maybe that is the way to go

try brierley with brough

ellis having a poor season, most have!

think you will be fine v fev, they have just taken a battering from leeds and us, softened them up for you

I hope you’re right, but they got tonked 37 nil by Fax at the Blackpool bash, played us a week or so later and we scrapped a hard fought win 16 - 12, and that was with us at home. When we played them at PO Road we didn’t do much better winning 30- 24.

We don’t get easy games against Fev (or anyone else in Yorkshire) and I expect this one to be no different, just hope our players are in the same frame of mind, or else last weeks 'bonus' could be wasted.

No no what about Ellis, you have to have Ellis, Think of all the 40/20s he kicks, ( for the forwards to knock on at the first play ) think of the kicks he's put in for mcGilvery to score from, the bombs he's put up ( that many FB's struggle with) think of all the times he been the only one to chase a player down, not to mention the fight he shows ( compared to the rest of our pussycats ) We have got to have Ellis. Why would we consider Brough.

leigh had one of their props banned for 4 matches

Ryan Brierley had a successful spell with Leigh in a league where most teams were being rolled up field by Leigh's middle, he had a field day out the back with all the tired defences and gaps created by his fellow players. One thing is certain the lad has pace & can finish as good as anyone in the game.

The problem he has is he thought he was dong it all himself and what fellow players know is he has issues with is being able to control a game from HB, he doesn't like collision, he is too scared, he passes too far away from the line getting his centre/back rower hammered and is easy to defend against because he is so predictable. His defence is awful at best with his constant "jumping" out of the line leaves his teammates vulnerable.

Ryan is a very selfish player (not always a bad thing) and believes his own hype too much and therefore is not a well liked player, I know he doesn't get on with Brough for a start and a lot of Leigh players were glad to see the back of him, he would have been dropped last year if he hadn't of been so close to Rowley & this in itself caused a lot of internal problems with his team mates.
Im led to believe Beaumont tried to offload him on numerous occasions specifically after Salford away last year in the middle 8's.

Drinkwater & Brierley are completely different in style and shouldn't be compared, if you want a game managing with a vocal HB calling the shots and kicking teams to death then Drinkwater is your man, if you want an out an out speedster to finish a break/offload created by someone else then Brierley is your man.

Huddersfield fans watch him closely and tell me if any of the above is incorrect.

You really have to wonder why Leigh tried so hard to keep him, Him being so poor in general. No doubt that was just a story put out to fool everyone. and would you believe he doesn't get on with Brough, Well nobody in Rugby league get's on with brough, didn't you know that.

The one thing you are right about is, he is excellent at backing up, and has the pace to finish, making him pretty superfluous at the Giants.

Yet Beaumont was very vocal in telling everyone he wasn't for sale when several SL teams came sniffing and turned down advances. Odd.
It's the way of the world- a player announces he's leaving and all of a sudden he's not as good as he was a week ago.

I can't say I've seen a selfish side to him. He's played 15 games, scored 7 tries and has 6 try assists.


As for drinkwater- we already have a better version of him....

In the right team Ryan could/will be devastating , but it requires a more open style of play , but even without that he is IMO a SL standard player , look forward to seeing him at the LSV

Don't forget that Ryan has been involved with a circus the last couple of years, a circus who's big top fell flat around this time last year
With a more professional approach, he could become a top notch player, however he has shown glimpses already of what he's capable of, it's just a case of nurturing that talent properly now.

HKR win at Salford.
Salford go to Leeds next week.
Salford must be faves to be one of the two teams of the MPG now.

salford v giants for the mpg ?

lose that and i will be watching mcgillvary and cudjoe play for wigan on sky sports next season