LEICESTER TIGERS 2018/19 SQUAD/TRANSFERS/CONTRACT THREAD PART 4

[jgriffin]

Dai Young's lad is the GP best 7 imo.

But not the best EPQ 7......

[RagingBull]

EQP 7's
Curry
Curry
Underhill
Simmonds
J.Willis
Are all ahead of him.

[Hot_Charlie]

Did Gough get on? And did he look good?

Yes he did.

[Scott1]

Thanks!! Hope he makes the step up.

[BFG]

EQP 7's
Curry
Curry
Underhill
Simmonds
J.Willis
Are all ahead of him.

Ahead in bosh but in terms of being a Smith/Hooper type 7 not so in my opinion.

[JP14]

I wouldn’t regard Willis or Simmonds proper 7s, more like 6s in my book.

[Scott1]

Simmonds isn't a 6 imo. Nowhere near enough dog ,he's a luxury 7 or 8 if you've got two monsters next to him as Chiefs do. I think Underhill is more of a 6. Very physical.

[RagingBull]

EQP 7's
Curry
Curry
Underhill
Simmonds
J.Willis
Are all ahead of him.

Ahead in bosh but in terms of being a Smith/Hooper type 7 not so in my opinion.

Hooper isn't even a smith type 7 IMO

Tom Curry has the most turnovers per game in the league

[Scott1]

Yes Hooper and Smith are two different players. Hooper is what I thought Clifford would turn out like when I first saw him, hopefully he can put his injuries behind him and reach his potential. Smith and Pocock would be a far better comparison imo

[JP14]

Underhill and T.Curry definitely best EQ breakdown 7s in the Prem and both are great tacklers.

[Scott1]

Curry I agree but on best form both BoC and Evans are better at the BD than Underhill,Wallace too imo.

[Mark62]

Not sure how this topic has turned into an uninformed debate on the relative merits of English qualified 7s.

Then again certain posters have a knack of going off on parallels

[Wayne Richardson Fan Club]

Underhill has very poor ball skills, would be better suited to 6.
Simmonds is a bit of a freak, he has a lot if what a proper 7 needs but does he see himself there?
If you take McCaw, Pocock, Hooper, Cane as natural 7's Evans game is a match (not the standard....yet...)
A 7 should be a link between backs & forwards, we were spoilt when Croft was in his pomp as he was built like a 6, played like a 7 & a 13.
We need a proper 7, its been an integral part of our successful teams.

[Scott1]

It's a transfer/contract thread. Isn't Evans a EQ 7?! And who is uninformed??? Some differing opinions granted but uninformed?!

[Scott1]

It was only very late in Crofts career when he started acquiring BD skills though,I remember one game against Quins when he started at openside and looked very good.