Huddersfield have got another Hodgson as a replacement who looks pretty handy, they'd be wasting time and money getting Mathers. Mathers isn't a better fullback than Tansey, they are both dreadful in the position, and Leeds wanted neither as a fullback. The fashionable talk of "pivot" fullbacks is nonsense, the good ones have always chimed into the line and acted like a 2nd stand off. Because a fullback is poor at ball returns and can't catch the ball on the full does not make them a pivot, just a poor fullback.

Why I am not suprised

Both pretty solid at the back, but are prone to the odd mistake, Tansey offers more in attack though, making him a better FB IMO.

the questions is would Hull be better with

1:Tansey
6:Horne

or

1:Mathers
6:Tansey

This is what I dont get Tansey runs the ball back pretty well, and usually catchs the ball (on the other thread about Tansey i asked people to name the times Tansey has dropped the high ball apart from Friday, no-one has yet to answer the question.)


Also Leeds didnt choose to let mathers go, he choose to leave Leeds for the NRL, same with Tansey, who at the time was never going to play FB for Leeds with Webb there.

Everybody goes pn about Briscoe, but compare the stats of the 2 players, there isnt much between them. Tansey needs to improve his mistakes (Alot of thet is to do with him acting as an extra halfback with Long out), but apart from that he is better than Briscoe in about every area.

fully agree dave, I don't think hull fans will be happy with a full back for the next 20 years.

Hull fans aint been happy with any full back since Briscoe left, what does that tell you?

some hull fans rupert ,some.

They haven't watched the highlights of the bradford v dobbins game from Sunday?

Lol, has been very up and down so far this season, bit like the majority of the players, no consistency what so ever.

Briscoe was/is was one of the most committed players in SL, bravery personified – that’s what I miss. Tansey has the ability to offer Hull far more from full back then Briscoe ever did, but the confidence has been completely knocked out of him.

It usually starts with a simple high kick, nothing special but enough to have our back three looking nervous for the rest of the game. Is there a team any poorer then Hull at defending kicks (especially bombs)? At one stage Whiting was isolated on his wing, defending a kick against 6 Wakey players, how does that happen?

Briscoe's his try scoring record at your club was pretty good, wasn't it?

Yes when he played in a good attacking side.

Briscoe is a great support player.

when asked about his try score he said he just follows rich Horne about!

It was very good

so what has justin done to coach it out of him

So he was top notch in defence, brave, very good under a high ball, good positioning, 'great support' and scored loads of try's for you.

And some still want a 'pivot full back' lol

We need a pivotal full back to play a prop at 13 which is Agars choice. (and was Sharps choice etc)

Sadly Briscoe doesnt fit that mould.

We'd be even worse than we are now with Briscoe in our side rather than Tansey.