Batley's season is over now, isn't it?

He'll be ith us through a full preseaon and has probably already been lined up for a new conditioning regeime. If he goes back to playing for Batley next year, he's be running in a differnet gear than now, and don't forget that if Batley are part timers, he'll still have a lot of time to spend here learning.



If he's the talented lad people are saying he is, then I don't see him spending the full year at Batley, given the above. If we are to recall him, we could send someone like Forster, Hand or Walker the opposite way to help their development.

Happy with this, although I was told it was going to be four!

Can he play Fullback or Stand Off





Big Bugger though

We could end up looking like the circa '90 circus freak team when we had Jones, Harrison and Kay all in the same side.

he is a monster, and full time training will make him huge. He is a human wrecking ball !!

I watched him at halifax a couple of weeks ago and he was just running over the defence.

the fans wear chanting Beast, Beast, Beast !!! he is better than Chris Hill and far more aggressive

he will be a huge hit at st helens. I doubt he will be back at Batley for long as he will be better

than Perry and Lafranki....mark my words.

Leeds were trying to get him but clearly thought they could do it on the cheap.

The strange thing re that is today, only Harrison would stand out as being tall. Kay and Jones would just be run of the mill sized.



Tony Kay was a real cult figure of mine. Loved his awkward swivel hips style of play.



Dead Ball was rubbish



Harrison was a decent journeyman pro.

I'd be tempted to switch TP and Laffranchi



Props - TP, Perry, LMS, Clough, Walmsley



Back row - Soliola, Manu, Flanagan.



LF - Laffranchi, Wilkin (Laffranchi playing at loose when we are going into a game needing our biggest pack, so effectively running with 6 props if we wanted to) Wilkin when we wanted a bit more guile at loose, with Laffranchi moving to the subs bench as a 2nd rower.

I agree with that - no way is Boof a front rower and TP does a much better job for us there because of his sheer size. Laffranchi was a really effective back rower in the NRL and could really shine there alongside the others you mention.

Thats how I'd play it too.

Obviously you would not play the same guys each week, we need to give Forester etc a go and not just for injuries.



A pack of TP Roby Perry Sia Manu Wilkin



sub LMS, Clough, Flanaghan, Forester



is still a good enough pack when playing teams lower down the division and gives Laffranchi or whoever more rest time for the end of season and the youngsters time to develop alongside a strong pack.

I dunno about that - all 3 were 6' 5" and over as I recall. Tony Kay was one of my favourite players ever actually - I've never seen another player who clearly loved every second he had playing in a Saints shirt as much as he did. He couldn't either make or break a tackle to save his life but I loved watching him anyway. Harrison was a great meat and potatoes player - if Walmsley ends up as good we'll be doing OK. Jones was quite posssibly the worst player I've ever seen in a Saints shirt...

Who was Jones?