Agreed - most people love to see a giant of a man come onto the pitch and send a few bodies flying. And I suspect it gets the rest of the team buzzing too.

Impact props are good but the signing of one is a long way from a priority.

1. Scrum Half
2. Stand off
3.
4. Winger
5. Maybe put an impact prop here

We would have to spend a lot of money on a type of player that would be nice but doesn't top the priorities IMO

Maybe if we fatten Koppy up to about 20 stone that could be his role moving forward



I just shudder when I see the name Moi Moi mentioned that's all. Too much of a luxury

He won't come to Bradford, he's still too scared of Sam.

As if anybody would want Moimoi anyway, he's unfit, lazy and he maxed out about 2 seasons ago.

It certainly worked for Saints when they brought Faasavalu and Puletua on against us as impact players a few weeks back.

We haven't had any impact on the bench for ages and it's a problem. We need either Scruton or Burgess on the bench with a damaging, break the line backrower IMO.

"Newton Vs Buderus - nothing in it really, Newton is as good as anybody" You still sure about that



"Lynch Vs Peacock - Peacock just" You sure about that one too?

"Langley Vs Sinfield - Sinfield by a bit"

Classic!

"Nero vs Smith - Smith is ordinary, and definatley not a centre"



You've proved you know more that Bluey haven't you!

"Morrison Vs Lauitiiti - Morrison by 10 mile" Lauititi on fire for the Champions at the weekend...McBanana, the coach of the team currently 12th in SL confirms Morrison is been released at the end of the season.

Yep you got another one spot on!



"Burrow couldnt lace Deacons boots if he tried"

Feka is probably the best impact prop in the league, but he's not exactly fit and doesn't last that long on the pitch.

8.26 metres per carry.

Compare that with :

Scruton : 7.36
Burgess : 7.10
Graham : 7.26
Peacock : 7.21
Kopzcak : 6.60
Lynch : 6.75
Crabtree : 8.62
Morley : 8.25

His value as an impact Prop certainly doesn't look that good when he has to be used in 10/15 minute spells.


Just as a random fact, Halleys metre per carry rate is 9.1.

The last one, okay disregard that

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Tbf to Morrison he has been injured for the majority of the season.

Sinfield plays LF like a SO, but yes he has more value than Langers.

Nero is a better out and out centre than Smith, Smith is a better FB.

Peacock only just overshadows Lynch.

Buderus is obviously better than Newton but as would be expected, especially for his wage packet.

Which is what I said at start of season before it all went t*ts up for the Bulls, but no I was wrong you had bought Scruton and he was the man who was gonna replace Big Joe.

Maybe some have finally woke up, smelled the coffee and agree that as decent as Scruton is, he ain't Big Joe!!!!

Give me strength when ya gonna wake up and realise the best Prop in SL this season plays just down the road and has made the England team and is also nailed on for a berth in the up coming internationals.

Big Eorl is the man!!!!!!!!! any other Feka not worth a mention

Best prop in SL this season?


Peacock, Morley and Graham are ahead for a start.

Nobody was "going to replace Big Joe", ffs, that calibre of player is irreplaceable, you just have to do something else.

I was wondering if anyone this decade still said the cringeworthy "wake up, smell the coffee" embarrassment, but then again it's probably the latest trendy phrase you've learned in Leeds, is it?

When I wake up I'd really rather not smell anything.

Not until I have showered and brushed my teeth.

Who knows what smells my body has produced during my slumber.

As your colleagues on Substandard were explaining to us in graphic detail only the other day...

Message to the man that started this Thread your pack is not that Good, i know you dont like it but the Giants have the best pack in the league, they Moosed your mob and the Wolves,Wigans well to be honest they have Smashed all the packs this year ;like i said in an earlier post games arnt won on paper.

Yeah, and we have been under-performing for most of the season. Lynch, Menzies and Burgess would walk into your team and Scruton and Morro would probably get a good run of games aswell.

Aiiii whatever

Yes it's a trendy phrase used in Leeds as well as "Changed your Tune"

I came on the Bradford thread when it was posted the predictions that Bradford was gonna finish no lower than 4th (when queried this I was informed at the time you never finished below this since start of SL)

It was also predicted the giants would finish 10th, 11th or 12th, again I queried this and predicted top 6 for us, again i was laughed off here.

I commented that I felt you had not replaced Big Joe and would struggle with the signings you have made this season, someone advised you had signed Scruton to replace Big Joe.

I said Scruton would struggle to get into the Giants starting line up as would be 3rd or 4th best prop at the Giants (This was laughed off and claimed to be post of the year)

Looking again we have Eorl Crabtree (England call up), Darrell Griffin and Keith Mason along with Paul Jackson pushing for the prop positions.
These 4 have bossed possibly every pack we have played against this season with the exception of Leeds at our place (made up for it at their place!!!) and certainly bossed Bradford at your gaff!!!

So maybe it could prove to be post of the year cos as it stands at the moment I wouldn't swap any of them for Scruton at this moment in time.

Another trendy saying in Leeds is "Hindsight is a wonderful thing!!!!"







oh and another I forgot is "The league never lies"

Yup, that'll explain the incredible four-point tonking we took that day

Huddersfield have exceeded expectations this year and deserve congratulations.

i didn't think they "moosed" us when they came to odsal. fair enough you got the result but your pack didn't dominate in the way you think. quite the opposite.

All very good, if you had, but in fact you did no such thing so stop fibbing, you card.


Your view on Shudds was :

Hardly a ringing prediction of Top 6, was it, that? "10th-11th seems [ia little [/ilow"?
You then dithered:

Yeah, you were really sure that Hudds would be top 6 and above Bradford, weren't you mate?!
You continued:

So in fact, you weren't expecting anything better than a top 8 finish, and you were expecting Bradford to be above you !

Sorry to point bthis out, but you're the one trying to big up your pre-season claims.

Even a couple of games in your prediction was



The only person who claimed Scruton was a replacement for Big Joe was, in a moment when his melancholic demons overcame him, mystic eddie who is normally our resident Jonah


Mate i'm not writing this post to knock your team, and Mason in particular has always been a decent enough player, but if you think he, Griffin and Jackson are the best in the league then that is your problem. Crabtree is having a far better spell than he ever has before and I hope he maintains the standard but we (especially you) have all seen him being no great shakes for years so don't paint him as the Messiah.

Whether your coach would or would not rate Scruton ahead of those named is a pointless and sterile argument. What you could say was most SL coaches given the chance would sign Scruton.

TBF I would not have knocked you for predicting Shudds would have a good season, but then the fans of each club, on the whole, always predict their club is gonna be good that year, that's what fans do, it would have been weird had you said anything else, and of course some fans each year will be right. Even if they have had 30 years of being previously wrong!

The truth is there weren't many Shudds-knockers on here. One was RAB resident expert

but even he didn't "laugh you off". On the contrary, he was only predicting a table position 3 places or so worse than YOu were predicting so pipe down.



Oh, and I add my congrats to Shudds for a decent season so far, and to big Eorl, who has clearly worked extra hard on his game.

Game, set and match FA I think.

I think you left off the, "[iI rest my case, m'lud[/i"



It's gone awfully quiet, hasn't it

Enter Mystic Eddie to liven up the proceedings

Ding ding ding