To be fair, with the size and speed of forwards in the modern game there's not many fullbacks that don't get trampled. from ten metres out, the majority of forwards will score.

In fact (stands back and waits to be corrected!) the only hard hitting smaller player in the tackle that I can think of in the league is Tommy Leuluai.

There are a few little 'uns who can tackle, Burrows is not afraid to go in at anyone and our own (as was) Fish has a good record (wasn't he SL top tackler a few season ago).

As the saying goes, a good big one will always beat a good little one.

First season iirc, didn't help that we had to defend for sixty minutes of every game. He is/was a good tackler in the classical sense of taking the legs, I always felt we were much tighter in defence around the ruck when he was on the park. Morgan wasn't apparently a fan though and wanted him to be a more up top first man in prevent the off load type of tackler.



Indeed. Burrow is OK one on one, but there's a whole world of difference in managing to get along side a forward whose looking to break the line and off load and hang around their waist to one who [ihas[/i broken the line and is looking to go right through you. It's very, very difficult to bring down a powerful forward front on.

Surely he must be something special if your new coach knows him well and is gving him a precious non fed spot

Would you like a sensible or appropriate response?

Would they not be one and the same?







I just can't see your new coach making his 1st signing a dud, particularly when you've been working with them for 2 years. it would like agar doing something stupid like signing danny washbrook

Wouldn't surprise me!

Good to see you back btw, a better class of troll.

He won't be up against a player of the ability of Kurt Gidley at Rovers for the FB spot.

8.7 games a season - impressive.

Also, Shannon is a girl's name, Shannon is a girl's name, na na na na Ooh!

Indeed, chadders finally saw sense

No, but you need to use your overseas spots carefully so I presume the new coach rates him highly

Not managed to find that life yet?

Was mentioned on the FC site some weeks ago, to general derision.

Best of luck

Nahh you stick with Will Sharpe

Quite the busy season for a good few of your lot!

8.7 games a season. similar to marquee signings seymour and mckinnons apps the past 3 seasons.

Gidley hasn't been playing FB at the Knights this year. They've been using Wes Naiqama, particularly towards the end of the season.
I'm surprised Sheldon hasn't been on laughing yet.

Shannan was a handy backup fullback at the Knights behind Kurt Gidley till this year.

Now we have bought Darius Boyd, who may be the number 2 fullback in the world and will push Gidley into the halves or hooker, and also 21 year old local junior Pete Mata'utia has cracked firstgrade on the wing, but is a specialist fullback and has pushed Shannon onto the wing in reserve grade. We also have Wes Naiqama in career best form and about equal to Shannon as a fullback.

In short - fullback is easily our strongest position with 2 of the world's top 5 on the books and a great junior prospect, so Shannon is 4th or 5th choice for next season.

Who hasn't been?



That happens with every post.

Just as a heads up, this is inter Hull warfare. There's no room for reasoned argument here...

Great post.

This detailed analysis is based on what?

You being an utter ras clart?

It was wasn't it. Well done. Concise. That's what we like.

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I just don't see how, after what many rovers fans have said about Seymour being average because he doesn't play for the first team, that Mcdonnell, a player, I'm guessing the majority of you had never even heard of, can be classified as 'star class' by watching some videos on YouTube. Just thought it was funny... Hence the