Runs like he's wearing concrete boots, continually looks like he's going to get penalised for holding down?

Picking up the 2015 Jamie Peacock role nicely then...

By Leeds standards 27 is a borderline junior. 36 is an age for a senior prop.

Perhaps inexperienced would have been better choice.

I think he's been exactly what he is. Solid yards, decent work rate, and takes some putting down. He's made around 100 yards per game. There's room for improvement, but he's been decent so far IMO

He's an old-fashioned solid prop. In many ways exactly the sort of player left behind in recent years as the role becomes home to monster athletes. He'll do his job but won't dominate games or produce fireworks.

^^^^^^^This.
What also needs noting is that JP often got the ball he wasn't expecting from a standing start when that clearly wasn't the move called but was able to grind more metres KG is not and was never meant to be another JP.

Leeds had 'moves' ?

Yep they've set up for certain moves in every game thus far but either an individual player ignores it or it collapsed ,admittedly not enough different options are getting thrown at the opposition but there have been times when a certain set shape was in play but not executed.

Such a big lad, but ever so slow. Think he looks worse than he actually is.

From what I've seen so far he's a solid Aussie grafter type that doesn't make spectacular runs but won't let the side down. Cuthbertson and Garbutt may look more impressive going forward but they tend to be involved in more high-risk plays that wouldn't be tolerated in the NRL (the former especially).

He's the kind of player that adds some steel in the middle and may well help to stop us being bullied by some of the bigger packs this year - much like Australia are rarely bullied by the more physically impressive Kiwi forwards. We've plenty of players who can make attacking incursions (esp. with the addition of Ferres to the pack).

I would be interested to see some stats on metres per carry and time on the field for our forwards so far this season before writing him off in this department.

was garbage against hudds, how galloway/cuthbertson and mullally struggled to get the better of basically a one prop team in rapira on friday was poor. (smith injured after 5mins, johnson/mason youngsters)

The conditions were a great leveller on Friday, dragging both teams down to new levels of mediocrity.

Will always give a new signing one year. Whether that 1st year is outstanding or poor, 2nd year you have no excuses. At the minute, it definitely looks like he's on his last legs come over for a pay check

This should be noted by all those who want a return to winter rugby!!

Does it not rain in summer?

Poor excuse for the unwatchable mediocrity on show.

I'll add it to the list which includes SPOTY, the Kiwis, November floods and Silverwood if that's OK with you?

Whatever floats your boat.
I've never cited the other things as reasons for our crap start to this season.

As a matter of interest, was there ANY era in which you enjoyed watching English RL in general & Leeds RL in particular?

I'm surprised at the comments about Galloway.

If you'd seen him play in the NRL for the last couple of seasons you'd know exactly the kind of player you were getting. I was surprised Leeds signed him TBH but you seem to be going for quantity rather than quality with Peacock's replacement which is probably the only solution given the difficulty in attracting quality players from the NRL.

Indeed. he's been a plodder for several seasons now. Not so very long ago, he'd have been a signing for teams like Salford, Widnes or Hull KR. On a positive note, he offers more than Achurch.

Very droll.


I never said you did. I merely requested if it was OK to add your excuse for the current SL crapola on show to a steadily lengthening list of ludicrous excuses.

Not every day no - in fact it usually rains less - surprisingly and it seldom snows and pitches are seldom frozen solid

Think Galloway will improve as the season goes on.

Still willing to give him a chance. The whole team aren't exactly firing so maybe when we can get on a bit of a roll, both during one game and put out a few good performances together, we will see another side to his game.

He was a reasonable player is a very poor NRL side for a few years so those expecting something special have too much into the Leeds press releases of signing an "Australian international" - it was one cap v us at Wembley IIRC.

I also think we'll look a lot better with a hooker. Poor Burrow seems a bit lost at the moment and needs some help out there

Galloway is garbage, time we gave Baldwinson a go. Two absolutely awfull attempts at tackle there, the bloke looks so unfit it's not funny

Simple answer, no!