LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
We already have SEVEN hookers on the books: Montoya, Dolly, Clare, Taufete'e, Horton, Cowan-Dickie and Vanes.
Do we really need more cover?
Do we really need more cover?
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
For what it is worth I believe he is better than both Dolly and ClareCrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:00 pm We already have SEVEN hookers on the books: Montoya, Dolly, Clare, Taufete'e, Horton, Cowan-Dickie and Vanes.
Do we really need more cover?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
A 23 needs 2 hookers in thereCrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:00 pm We already have SEVEN hookers on the books: Montoya, Dolly, Clare, Taufete'e, Horton, Cowan-Dickie and Vanes.
Do we really need more cover?
Dolly is still out injured
Taufete'e appears to be out injured.
Montoya has barely had a week off in 18 months, when he had he's been injured, so we need him to have a break now
So that gives us the following
Clare - Fit, played nearly 80 min every match for us this season we can't just keep doing that and not expect to injure him too.
Horton - Good player yet to make a prem debut, but he's only on a short term deal to cover Dolly's injury.
Cowan-Dickie - was only a depth signing last year, not sure he'll appear much more for us.
Vanes - A dev squad player who possibly may also be injured as you'd think he'd have been in the Prem cup squad the other day otherwise, either way he's not a prem starter just yet...
So does he have a role to play. Yes in fact I think he'll be on the bench vs London Irish this weekend.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Agreed would be brilliant if we could sign him long termChobbsy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:02 pmFor what it is worth I believe he is better than both Dolly and ClareCrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:00 pm We already have SEVEN hookers on the books: Montoya, Dolly, Clare, Taufete'e, Horton, Cowan-Dickie and Vanes.
Do we really need more cover?
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Excellent summary Steve. Only proviso I would add is Montoya has rarely played more than 60 and he just loves it. Ideally Oghre on the bench v Irish to give Julian some time but wouldn’t surprise me to see Montoya on the bench.TigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:41 pmA 23 needs 2 hookers in thereCrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:00 pm We already have SEVEN hookers on the books: Montoya, Dolly, Clare, Taufete'e, Horton, Cowan-Dickie and Vanes.
Do we really need more cover?
Dolly is still out injured
Taufete'e appears to be out injured.
Montoya has barely had a week off in 18 months, when he had he's been injured, so we need him to have a break now
So that gives us the following
Clare - Fit, played nearly 80 min every match for us this season we can't just keep doing that and not expect to injure him too.
Horton - Good player yet to make a prem debut, but he's only on a short term deal to cover Dolly's injury.
Cowan-Dickie - was only a depth signing last year, not sure he'll appear much more for us.
Vanes - A dev squad player who possibly may also be injured as you'd think he'd have been in the Prem cup squad the other day otherwise, either way he's not a prem starter just yet...
So does he have a role to play. Yes in fact I think he'll be on the bench vs London Irish this weekend.
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Happy with Oghre, like what I’ve seen of him around the park. Basics need sharpening, but he’ll get that with SB and team. Clare’s contract coming to an end at the end of the season? Cowan-Dickie you’d expect to see move on, Horton too in the New Year.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
@TigerFeetSteve, I agree with your assessment of the other hookers. Oghre vs. Clare (who's underrated, IMO) is a good competition for back-up to Montoya.
But why use up cap on the likes of Horton and Cowan-Dickie if they're so far down the depth chart?
But why use up cap on the likes of Horton and Cowan-Dickie if they're so far down the depth chart?
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I’m guessing that while the PRC was running you needed 6 hookers, 3 for each squad. I think that is now over the numbers can drop but would still be sensible to have 5 in such a physical position given Vanes time with Nottingham and Dolly still injured.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:54 am @TigerFeetSteve, I agree with your assessment of the other hookers. Oghre vs. Clare (who's underrated, IMO) is a good competition for back-up to Montoya.
But why use up cap on the likes of Horton and Cowan-Dickie if they're so far down the depth chart?
Looking at our hooker stocks at the moment you have Montoya- just coming back from international duty, Oghre - just joined the club, Horton - returning to Australia, Claire, Dolly and Taufetee- both injured, Vanes and TCD not premiership quality yet.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
I don't think Horton is that far down the depth chart tbh we signed him as injury dispensation for Dolly knowing we had midweek games in the PRC to cover.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:54 am @TigerFeetSteve, I agree with your assessment of the other hookers. Oghre vs. Clare (who's underrated, IMO) is a good competition for back-up to Montoya.
But why use up cap on the likes of Horton and Cowan-Dickie if they're so far down the depth chart?
As it is all of our hookers got used in the start of the season so we needed them all. The only one not to get too much game time is Taufete'e who is injured now.
Personally once Dolly & Taufete'e are back fit. Horton leaves back to Super Rugby. That leaves us
Montoya
Dolly
Oghre
Taufete'e
Cowan-Dickie
Vanes
I think 4 senior hookers & 1 Dev squad hooker (especially given 2 are in and around international squads) is about right...
I think we probably only retained Cowan-Dickie as he was cheap and we hadn't sorted cover for Dolly at the time. As it stands I can imagine we may end up seeing if he'd be willing to leave early so we can extend Oghre...
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
You missed off Clare in that list TFSTigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 10:26 amI don't think Horton is that far down the depth chart tbh we signed him as injury dispensation for Dolly knowing we had midweek games in the PRC to cover.CrumblingTerrace wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 9:54 am @TigerFeetSteve, I agree with your assessment of the other hookers. Oghre vs. Clare (who's underrated, IMO) is a good competition for back-up to Montoya.
But why use up cap on the likes of Horton and Cowan-Dickie if they're so far down the depth chart?
As it is all of our hookers got used in the start of the season so we needed them all. The only one not to get too much game time is Taufete'e who is injured now.
Personally once Dolly & Taufete'e are back fit. Horton leaves back to Super Rugby. That leaves us
Montoya
Dolly
Oghre
Taufete'e
Cowan-Dickie
Vanes
I think 4 senior hookers & 1 Dev squad hooker (especially given 2 are in and around international squads) is about right...
I think we probably only retained Cowan-Dickie as he was cheap and we hadn't sorted cover for Dolly at the time. As it stands I can imagine we may end up seeing if he'd be willing to leave early so we can extend Oghre...
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
Also got to allow for the fact Oghre came available unexpectedly, same as Atkinson, maybe we liked them and just decided to move for them whilst we could, never planned into the squad balancing, so there may well be some re-jigging.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
And the harsh reality is if a potentially better option becomes available, you've got to take the opportunity whilst it's there, however harsh it may seem to your current players.FrontRowUnionMember wrote: ↑Tue Nov 22, 2022 11:18 am Also got to allow for the fact Oghre came available unexpectedly, same as Atkinson, maybe we liked them and just decided to move for them whilst we could, never planned into the squad balancing, so there may well be some re-jigging.
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Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2022/23 - Prisoner of Oadby Pre-Season
I think it's pretty clear TCD will be leaving come the summer with this signing and Vanes coming through, he'll probably be on loan at Notts or somewhere else after Christmas with Julian's international commitments over, the use of Taufete'e is the odd think Clare would play the full 80 and he'd go unused unless he came on as back row emergency cover