morrisseyisawire:
They are woeful stats i have to agree, i am braced for what i am about to say but i don't mind Powell he speeds the play up when he comes on, his passing off the ground is good. Yes i know he threw one into nowhere on Saturday on their line but that's just one instance. He does need to add some running into his game 100% but i feel he's got some flak on here recently. Defending wise he's solid no complaints, passing wise he's on the money it goes right where you would want it when taking the ball in.
Well, defending and passing the ball accurately from dummy half are fairly fundamental aspects of a 9's role and I think virtually every hooker in the game can tick those boxes and has done for most of the last century.
For a bloke who has played half back I'd expect him to be able to lurch forward for the odd yard gain but he's too old to change now.
Walker's return can't come quick enough. We've missed him more than any other player, inc. Williams and Sneyd. He can do all the above, and has a great running, support and kicking game. And he's got some fire in his belly.
In his absence, Harthill should have been in.
Completely agree, they are fundamentals of the game and some can do them better than others. You can throw Harrison in at hooker because he can pass and tackle but that doesn't make him good at hooker. As for playing Crowther there and not using Hearthill i have no idea! frustrates the s**t out of me that we don't use them young lads who are working their nuts off to gain experience like this.
