Darnell Mcintosh - confirmed

Matt

stuey

Not a first teamer, but a handy cover for injuries.

RaoulDuke

Handy cover at fullback, wing and centre. Innes senior was a left winger only. Happy enough with this. Could make a name for himself with us.

TheFirm

Back up only i hope. Bang average.

Hepworth

I don’t believe in the entirety of last season we managed to get our 1-7 on the field at the same time,during the course of which we used if my maths is right 6 different players at full back,all of our first choice backs spent significant time on the sidelines, players had to be used out of position,we gave starts to Djeukessi and Lindsey yet still had to bring in Wallis and Kershaw. More and more it’s becoming a numbers game and players like Mcintosh who has been identified as bringing something we’ve been missing are going to be called into the breach 1-13 are you’re headline acts but strengthening the supporting cast is as shrewd as it is necessary. Matter of opinion whether Mcintosh is the right player but the idea is right.

RaoulDuke

Hepworth if you looked at the kr v Wigan grand final. Between both teams. They only had 1 player who wasn’t in their best 1 to 17. We haven’t put out our best 1 to 17 since 2017.

There is a direct correlation between having your best players constantly available and results. Is it fitness, training or luck?

If we can put our best 17 out there, players like Darnell have to work extra hard and hope for a chance rather than being the only 17 available which we had lots of times next year.

He’s worth a punt. I’d rather gamble on a chance of being better than keep with the known average.

Hepworth

Gary Player famously said “The more I practice the luckier I get” Got to be something in that, you can’t take luck completely out of the equation but proper training,conditioning and player monitoring can sure mitigate its effects. Sad for me that Carr wasn’t able to bring in any of his own people,can only hope he can get the backroom staff that remain performing to the level he expects.