Halifax Panthers • Re: New signing
I’m not gonna get into the signing specifically as I think some of the reactions are way over the top especially on Facebook but one thing I did notice in Grixs’ interview regarding the signing was an acknowledgment from Grix even if it was inadvertently that he does see a place for a bigger prop who does less minutes, he clearly says that at one stage or another he and Fleming had a disagreement regarding his role Grix saying he saw him as an impact prop and not a big minutes prop as Fleming saw himself. This then begs the question why haven’t we recruited in these areas which was also answered, availability and money . In the last 3 seasons I can name only a handful of props who fit the bill in these areas and most of them played for the top two teams in the championship and obviously we aren’t competing financially with them , the others are Tyler Dupree who was snapped up by superleague and Lewis bienek who I rate . Without knowing the wage difference between for example a Maher / Fleming standard prop and a Mackenzie yei/ Tom amone it’s impossible to give judgement. I’m not gonna lie I’m confused as to why Maher has been so average at this level and also why he’s playing so less minutes because for hull kr he was playing a lot more , my guess is Grix has told him to try play the impact role because of his size and as of yet it hasn’t worked, problem is if Maher / Fleming has for example Brad knowles aggression well they would be playing else where on more money so it’s a catch 22 really .
Statistics: Posted by Listenup94 — Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:43 am