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Re: Bevan French

Post by nottinghamtiger » 27 Jul 2019, 12:30

the machine wrote:Been released from the remainder of his contract with Parramatta to join Wigan with immediate effect
Strange signing for Wigan. He’s a very good player, but he’s on the outer at Parramatta because he’s insistent he wants to play full back. They have tried him on the wing, but his defensive positioning is awful on the edge.
Wigan have Hardaker at full back.
Marshall, Burgess, Manfredi and Davies on the wing.
Where is French going to play? Strange they’d spend a significant amount of the salary cap on another back, when their forwards are average at best.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by the machine » 27 Jul 2019, 12:32

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the machine wrote:Been released from the remainder of his contract with Parramatta to join Wigan with immediate effect
Strange signing for Wigan. He’s a very good player, but he’s on the outer at Parramatta because he’s insistent he wants to play full back. They have tried him on the wing, but his defensive positioning is awful on the edge.
Wigan have Hardaker at full back.
Marshall, Burgess, Manfredi and Davies on the wing.
Where is French going to play? Strange they’d spend a significant amount of the salary cap on another back, when their forwards are average at best.
Move Zak to centre when sarginson goes,French at FB
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Re: Bevan French

Post by nottinghamtiger » 27 Jul 2019, 12:34

the machine wrote:
nottinghamtiger wrote:
the machine wrote:Been released from the remainder of his contract with Parramatta to join Wigan with immediate effect
Strange signing for Wigan. He’s a very good player, but he’s on the outer at Parramatta because he’s insistent he wants to play full back. They have tried him on the wing, but his defensive positioning is awful on the edge.
Wigan have Hardaker at full back.
Marshall, Burgess, Manfredi and Davies on the wing.
Where is French going to play? Strange they’d spend a significant amount of the salary cap on another back, when their forwards are average at best.
Move Zak to centre when sarginson goes,French at FB
Whilst I don’t think Zak has been anywhere near his 2017 form, they’d be mad to move him from full-back even if only for his defensive qualities. He’s also very good at organising the defensive line in front of him. I think he’d be wasted at centre.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by the machine » 27 Jul 2019, 12:37

Strengthens the defensive part of the backs whilst adding some speed too

Guess only lam will know what he wants
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Re: Bevan French

Post by Mucky1978 » 27 Jul 2019, 12:37

Zak is back at Cas next season I’m good pals with is cousin.

All been agreed last few days.

If anyone would think Zak would stay at Wigan and play centre ya mad.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by nottinghamtiger » 27 Jul 2019, 12:41

the machine wrote:Strengthens the defensive part of the backs whilst adding some speed too

Guess only lam will know what he wants
French is awful defensively.
If he could tackle, he’d be playing for Parramatta. They just can’t pay him as he gets targeted mercilessly.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by the machine » 27 Jul 2019, 12:49

I meant moving Zak to centre
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Re: Bevan French

Post by nottinghamtiger » 27 Jul 2019, 12:52

the machine wrote:I meant moving Zak to centre
Ah, right.
Whilst his defensive positioning is great at full-back, I’m not sure how good he would be in the centre. He’s not the biggest or strongest.
I guess the other option for them is to play French in the halves. He’s not played there before though.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by old cas lass » 27 Jul 2019, 13:11

Mucky1978 wrote:Zak is back at Cas next season I’m good pals with is cousin.

All been agreed last few days.

If anyone would think Zak would stay at Wigan and play centre ya mad.
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Re: Bevan French

Post by HuddsTigers » 27 Jul 2019, 13:17

It’s a bizarre signing. They mention he can play in the halves which makes me wonder if he’s going to play 6 when Williams goes to the NRL.

Madness to move Hardaker and moreover would Hardaker want to play centre. Only way he will get back in Eng squad for me is at full back.

Centres we have Connor, Percival, Gildart. He’s in a battle there.
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Post by tigerfeat » 27 Jul 2019, 13:20

HuddsTigers wrote:It’s a bizarre signing. They mention he can play in the halves which makes me wonder if he’s going to play 6 when Williams goes to the NRL.

Madness to move Hardaker and moreover would Hardaker want to play centre. Only way he will get back in Eng squad for me is at full back.

Centres we have Connor, Percival, Gildart. He’s in a battle there.
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Re: Bevan French

Post by LeagueLeaders » 27 Jul 2019, 13:47

nottinghamtiger wrote:
the machine wrote:I meant moving Zak to centre
Ah, right.
Whilst his defensive positioning is great at full-back, I’m not sure how good he would be in the centre. He’s not the biggest or strongest.
I guess the other option for them is to play French in the halves. He’s not played there before though.
French has played in the halves before but very very briefly. Wouldn't want him there anyway though tbh, anywhere but FB and I think they'd be wasting his talent

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Re: Bevan French

Post by nottinghamtiger » 27 Jul 2019, 13:57

LeagueLeaders wrote:
nottinghamtiger wrote:
the machine wrote:I meant moving Zak to centre
Ah, right.
Whilst his defensive positioning is great at full-back, I’m not sure how good he would be in the centre. He’s not the biggest or strongest.
I guess the other option for them is to play French in the halves. He’s not played there before though.
French has played in the halves before but very very briefly. Wouldn't want him there anyway though tbh, anywhere but FB and I think they'd be wasting his talent
Perhaps Wigan are making the mistake of just signing a player because they can, rather than because they need him.
They are going to have to choose one of Hardaker or French to play at full-back. That leaves the other playing in a position that isn’t their best.
In their position I would prioritise forwards.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by MrRugby123 » 27 Jul 2019, 14:10

Mucky1978 wrote:Zak is back at Cas next season I’m good pals with is cousin.

All been agreed last few days.

If anyone would think Zak would stay at Wigan and play centre ya mad.
I wish this was true!

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Re: Bevan French

Post by Tigersbarmy » 27 Jul 2019, 14:33

Mucky1978 wrote:Zak is back at Cas next season I’m good pals with is cousin.

All been agreed last few days.

If anyone would think Zak would stay at Wigan and play centre ya mad.
Stop talking wet mate

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Re: Bevan French

Post by Fumper27 » 27 Jul 2019, 14:39

Mucky1978 wrote:Zak is back at Cas next season I’m good pals with is cousin.

All been agreed last few days.

If anyone would think Zak would stay at Wigan and play centre ya mad.
I’ve just bookmarked this page and set a reminder to come back in February and ridicule such a ridiculous claim. Your track record for being “in the know” is on a par with Spy In The Stands :roll: :roll:

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Re: Bevan French

Post by CasAttack » 27 Jul 2019, 14:49

Hes been coming back ever since he left...
It ain't happening!

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Re: Bevan French

Post by Mucky1978 » 27 Jul 2019, 15:39

Will see

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Re: Bevan French

Post by Borisfinal » 27 Jul 2019, 16:18

There was talk at Wigan earlier this season of Hardaker bulking up to move to loose forward next.

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Re: Bevan French

Post by MrRugby123 » 27 Jul 2019, 17:18

We’d all love to see him back but in reality it’s not gonna happen now he’ll get some proper service next year at Wigan he’ll be back to his best.

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