binosh Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 minute ago, Wolford6 said: From what I've seen - AJ Wallace and Lachlan Walmsley are good enough for Superleague - Sam Hallas hasn't got the size or temperament for Superleague - Joe Keyes would have to really up his defence to make it in Superleague. For me Lachlan Walmesley got defensively found out against opposite wingers in the World Cup and AJ Wallace looks to lightweight for a SL forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 38 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said: He is a squad player Ashton and Thewlis will be first choice. Squad player or otherwise, Russell would be my choice over Charnley. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Trinity Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Renouf Atoni still linked with Wakefield after Applegarth spoke with the press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said: Squad player or otherwise, Russell would be my choice over Charnley. Not arguing but I thought Charnley had a rough deal at Warrington. But I think neither is nothing more than a cheap squad filler, I would put that place for one of the youngsters who have joined the first team squad, Jack darbyshire or the other Thewlis brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Skipper Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 41 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said: Not arguing but I thought Charnley had a rough deal at Warrington. But I think neither is nothing more than a cheap squad filler, I would put that place for one of the youngsters who have joined the first team squad, Jack darbyshire or the other Thewlis brother. I would imagine Darbyshire Jr and Thewlis Jr are on an equal footing with Russell for a place. The Russell deal seems to be a bit of a player welfare thing, which the club has a history of doing. I imagine he’s on a very cheap wage in what is possibly his final year in super league, and he gets to be based closer to his family. He also gets to put his personal problems of the past behind him, whilst both the club and player get to exorcise the ghost of his unhappy exit at Warrington in 2018. Who knows, he could do a Jordan Turner and have a bit of a Lazarus style comeback for a season? “There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.” Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Toppy Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Wolford6 said: From what I've seen - AJ Wallace and Lachlan Walmsley are good enough for Superleague Not sure about that. They both looked OK when playing against other lower division players but as soon as they came up against someone from SL or NRL level they both looked hopelessly out of their depth. If either of them do get the chance to join a SL club they both have an awful lot of work to do before they can get to the level needed as a first choice SL player. 2 St.Helens - The Home of record breaking Rugby Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 I don't see what the fuss is about with Lachlan Walmsley, he's quick but not anywhere near Matty Ashton, whilst he seems to really struggle with any real physicality. Unless he put a couple of stone on he'd just get bullied at SL level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, ELBOWSEYE said: Not arguing but I thought Charnley had a rough deal at Warrington. But I think neither is nothing more than a cheap squad filler, I would put that place for one of the youngsters who have joined the first team squad, Jack darbyshire or the other Thewlis brother. There will be more than one occasion this coming season that Wire will be glad they have Russell's experience to call upon other than a youngster, Powell can make no slip ups this time round or he may well find himself out of a job. Plus on Charnley I watched him - I was going to say perform - go through the motions at Leigh last season in the Championship, he is probably the worst signing I have seen for a long time, there is only one way for him now and that is to buckle down and get his game in order. Edited November 26, 2022 by Harry Stottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blues Ox Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 17 hours ago, LeytherRob said: I don't see what the fuss is about with Lachlan Walmsley, he's quick but not anywhere near Matty Ashton, whilst he seems to really struggle with any real physicality. Unless he put a couple of stone on he'd just get bullied at SL level. Thats a funny take. Ive seen him in every game for Fax this season and although I would say that the early season games on poor pitches really did not suit him, Im not seeing many games where I thought he struggled physically and if anything he seems willing to carry the ball up in bad field position more than he probably has to and again does not get noticably dominated. In defense nothing has really stood out this season where Ive thought maybe he is a bit of a weak link especially when he has spent a lot of the season defending the same side as our other apparent weak link in Joe Keyes. Attack wise his talent speaks for itself averaging more tries per game than any player in the championship that played a reasonable amount of games. As a Fax fan thought Im just happy we have someone who is probably the most exciting winger to watch since going back to our Preston & Bentley days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 50 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said: Thats a funny take. Ive seen him in every game for Fax this season and although I would say that the early season games on poor pitches really did not suit him, Im not seeing many games where I thought he struggled physically and if anything he seems willing to carry the ball up in bad field position more than he probably has to and again does not get noticably dominated. In defense nothing has really stood out this season where Ive thought maybe he is a bit of a weak link especially when he has spent a lot of the season defending the same side as our other apparent weak link in Joe Keyes. Attack wise his talent speaks for itself averaging more tries per game than any player in the championship that played a reasonable amount of games. As a Fax fan thought Im just happy we have someone who is probably the most exciting winger to watch since going back to our Preston & Bentley days. He’s been great in the Championsjp for both his clubs,averaging a try every game takes some doing & he’s a pretty useful goal kicker too. I suppose the jury is still out on him performing at a higher level,especially defensively going on his World Cup appearances which might be harsh given how Scotland defended as a team during the tournament. