DoubleD

What’s the back story to him? Rowley said he came from yawnion. Not heard much about him. He certainly doesn’t look like he’s come from yawnion, size wise or agility wise

Oh yeah, I get them mixed up. Townsend is not worth considering!

They’ve got 1. Evalds 2. Gagai 3: Milne 4. Sutcliffe 5. Swift 6. Lolohea 7. Clune (now Frawley) 8. Burgess 9. Woolford 10. Wilson 11. Rushton 12. Greenwood 13. Cudjoe 14. English 15. Hewitt 16. Rogers 17. King 18. Flanagan 19. Powell 20. Bibby 21. Halsall 22. Rush 23. Golding 24. McGowan 25. Billington 26. Wallis

They also need a defensive coach and a fitness coach

Which is why it’s a coaching issue

The Giants squad is huge, they have a lot of injuries but there is no shortage of depth there. There is also plenty of quality on paper

Transformed them compared to last year

That’s fair. The truth is it’s often impossible to know from an external perspective how they might go. I didn’t think Ofahengaue would do well on the basis of his NRL form but he’s been very good. You need to understand a players motivation and desire to see if they’ll be a good fit. For every Keary, there is an Amone. For every Keith Galloway and Beau Falloon there is a Scott Donald and Joel Moon. Steve Menzies was exceptional coming over late in his career. And FWIW, Townsend was very good at Hull FC last time around

Just imagine what someone like John Cartwright would do with this set of players

Time for Ken to put an experienced head coach in. Robinson is not the answer. They should be doing a lot better with their roster

Given Dodd is effectively competing with Humphrey's for the 7 jersey, that's hardly surprising

I see similarities in their games, but I don't think Field is a top full back. Perhaps in SL, where there isn't an abundance of good full backs but his game is also limited, particularly from a passing/kicking perspective

Next Friday could be D Day, there’s a KSDL board meeting where Ken Davy will be attending to discuss the potential future stadium development at the gasworks. Some notable councillors have come out in support of a proposal to incorporate the Giants stadium in the redevelopment of the works.

I wouldn't consider him anymore than a squad player. He's shown flashes but has been more underwhelming in games I've seen

Hodgson looks a far more complete (and better) full back than Armstrong from what I've seen. Armstrong would be better on the wing