Dunbar Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Only brief highlights on the NSWRL website but Harry Rushton looked to have a good game for the Raiders in NSW Cup. He went over to Australia as an edge player but is playing prop now and looks a big unit. This weekend he topped the tackle count, ran for 144 metres and bagged a try and an assist. Hope he gets a chance to play first team at some point this year. 3 1 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Gildart totally outplayed by opposite number Jesse Ramien today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandOffHalf Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Gildart was pretty anonymous but the Tigers' halves were abysmal. He's the sort of small, nippy, fast centre who you want to be putting into holes, on front-foot ball. He's not the sort of player who's going to grab a listless situation and drag an edge along with him. He needs his back-rower to run well and his passers to put him away. Shocking how bad and flat WESTS look ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEyePie Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Looks like Gildart picked the wrong time and the wrong team for his opportunity in the NRL, although timing is probably down to bad luck due to his injuries. In previous years he'd been really good for Wigan, but last season with the persistent injuries his form completely fell away. He'd been a relatively solid defender, and always seemed to defend well on the occasions he came up against good opposition, but last year his defence was absolutely awful. The drop in standard was pretty shocking. Still showed a bit of class in attack at times but even that side of his game was inconsistent. To be going to the NRL on the back of some of the worst performances of his career and going to a team that is a bit of a shambles has put him on something of a hiding to nothing. Even in his very best form there were obviously aspects of his game that would need improving (his aerial ability is suspect for a league of 6 foot + super athletes) but anything below that form and it's hard to see anything other than him returning home early and signing for Wire next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, EagleEyePie said: Looks like Gildart picked the wrong time and the wrong team for his opportunity in the NRL, although timing is probably down to bad luck due to his injuries. In previous years he'd been really good for Wigan, but last season with the persistent injuries his form completely fell away. He'd been a relatively solid defender, and always seemed to defend well on the occasions he came up against good opposition, but last year his defence was absolutely awful. The drop in standard was pretty shocking. Still showed a bit of class in attack at times but even that side of his game was inconsistent. To be going to the NRL on the back of some of the worst performances of his career and going to a team that is a bit of a shambles has put him on something of a hiding to nothing. Even in his very best form there were obviously aspects of his game that would need improving (his aerial ability is suspect for a league of 6 foot + super athletes) but anything below that form and it's hard to see anything other than him returning home early and signing for Wire next year. Yep agree with most of that. He will be in NSW Cup in a couple of weeks at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 5 hours ago, Scubby said: Yep agree with most of that. He will be in NSW Cup in a couple of weeks at this rate. From what I saw this morning, the whole Wests team is abysmal. Why drop him and not others - a standard even worse than the rest? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 1 minute ago, GeordieSaint said: From what I saw this morning, the whole Wests team is abysmal. Why drop him and not others - a standard even worse than the rest? I won't disagree with that. That squad is a ramshackle bunch and Elkie Brooks is probably a better shout than Luke at 7. He is stealing a living. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 19 hours ago, Scubby said: I won't disagree with that. That squad is a ramshackle bunch and Elkie Brooks is probably a better shout than Luke at 7. He is stealing a living. Brooks was always never more than average. He looked decent when he had Moses running the game along side him but once he jumped ship for Parra Brooks was completely shown up St.Helens - The Home of record breaking Rugby Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Wests would be 100 times better with Jackson Hastings and Adam Doueihi in tye halves but by the time they get them together the season may be gone. 2 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 It’s hard to get a full handle on Gildart right now because Wests are so abysmal . Some of that at cronulla was beyind parody it was that bad . Even the guy who ran on showed more enthusiasm and moved faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 21 hours ago, Scubby said: I won't disagree with that. That squad is a ramshackle bunch and Elkie Brooks is probably a better shout than Luke at 7. He is stealing a living. Mel Brooks would be better and he’s 95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Rover Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 10/04/2022 at 14:18, EagleEyePie said: Looks like Gildart picked the wrong time and the wrong team for his opportunity in the NRL, although timing is probably down to bad luck due to his injuries. In previous years he'd been really good for Wigan, but last season with the persistent injuries his form completely fell away. He'd been a relatively solid defender, and always seemed to defend well on the occasions he came up against good opposition, but last year his defence was absolutely awful. The drop in standard was pretty shocking. Still showed a bit of class in attack at times but even that side of his game was inconsistent. To be going to the NRL on the back of some of the worst performances of his career and going to a team that is a bit of a shambles has put him on something of a hiding to nothing. Even in his very best form there were obviously aspects of his game that would need improving (his aerial ability is suspect for a league of 6 foot + super athletes) but anything below that form and it's hard to see anything other than him returning home early and signing for Wire next year. Players usually just go with whoever happens to be the first club to make them an offer when they might be better off holding out for a team that could be a better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I thought Luke Thompson had a strong game in a losing team against the Premiers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 6 minutes ago, DavidM said: I thought Luke Thompson had a strong game in a losing team against the Premiers Agreed. Solid defensively and he made some decent metres. Too few runs though, but we don't know what Barrett's asking of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Gildart and Thompson have both joined clubs that they may have hoped would be turning a corner, but haven't yet. Let's face it, even the current #1 Kangaroo selection on the wing, Josh Addo-Carr, has been able to do very little at the Bulldogs. Imagine how much he'd be slated on this thread if he was a Brit. Listening to the ABC Grandstand radio commentary this past weekend, the commentator said of Wests that they just don't look like they are enjoying it at all, even when things (however briefly) go well for them. 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 McGuire makes some big changes with Gildart one of those to suffer. http://bit.ly/363Z5KZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Dominic Young succumbs to his knee injury. Ryan Sutton starts at 13 for the Raiders with Elliot Whitehead back to the edge. George Burgess on the interchange bench for the Dragons. 1 1 "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 10/04/2022 at 14:20, Scubby said: Yep agree with most of that. He will be in NSW Cup in a couple of weeks at this rate. 1 hour ago, Davo5 said: McGuire makes some big changes with Gildart one of those to suffer. http://bit.ly/363Z5KZ Make that 1 week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gildart has been dropped by Wests. He’ll be back in Super League in time for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 George Burgess on the bench , but things are going so well for the Dragons one of their gun youngsters has to settle for a place on the bench and the other two a place in the stands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, DavidM said: George Burgess on the bench , but things are going so well for the Dragons one of their gun youngsters has to settle for a place on the bench and the other two a place in the stands Anthony Griffin is pretty much what is wrong with the NRL sometimes. He has no discernible qualities other than been around the block for a while. Lots of young coaches would kill for a gig like his. One win in 13 games and an uninspiring miserable sod to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastLondonMike Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 With Brooks still in the side opposition will still likely target that left edge, and unless they’re bringing in a 25 year old Mal Meninga to play centre it’s likely to get ripped apart just as much. 1 Newham Dockers - Champions 2013. Rugby League For East London. 100% Cockney Rugby League!Twitter: @NewhamDockersRL - Get following! www.newhamdockers.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Dom Young expected to be out for 4-6 weeks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Herbie Farnworth ruled out this week with a knee injury,no news yet on the severity of the injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunsletgreenandgold Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Lets hope Sutton and Whitehead go well this morning, otherwise it could be a pretty grim week for 'Brits in the NRL' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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