HooperPocockSmith
Alfred Walker (16)
Tauakipulu and Faulkner have both moved on so it looks like Daniel Botha is the third-string TH. So you're right - very light on depth there.
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Froggy
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
IMHO Botha has the potential to be better than both of them. HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) is a very hard working prop, but his scrummaging just hasn't come on. Holtz is a massive unit, but vey immobile, I was hoping he would come on more than he has, Hopefully this is the year. I've only seen 10 and 20 minute cameos from Botha, and I'm not suggesting he is the full package yet, but seems to hold up his side of the scrum okay and gets through his work around the paddock with plenty of energy.
HooperPocockSmith
Alfred Walker (16)
I hope that Holz's injury joker at La Rochelle was a good learning experience for him with some valuable reps against European props. Although, it looks like he's only managed 2 games so far.
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Vay Wilson (31)
Harry Wilson is the perfect no. 23. Haven't seen him put a foot wrong yet
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Me either. Comparing to a guy like Dowling who’s talented Wilson covers 11-15 as someone you could genuinely pick in the position to start.
HooperPocockSmith
Alfred Walker (16)
He's one of these guys who doesn't really have a position. Great for 23, but I can't see him as a genuine starter anywhere in the backline. He doesn't have the out-and-out speed for a winger and I haven't been impressed with him 13 in the SS.
Let's see what Harry Johnson-Holmes is like next year. He returned pretty quickly from the Achilles injury and it's reasonable to expect that there is significant benefit still to be gained in his recovery from the end of this season to the start of next year.
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Dave Cowper (27)
Are you saying getting rid of more experienced players to blood young fellas isnt a good approach?
We seem to have a collective myopia that players returning from serious injuries take a lot longer to get back to peak form than a couple of games following the shortest possible recovery time.
It happens over and over again in pretty much any sport and yet we still seem to convince ourselves that a player is past it.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) was also never Bell to begin with.
I hope he can be a rock at scrum time and give the side a platform. Achilles is a bad injury and he's going to need game time to get back into any sort of form and confidence.
I hope he can be a rock at scrum time and give the side a platform. Achilles is a bad injury and he's going to need game time to get back into any sort of form and confidence.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Like six games on a bar bars tour?
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Confidence might be high. Not sure about fitness....
Silver lining for the Tahs
Silver lining for the Tahs
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Piss fitness peak. Yeah but he has had a few run arounds prior to hopefully a good pre-season into some trials.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
So’s Xmas
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Alex Ross (28)
I suspect this sort of crap is what you get when the average age of the marketing department is 22. Disappointing when the average age of the Tah fan is probably 50.
Maybe to get the kids in they’ll start doing the squad signing announcements over TikTok.
Prodigy
Ron Walden (29)
I think by the end of the season, we'll see Jake Gordon fighting with Jack Grant for the 21 jersey.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
As long as they just announce something I don’t care at this point.
If you actually want anticipation put a date on it. That post does nothing but fill their ‘engagement targets‘
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
They already do and what is wrong with trying to connect to a younger demographic you fossil