Watching yesterdays game there was one clear scoring chance for johnson heading towards hospitality box, all tupo had to do was hit him with a short pass, i nearly caught it in the stand! Tupo has power pace strength and is one of the first names on the team sheet, but if he could actually pass a ball he could make a" great: centre.

Lynne and arundel is a tough call but johnston merits a centre that can give him a pass with a bit of space, for that reason would have arundel in the team.

Really ?

8 of your starters out? suspect your coach wouldn't see it like that? Did you ever actually get into our half without a penalty assist or in some cases 2 on the trot, we dropped the ball on at least two occasions when we would have expected to score. Agree you should be pleased with result as its closest you will come to a win this season against the trinity.


PS we were also lacking randall, huby, horo and had a largely second string set of backs on the field for most of the second spell

I reckon both teams got a lot out of the game in terms of a run out with no injuries.
They are not a good indicator of main season. A lot more at stake.

As we play Hull KR first it's important for us to have that first 17, whichever that is, ready to go.

I suppose everyone has their own idea as to what makes a quality centre. Arundel isn't the quickest, but when you have the wingers we have, surely it's speed of thought that's more important! For me he's the best all round centre we have, and crucially he's the best defensive centre we've got. For me it would be him and Tupou, but I haven't got a problem with Lynne starting. As for the game, it was your typical pre season fare, like others have said, no injuries it looks like, so can't wait now for the real stuff to begin.....

Don’t get drawn into it , they were fishing for excuses all last season and will again

How can you comment on Neil if you never show him play? I was previliged so watch him many times and can tell you he was a special player. First of all his goal kicking was brilliant he knocked them over from the halfway line either side of the field and with a leather ball that weighed a ton when wet, His speed was deceptive because of his hight and his points record speaks for itself. and don't forget all this was achieved when the game was part time, if he had been lucky enough to receive the same attention as today's players in a full time environment he would have been a sensation, trust me.

Like you say at the start of your post Tupou plays inside Johnstone. So Lyne or arundel wouldn't really make a difference to Johnstone.

Arundel actually plays both sides depending on who plays the other position.
I'm assuming left is his best but it's harder to play right so he gets that role instead of the others.

Your only allowed your own opinion if you agree 100% with him ...

Totally agree and TBH doesn't make much difference which centre tupo operates in either

Arundel does what a good centre is supposed to do.
He can tackle, can pass and knows when to pass and looks after his winger.
Before Arundel got injured against Sheffield the other season, he and Tom were forming a super partnership.
He's a quality player.

Keith Smith wasn't too bad.

yes

mcgillvary (worlds best winger)
cudjoe (club captain)
ikahihfo (dream team select)
leeming (first choice hooker)
wakeman (starting prop for us, italian international)
symonds (star aussie signing from nrl but injury prone)
mcintosh (23 apps last season and 12 tries on the wing opposite mcgillvary)
mellor (28 apps in 2017 season)

8 first teamers.

How many of those superstars put you in the position you were in last season

It was a friendly. Let it go mate.

I'll give you McGillvary. You can jog on with the rest though. I also love how being an Italian international is somehow an important quality since any man and his dog can quailify.

World’s best winger, my !

I was thimking Will Carling. Keith Smith was very good for Trinity at either centre or stand off.

Correct. It's desperate and embarrassing.

It's a thirty man game now if you can't put a good 17 put with just 8 missing you're suffed mate and let's be honest how many of those 8 were crucial - come off it.

Give over. I never saw Napolian win a battle but I know he was pretty good at it - silly argument imo as is comparing players from different eras in general.

Of course people can comment.

Big Neil was special. It is hard to compare yesterdays players with todays SL players, but Neil had the physique, the power, the skill, the heart, AND he had a day job as well!
I think in todays game, with the care and preparation the players get nowadays Nei would still have be a superstar.
In fact in the whole of SL today there is no one who could touch Neil for skill and even more so his brother Don, who also had it all.

When you return with your first team will that include bringing your own ref AGAIN!!

Some fans would be nice too!

Oh dear - this kind of post in response to a pre-season friendly is very much an invitation to get your head stoved in - metaphorically speaking of course.