Will Croker be back?

[manly al]

Looks like Froggy has been mainly included to give Simpkin a rest for whatever time .
Jazz to put most time at 13 all things normal , Brown to be used as a general middle .
Really don "t think that Froggy has any edge over Simpkin and even if he probably can soon get some match fitness .
Fair enough that Croker usually provides gritty defence and good tidying up role but Simpkin has been showing some good reliable defence for some time now and on general indications , better in service delivery .
Froggy can offer an option kicking game but not that effective really on the few limited times he tries clearance kicks .
Full credit to him however for getting back to i st grade after that difficult recovery time .
Coming in at the expense of Navale most likely and a bit questionable there but of course hope that he can go well when he does get introduced into the game

 

[Ohgeez]

Navale should be in there this week. Not the week to bring Croker back IMO. Who's he gunna come on for, Simpkin ? Been out too long. Would have thought they'd bring him back through the ressies first. Strange move.

Nothing against him but the only players that should come straight back into a team after being out so long is the representative level guys. He had problems in the off season & then misses the first 10 weeks, how can his fitness levels be expected to be good enough? Should have taken the Lodge route with him IMO but I guess we’ll see Friday night

 

[Nike]

I think something a lot of people forget is the boot Croker has on him, he's kicked a couple of 40/20's from dummy half from memory. He's not done just yet I'd say.

 

[CRPSI eagle]

He needs 2 weeks in reserves grades.
This is why Seibold is a poor coach.

 

[Rocky]

So the reason Seibold is a sh#t coach this week is because Croker is on the bench.

Are any of you at training to verify that he isn't fit to play a role off the bench?

 

[C_Eagle31]

Nothing against him but the only players that should come straight back into a team after being out so long is the representative level guys. He had problems in the off season & then misses the first 10 weeks, how can his fitness levels be expected to be good enough? Should have taken the Lodge route with him IMO but I guess we’ll see Friday night

Even then, both Slater and Papenhuyzen returned for the Storm off the bench or through reserve grade after their respective injuries.

Given how well Simpkin has gone this year thus far I'm confused as to why Croker wasn't eased back through reserve grade.

 

[Phobia]

I think something a lot of people forget is the boot Croker has on him, he's kicked a couple of 40/20's from dummy half from memory. He's not done just yet I'd say.

No idea why you're copping flack for this. Had tied most 40/20's in the comp in 2023. To be fair I've offloaded that season and Schuster's stupid no lookers from my memory too.