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockingchair Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, The Blues Ox said: Thats a funny take. Ive seen him in every game for Fax this season and although I would say that the early season games on poor pitches really did not suit him, Im not seeing many games where I thought he struggled physically and if anything he seems willing to carry the ball up in bad field position more than he probably has to and again does not get noticably dominated. In defense nothing has really stood out this season where Ive thought maybe he is a bit of a weak link especially when he has spent a lot of the season defending the same side as our other apparent weak link in Joe Keyes. Attack wise his talent speaks for itself averaging more tries per game than any player in the championship that played a reasonable amount of games. As a Fax fan thought Im just happy we have someone who is probably the most exciting winger to watch since going back to our Preston & Bentley days. Agree completely, the first game against Batley away he was out muscled and subsequently dropped , came back against fev in the cup and showed a great attitude and scored a brace , turned the momentum when down to eleven against York away and like you say started carrying the ball for his team and getting success as the season progressed, looks like he put 6lb of muscle on and I suspect with a good preseason he’ll be even better next year . If we sign maizen our back line will have pace to burn with walmsey, tibbs , maizen , McComb , rawsthorne to choose from complimented by strong carries from arundal and salty . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 3 hours ago, Harry Stottle said: There will be more than one occasion this coming season that Wire will be glad they have Charnley's experience to call upon other than a youngster, Powell can make no slip ups this time round or he may well find himself out of a job. Plus on Charnley I watched him - I was going to say perform - go through the motions at Leigh last season in the Championship, he is probably the worst signing I have seen for a long time, there is only one way for him now and that is to buckle down and get his game in order. Write off last season for Charnley as he wasn’t in a great place at Wire and Leigh took him early as a result. He will be training the house down to get a starting spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 43 minutes ago, sweaty craiq said: Write off last season for Charnley as he wasn’t in a great place at Wire and Leigh took him early as a result. He will be training the house down to get a starting spot Good he needs to, even his mother and wife would have been critical of the games he put in at Leigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said: Good he needs to, even his mother and wife would have been critical of the games he put in at Leigh. Leigh was good for him last season and he will be good for Leigh this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Stottle Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, sweaty craiq said: Leigh was good for him last season and he will be good for Leigh this Well there is only one wing spot available barring injuries, and it is good to have competition for it, but watching both Charnley and seeing Briscoe performing for Leeds in the latter end of the season, I would say Charnley has some catching up to do just to be considered for a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Harry Stottle said: Well there is only one wing spot available barring injuries, and it is good to have competition for it, but watching both Charnley and seeing Briscoe performing for Leeds in the latter end of the season, I would say Charnley has some catching up to do just to be considered for a start. Do you think Briscoe plays on the Wing for you guys H? Who are your options there and at centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Harry Tyson-Wilson and Jacob Doyle have both left Dewsbury. Doyle is taking time away from the game and Tyson-Wilson has returned to amateur rugby. Both have lasted just longer with the club than Liz Truss (49 days as PM) and Brian Clough (44 days as Leeds United manager)! 1 Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Tommygilf said: Do you think Briscoe plays on the Wing for you guys H? Who are your options there and at centre? First choice 1-5 will likely be: Gaz O'Brien Blake Ferguson Zak Hardaker Ricky Leutele Josh Charnley Tom Briscoe, Ed Chamberlain, Keenan Brand and Tom Nisbett can all play wing or centre as cover, assuming Nene Macdonald is eventually officially confirmed at Leeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Featherstone have confirmed the signing of Caleb Aekins. Edited November 29, 2022 by Davo5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 26/11/2022 at 22:15, LeytherRob said: First choice 1-5 will likely be: Gaz O'Brien Blake Ferguson Zak Hardaker Ricky Leutele Josh Charnley Tom Briscoe, Ed Chamberlain, Keenan Brand and Tom Nisbett can all play wing or centre as cover, assuming Nene Macdonald is eventually officially confirmed at Leeds. Decent back line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said: Decent back line. Certainly a lot better than the 2017/2021 counterparts! 2017 - Ryan Hampshire, Adam Higson, Ben Crooks, Mitch Brown, Matty Dawson 2021 - Ryan Brierley, Lewis Tierney, Iain Thornley, Junior S'au, Matty Russell 2023 - Gaz O'Brien, Blake Ferguson, Zak Hardaker, Ricky Leutele, Josh Charnley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Are any clubs looking at Corentin le Cam? He's a genuine talent currently without a club and the Dark Side have made their interest in him known before. 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeytherRob Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Featherstone have confirmed the signing of Caleb Aekins. Good signing for them, Fev looking like early favorites this year on paper but depends on how Long goes in his first proper head coach position. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 44 minutes ago, ELBOWSEYE said: Decent back line. Still don’t rate Hardaker as a centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELBOWSEYE Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Still don’t rate Hardaker as a centre. I'd have him at Warrington, got talent and very aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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