Not big and strong enough. He would struggle to make yards, our backrowers are more like battering rams than angle runners and he does not have the size to constantly take the ball up to the opposing forwards. I also think he would struggle with the amount of tackle he would have to make.

He is doing well at centre so why would we want to change him? We should sign another centre and play him and Yeaman there with Whiting and Turner as cover.

Spot on.


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Like you I am a big supporter of Yeamo, I personally like him at centre also...however Turner as cover ? for the last few games he has outshone Yeamo and if this continues it could be Yeamo as cover

Gleeson anyone? Just a whisper I heard, out of favour recently at Wigan.

Be very happy with him still a class centre, been linked to him the last 15 years.

Got dropped only a few weeks ago, not sure why though.

If Berrigan doesnt leave of his own accord we cannot afford to pay him off, we might as well keep him and hope he gets back to form.

Was very good in his first year, (look at his stats), but the last 2 years has been disapointting, would at least like to try him at centre and see how he goes.

Would maybe like to see him given a go at 6 this week.

Centre is not really a problem it is wingers we lack.

I think he has the upper body strength and the leg drive to make a very good go of playing in the back row. May lack a bit of size but size isnt everything according to your mrs!

I also don't think his running style suits the backrow, he tends to duck into tackles a bit too much.

Your missus does not mind about size, she just enjoys the company when you are off in Norwich

Breach of club discipline, I believe.

Longy would be happy to have his old drinking buddy around.

'kinell, may as well bring back Cooke and King and sign Hock for good measure. Would be the best centre in the city by a country mile, mind.

Don't know if you've read Longy's book, but him and Gleason once did 20 pints of Guinness in a night.

10 a piece? I've seen that done, and done it (just the once) myself, unsurprisingly I hardly touch the stuff nowdays. Very very unpleasant business.

20 each!! They got Gleason's uncle (a landlord) to keep count.

I mean, imagine the scene the following day...

I'd rather not tbh.

Whatever. I don't think Berrigan is a good hooker full stop. I think Danny Houghton has the makings of an excellent one. What you have put as regards the other players is maybe fair enough, apart from tansey who is not and will never be a top fullback.

funny how the three best teams in the world seemed to think so....
brisbane (gf winners)
queensland
australia

I thought he generally played at for those teams?

played at hooker for a number of years now,inc plenty of time in aus before he joined us.

He did



Bearing in mind our forward/back imbalance in terms of strength it seems crazy not to use a world class and SOO centre at, err centre.

Giving more options (eg Turner to the wing) for our shaky back line.

ChrisH summed it up for me as I'm also getting increasingly frustrated at the waste of Whiting:

Get your facts straight. We signed him as a hooker, but he has never played as a hooker on a regular basis. Berro was used most as an impact utility player.

ooof, handbags out girls!!

I we saw while Berrigan was injured we didn't really miss him, Houghton and McShane sharing the hooker role worked very well. Houghton has came leaps and bounds lately he could easily be first choice if we have/acquire a back up hooker.

If, as alleged, Berrigan is on that sort of money maybe cutting our ties would be worth while.

And how many people want whiting in the back row?

Get your facts straight. Yes he has. He played there for the back end of the 2006 season (in the Broncos GF winning run) with Michael Ennis injured and Casey McGuire dropping to the bench, and the full 2007 season.