they are true. Bullock, as others have said, has proved to be a decent squad member for what I would imagine to be a modest salary.

Holmes may be driving it himself, I can imaging him being annoyed moving across with a coach in the name of trust only to be dropped for a mid-season signing with only a handful of games under his belt. But Powell picked him, moved him and picked him again, so he must want him, unless his salary is bigger than his return... Читать дальше...

ryano wrote:

Anyone know who plays where in the semi-finals? The RLWC2021 website shows both semis as Winner of QF2 v Winner of QF4! One at Elland Road and one at Emirates.

Statistics: Posted by Wigg'n — Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:36 am — Replies 46 — Views 3032

Shawn Mendes

Statistics: Posted by Cokey — Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:35 am — Replies 31908 — Views 702971

Don't want him. Leeds won those trophies in spite of him not because of him, and it's only taken one season for Featherstone to be sick of his dumb tactics and illogical substitutions.

Statistics: Posted by Nothus — Tue Sep 27, 2022 8:22 am — Replies 354 — Views 50101

Im not expecting any big surprises- but who knows….

Statistics: Posted by jools — Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:31 am — Replies 0 — Views 113

Trojan Horse wrote:

It was a forward who is more a fringe player. Walters I think.

The only genuinely awful tackle we've had this year's was Tetevano on Hurrell. A few more probably deserved suspensions (notably one of Prior's). Some of the others have been nonsensical, especially on Martin, who is about as clean a player as you'll see, who got suspended once for a completely laughable push on a Salford player at walking pace that would never have hurt the opponent in a million years, and once for incidental high contact which should have been a warning but nothing more.

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