You may be right but, some give up too easily.



We need a couple of breaks, maybe a lucky try and then hopefully try and gain some confidence.

At the moment, as soon as the opposition score a couple of tries, our heads drop.

Let’s face it, there isn’t an easy game in SL for us to gain confidence. Atoni came over with fairly decent pedigree and he’s clearly training like Tarzan and playing like Jane. Mash said that he’s stripped his game back to basics, but it’s the basics he’s been atrocious in. His game fitness and metres gained wouldn’t look out of place at amateur level. Proctor also looks perpetually knackered too. I’ve seen comparisons between Proctor and Anthony Tupou, at least Tupou put in a decent shift though and actually went back to the NRL after us, albeit for not very long, Proctor and Atoni wouldn’t get in a bush team over there how they’ve performed.

After listening to James Grahams bye round pod cast with Nathan Brown explaining why British forwards go so well in the NRL, it’s abundantly clear that British forwards are blooded a lot younger, playing in harsher conditions making them hit the ground running over there with better conditions and a lot more experience under their belts compared to counterparts. To put it simple, Atoni and Proctor are of now a complete waste of quota spots. We’d of been better scouting the championship with what them two have brought. On hindsight, Elijah Taylor would of been a much better option than Proctor, least he was tried and tested over here. He was immense for Salford.

I was looking forward to seeing Taylor play for us.

I was proper gutted when he didn’t sign. Poching wanted Taylor and didn’t want Proctor, where as Mash has gone opposite. For me Taylor seemed like the logical option, he’s over here, he’s a defensive master, a leader. Unless it came down to money I can’t see why we didn’t sign him. I watched him play the kiwi’s for Leeds in the exhibition game before the RLWC, he was the best player for Leeds, cut down anything that came his way, including big Nelson for the Storm.



Proctor was always going to be a risk, as of now he’s a waste of quota who offers nothing. In a season where we literally can’t afford passengers, 2 of our NRL signings are the biggest passengers I’ve ever seen in a Trinity shirt. Age for me with him is also pretty irrelevant, look at the amount of 33/34 + forwards in SL, proctor looks like he’s a 50 year old ex pro playing in a charity game how he goes about. Sadly these signing land on Mash and co, but obviously I don’t know the in’s and outs of why we went with these.

Poching wanted Taylor but Carter didn’t



I think in the case of Proctor we’ve knowingly fooled ourselves a little, we’ve kidded ourselves into thinking he’s still an NRL standard forward who was available only because he’d been caught vaping in a toilet cubicle. Craig Bellamy let Proctor go 5 years ago and he doesn’t willingly give up mainstays of his successful Melbourne Storm team unless they’re shot and have reached the end of their ability to contribute. I repeat that was 5 years ago!

No kelepi again

YOU'RE HAVIN A LAUGH.... Atoni preffered to Battye (18th man so must be fit!)

Hoping Bowes has a big game whatever the score to show that he is the best number 9 in the squad.

Proctor at prop and Atoni instead of Battye. A CAN’T SPEYK

Applegarth needs a head assessment

Let’s see if Proctor and Atoni have been working on trying to push out more than 15 minutes a stint.

Agree, on part of this.



However, he played double the games in the NRL than what Fifita did, in which is a much tougher league than here, so you'd like to think ability wise, he'd have been better.

Kelepi not in.

Proctor playing prop.

Atoni on the bench.

Bowes starting