Said within ten minutes of kick off he was not the same player we'd seen in the friendlies. Obviously injured. Did not much wrong, but didn't make things happen like he has been.

Hope it's a short term knock. Imagine it is or he wouldn't have been allowed to play at all.

Mckinnon looks dangerous going forward, but seemed to just amble about after a few of their kicks today.

A shocking pass to lynch on our line gave Wire thier first try, but I would question why he is at the ptb. He also coughed up possesion twice.

I won't judge him on one performance, but I hope he was far from his best today.

Agreed. A couple of sloppy moments rather than rustiness IMO. Produced 2 or 3 excellent takes under towering kicks that swirled about plenty as well.

I too thought he did well. Was a little surprised to see this thread, tbh. I reckon he's gonna be quite a signing when it warms up a bit.

The first caller? If so, I heard that. Thought Murdock was spot on; 'Everyone's entitled to an opinion, but I disagree on all points'.

He called in to spout absolute twaddle and just made himself look silly by showing that he didn't have the first clue what he was on about.

Thought it was Tickle?

He reminds me of Blacklock !

Dear me , McKinnon looked a class act! He'll be an exciting , good to watch , player who will no doubt make the odd mistake but when Danny Houghton and our half backs start to match his timing he'll score plenty of tries. He never went backwards either when returning kicks , he's a lightweight guy so he's not going to bust the line but he has the skill to get to ground quickly , not get pushed backwards and control the restart. He's got the makings of a real crowd pleaser (but maybe not the crowd on here?). His big issue will be staying fit but if he does then I'm looking forward to watching him especially in his conditions.

me too

Main thing for me was his organisation. He was constantly directing the defensive line, and at one point Sharp went into the FB role in defence and McKinnon went on the wing as he made a tackle out wide. Was great communication between the two of them.

He did OK depite not seeming fit. Really struggled in the last 10 which probably contributed to the error. He'll go very well this year IMO.

I noticed that as well Tommy, After the tackle Sharp was looking to Wade to see what he wanted him to do. Wade motioned him to move further across the field and then they switched back when it was safe to do so.
Good to see communication like that amongst the team.

Ah,so it was his fault we drew and the weather was bloody freezing?



Personaly I think we have a good full back here.

Agree...It's great to have a fullback who can take the ball on the full rather than letting it bounce.What i have seen of him upto now he will be very good for us.

I said exactly the same after the game.

When he get's the ball, he'll either do something brilliant or stupid - we don't know.

The thing I want first and foremost in a fullback is reliability in their own half. Catching bombs, good positioning etc - basically a player who won't make many errors.

I hope he is rusty and we can expect better. His loose carry on the first tackle and his bad pass to Tickle from acting half both cost us dearly. He regularly got turned around by their kicks too as he positions himself too close to the defensive line IMO.

Passed a late fitness test so don't think he was 100%. That said he looked very solid to me and was always supporting the ball carrier, a couple of mistakes but nothing of real note.

I'm not trying to get on his back, but the two mistakes I mentioned were pretty notable.

The pass to Tickle from our own goal line was attrocious. If Tickle had timed his run too early, then he shouldn't have passed it and taken it on himself. Instead, the ball goes to ground & Wire score a very soft try.

The loose carry near the end on our first tackle was also a big blow. I'm not saying their last try came directly from this mistake, but we had some very good field position at the time, and Wire got a set of six on our 30m line.

That said he did look good in attack, his support play was excellent and I think he'll get quite a few tries this season.

People round me were shouting about him "ambling" but I'd rather have a confident full back picking the ball up correctly and safely than sprinting back to get it and then knock on. Didn't do much wrong for me today

He is class and I am not bothered that he doesn't run it in like Briscoe, players very rarely break a tackle running it back like that.

I do think he need to look at his ball carrying though, its a bit loose.

I think we saw the best and worst of him in the build up to their last try....he catches a bomb one handed and then casually looses possession....the set after which they score in the corner to level the match....he's a naturally talented rugby player but then prone to bouts of laziness because of this natural talent.

I think he will be a hero for us but he will provide us with some heart stopping moments for sure....I don't think he's going to alter his style just because he's at a new club, at the age of 30/31 or whatever he is, if he was going to make changes he would have made them far earlier in his career.

Defintely reminds me of Blacklock....they even have the same build!

Not knock kneed though

Mckinnon, for me looked solid under the ball and very calm taking it back up. His carry is a touch loose though and I thought at times, he looked a little too calm.

Excited to see him progress throughout the season, though.

Looked like he was suffering from hyperthermia at one point ha ha

I sat elswhere in 2nd half and they was calling hell out of him.......they dont watch the all round play he does,wire made a break in 1st half and he was shouting at Sharp to stay with the winger as he had Myler and he looked inside and saw Horne covering...all round fantastic full-back play.

I know the square root of feck all about RL (as often proved on here) but some people know less than that