He had a promising start to his HFC career. Once he settles in I've no doubt he'll become even more effective and influential.

Thanks for asking.

We have...just they weren't wearing FC shirts!!!

We ave a Hudds fan here in Cochrane and he says the same...shame he had to leave u guys and our gain by all accounts.

Love wearing my FC shirt around the town with THORMAN 7 on the back...really winds him up...especially as he is a Canadian copper now...

Keep him fit and he will move us around the park with Horney and Berro....no worries !!!!

only concern I have, having spoken to a few people, are the options he took on occasions, putting a kick in when a pass was on, but that will come with time.

Straight out of the Tommy Lee coaching manual, however it could have being tactics direct from the coach ?

especially in the first half, we had a 5 onto 3 overlap and he kicked and Roberts easily took the ball.

Yes, they did that 3 times, Byrne was the culprit on one occasion, what ever was said at half time did the trick, they never tried it again.

We just need to give him and Horne time, I think they will prove to be an excellent combination.

So far the only thing that has really changed IMO is that we are completing more sets and finishing with a good kick. However, even that would have won us a few more games last season. Lets see how they are going in about 6-8 games time.

The right kick would have been a try though as the 3 defenders made the pass impossible. It was poor execution rather than the poor option i think.

That in itself is a major improvement.

That in itself is the basic side to the game that the top teams pride themselves on.

I think it is early days, I believe the partnership will only get better, they looked comfortable with each other. They will come into their own as the weather improves and the pitches get faster.

Positive signs

Yup, part of the reason Leeds have won the last two GF's is their kicking game.

it's a question of balance, and that will come with time. I don't think Horne/Thorman are ever going to be an "outstanding" pairing, but they will do a solid job for us and allow each other to have moments (like Horne's try)

I'll take a stable pairing that is solid over a patchy (but occasionally brilliant) pairing any time.

Doing the basics well can sometimes win you games when perhaps your overall game isn't at its best. We lost alot of close games last season simply because we put pressure on ourselves.

Indeed.

Depends how they go TBH. If they make the correct play 85% of the time and execute 85% of the time they will be up there in SL. A good partnership i guess doesnt always have to be made up of world class players, good players making the right plays can be just as 'outstanding'

Aye, it's all about being hard to beat and doing the simpe things right. Once you do these consistently then other things come from that.

Thought he did O.K. His kicking game was a bit inconsistant and he didn't do anything flashy. But he didnt do much wrong either. Hopefully it was just nerves, as he proved how good his kicking game and organisational skills are in the Leeds friendly.

He came rushing out of the line in defence alot which left gaps in the line which against good sides we would have been punished.

In attack he showed some good signs at times with a few decent kicks.

And if hes defending alongside Yeamo then we will have problems

Happened twice when both came rushing out of the line leaving a 3 man overlap against Briscoe.

briscoes fault, he should of rushed out with them!

No communication skills whatsoever!

Yes he played well, he is improving all the time