Both are due to play in the reserves next week, will be good to have extra bodies in the squad and see what they can both do. Reinforced in the space of 2 weeks with Amor and Mikaele and now Harrison working his way to full fitness

tempted to go that, get my first viewing of harrison

Can't wait to see Harrison have a run out. I've high hopes for him, although time will be needed as he's had a long layoff and different surroundings etc since he last played. Hope he gets the time and fans don't write him off too quickly.

We’re Wire fans…..he’ll be written off as useless by the third set of 6.

A lot of us are hoping that Harrison will be one of those under the radar signings that Powell makes, where a previously average/unheard of player turns into a top class player.

It's about time we had one.

he was very highly rated and there was competition for his signature so not quit under the radar…but hope he turns out to be a champ

I know Harrison is very highly rated and many SL clubs were in for him.

Not a youngster by any means at 25 but should add something to your pack.

He had a few games for Leeds in 2020 under the guise of their incestuous player sharing/loan deal with Featherstone, but Leeds didn`t offer him a contract.

I heard they tried to sign him but featherstone said no as he was still contracted to them at the time.
Coming back from an ACL takes time and i'm happy to give him plenty of time to get back his fitness and confidence. I'm not expecting much from him this year but will be good to see how he goes and i hope he does well

Does anybody know how these guys got on in the reserves last weekend? I Completely forgot to ask

Game is tomorrow I think - away at Wigan

Ahhh fair enough

IF Harrison is OK and shows in the game that he has recovered from his injury, then another forward would be welcome in the 1st team.

Powell will introduce him as a bench player, as quickly as he can.

from what i've seen of him, he seems more of a shoe in for 13 than a middle.

Yes, despite his tallness, he’s more a Waterhouse back rower type, only I doubt he had the same presence.

Powell saying he set a club record for a prop forward recently doing a bronco test and has also put a bit of bulk on at 110kg. Hope he goes well tomorrow

Oh for another Waterhouse. That is the (perhaps unrealistic) hope for Harrison.

Waterhouse got quite a lot of criticism on here. As did Louis Anderson before him.

Yep I'm afraid moaning and not being thankful for what you've got is a bit of a problem on here.
Remember the days when we were complaining about being in 3rd position & our main problem was camping on the opposition line but not scoring.

The vast majority of our players have come in for major (and in many cases sustained) criticism over the years by our fans - let alone opposition fans.

Waterhouse, both Andersons, John Clarke, Atkins, Grose, Fa'afili, Matt King etc etc, even Briers (although may not have been sustained).

Does make me wonder what planet some are on!

Briers got a lot of grief until we became a consistently good team. I remember the days of accusations that he would always go missing or limp when we fell short against the top sides.

The only one of that last that I don't remember getting criticised is Grose. He always seemed consistent, even if the team performed poorly. Maybe the criticism comes from his mannerisms. He was a cool character who seemed to coast through games and could look good without really getting out of first gear. If he'd played for Bradford, Saints or Wigan during that period he'd be 'World Class' TM.

Reserves got hammered 40-6.

Gross got a bit of grief after he got married and died his hair black, however I think he got a fair bit of sympathy, cos he kept getting shifted whenever we bought another player in his position, and just kept doing 7/10 performances

Ah fair enough. I guess 7/10 was probably as good as it got for most players during that period too! Thinking back to some of the guano he had the misfortune to play alongside