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I've not seen any comments anywhere suggesting Walker at 6 worked. It just weakened us at 9. Regarding Walker at 6, Burgess is saying "give it time, it will get better". Maybe it will, but we might already be out of contention for both trophies by then. I don't like to be pessimistic but I have just looked at our fixture list for May, and I would be pleasantly surprised if we won any of those games. | | |
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I've not seen any comments anywhere suggesting Walker at 6 worked. It just weakened us at 9. Regarding Walker at 6, Burgess is saying "give it time, it will get better". Maybe it will, but we might already be out of contention for both trophies by then. I don't like to be pessimistic but I have just looked at our fixture list for May, and I would be pleasantly surprised if we won any of those games. Indeed. Walker may get better at 6, but what about his vacated hooker position? Also what happened to next man up? | | | |
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I've not seen any comments anywhere suggesting Walker at 6 worked. It just weakened us at 9. Regarding Walker at 6, Burgess is saying "give it time, it will get better". Maybe it will, but we might already be out of contention for both trophies by then. I don't like to be pessimistic but I have just looked at our fixture list for May, and I would be pleasantly surprised if we won any of those games. Indeed. Walker may get better at 6, but what about his vacated hooker position? Also what happened to next man up? Got up and left it seems. Seriously though this season is a million miles away from last and the next man up thing is clearly blown out the water now because of results and frustration. Clear thinking as left the building. | | |
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I understand picking Walker at 6. He will defend against Sironen and Percival which is the stronger edge for Saints, so can expect a lot of traffic. If Irwin is picked, he would have a tough job and either side of him in Tai and either Holroyd/Russell have not had any real consistency playing together, so Walkers communication would be a benefit.
Either way, that right side is highly unlikely to win you the game tonight. But it could lose it.
While I understand the frustration of the ?next man up? mantra not being adopted, there has to be a realistic view that a lot of players have missed games so far. Everyone but Walker, Powell, Currie, Vaughan and Philbin (I think) have missed games, and it?s only round 9. Conversely, other than numbers 7, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32 every other squad number has had game time. With 7 and 20 still on long term injury, 30 out on season long loan and I think each of the rest of them are or have played out at London, Bradford or Widnes (might be wrong with Tupaea). Note, Irwin not included, I must admit I hadn?t seen much of him before last week. But, the squad is being used and exposed to playing in competitive matches, but also being rested and rotated for the longevity of the season.
Last season we conquered the middle section of the season (aside from Wembley), and came away with nothing. I?m not saying that were intentionally underperforming, but I do wonder whether there is an intention to manage players better and arrive at the back end better prepared to challenge, rather than have Dufty and Williams coming off playing 25+ games at 100mph and just not having it in the tank when it actually counts. But, non of that is worth anything outside of the 6, we have to keep pace with that second batch, Hull, Saints, Leigh & Leeds.
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Last season we conquered the middle section of the season (aside from Wembley), and came away with nothing. I?m not saying that were intentionally underperforming, but I do wonder whether there is an intention to manage players better and arrive at the back end better prepared to challenge, rather than have Dufty and Williams coming off playing 25+ games at 100mph and just not having it in the tank when it actually counts. But, non of that is worth anything outside of the 6, we have to keep pace with that second batch, Hull, Saints, Leigh & Leeds.
Interesting theory. Even if we make 3/4/5/6 in the playoffs I don't fancy our chances having two playoff games, against increasingly difficult opposition, separated by 7 days and making a GF and competing in it. Recent history shows us it's 1st or 2nd who end up Champions and we have very likely blown the chance of those positions already unless something radically changes. | | | |
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