Genderbender wrote:
It’s definitely a shame for him personally, it’s probably a blessing to the fantasy world though as I don’t think he was ever going to come straight back and bang out 80 mins.
I was never on him for that reason but I’d seen a bit of chatter here.
I thought the biggest thing to come from that news was that they were able to keep it a secret for so long, with a captain no less.
If the ranks are that tight in Newcastle they could be in for a good year.
This might sound weird but it makes Elliot a bit more attractive to me now, Crossland was probably going to steal a few minutes from him but if Brailey is back in a more reduced role than first expected then Crossland might get those mins at hooker instead.
The way Crossland finished last year, AOB may play him 60 mins. He could have 10 points bump in him.
They may run Cogger on the bench > and use Gamble to spell Phoenix at 9, allows Knights to make use of all 3 play-makers.