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(@spike-island-90)
Honorable Member

1. Owens

2. Spedding

3. Flemming

4. Tyer

5. Ince

6. Craven

7. Smith

8. Farmworth

9. Fozard

10. Dupree

11. Lawton

12 Wilde

13 Baker

14 Gregory

15 Grady

16. Brown

17. Nzoungou

I think we are still two props to deal with the inevitable injuries.

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Topic starter Posted : 13/10/2021 10:39 am
 MT
(@mt)
Noble Member

Wouldn’t argue too much with that unless by some miracle Tomkins is available to play in which case he’d rotate with Fozard. Think it’s probably not going to happen though. Might be tempted to start Grady and bring Lawton on for impact. Brookes will push the wingers hard for a starting spot based on what he showed last season.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 11:34 am
(@viking25)
Prominent Member

Can’t see us making the play offs with that team

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Posted : 13/10/2021 12:48 pm
(@spike-island-90)
Honorable Member

Can’t see us making the play offs with that team

 

What do you think are the weak links?

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Topic starter Posted : 13/10/2021 1:40 pm
(@pascal)
Noble Member

I have a feeling Baker will play prop and Brown at 13. Hopefully buy 2 props with experience, winger, utility centre/2nd rower. 3rd prop possible Tilleke as be cheap and that is 5 new players. I am thinking 4th for next season.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 1:56 pm
(@viking25)
Prominent Member

Can’t see us making the play offs with that team

What do you think are the weak links?

Props and Wingers.

We’re still reliant on people playing out of position. Spedding isn’t a winger, Baker isn’t a prop, Brown isn’t a prop…

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Posted : 13/10/2021 2:19 pm
(@ringo-bells)
Trusted Member

Why wouldn't Spedding play in the centre and Fleming on the wing?

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Posted : 13/10/2021 2:55 pm
(@spike-island-90)
Honorable Member

Why wouldn’t Spedding play in the centre and Fleming on the wing?

 

I like Spedding as a player but I think at centre he lacks the physical presence that is needed in today’s game.

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Topic starter Posted : 13/10/2021 3:07 pm
(@geoffw)
Noble Member

Why wouldn’t Spedding play in the centre and Fleming on the wing?

I like Spedding as a player but I think at centre he lacks the physical presence that is needed in today’s game.

I thoroughly agree. I prefer Roby to him at centre & hope we resign him as cover for Tyrer & Fleming. He is a good all round player & his defence is good whereas Spedding is weaker there.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 5:47 pm
 CJ91
(@cj91)
Noble Member

Fozard spelling with Gregory should lead to a more balanced side.

Brown at LF with Baker at prop should be fine.

Agree though that we have lost Cook and Clough and replaced them so far with Dupree and Nzongou; so a bit more experience if possible would be helpful.

Not going to trouble the top of the league but I believe enough to finish high enough to qualify for the 2nd tier whatever it will be called.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 6:02 pm
 MT
(@mt)
Noble Member

Im not particularly concerned about the wingers -

Spedding or Fleming

Ince

Brookes

possibly Holroyd to come. Edge/Roby as back up.
Props remain the main concern. Quality is fine but we are short on numbers.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 7:50 pm
(@viking25)
Prominent Member

Im not particularly concerned about the wingers – Spedding or Fleming Ince Brookes possibly Holroyd to come. Edge/Roby as back up. Props remain the main concern. Quality is fine but we are short on numbers.

All worse than Cross and Hatton.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 9:07 pm
 CJ91
(@cj91)
Noble Member

I think having a slight hit in the quality of winger for a definite improvement in props and hookers is a fair trade off.

I think we have got better 9 options now (excluding Tomkins).

We have not yet secured the props.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 9:29 pm
 MT
(@mt)
Noble Member

Viking 25, Not sure about Holroyd. Agree on the others. But I don’t think they are massively worse and if the rest of the team is up to scratch I don’t think the wingers will be costing us many games.

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Posted : 13/10/2021 9:52 pm
(@spike-island-90)
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Im not particularly concerned about the wingers – Spedding or Fleming Ince Brookes possibly Holroyd to come. Edge/Roby as back up. Props remain the main concern. Quality is fine but we are short on numbers.

All worse than Cross and Hatton.

 

I am sure Hatton has 14 tries in 31 games for us. In his last season Ince scored 20 in 26.

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Topic starter Posted : 13/10/2021 10:04 pm
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