Powell was always a solid player who could tackle and always gave maximum effort. His problem was that as a hooker everything went sideways. The solution was obvious, even to us, but it took someone a bit of coaching to get him moving forward. I do not know who, but somebody has sat him down and redesigned his movement from the PTB. Now the first movement is often forward, pinning the defence, and the pass is more incisive.
I have been a critic of Powell in the past. More because I know he was a 7 and thought he should use that skill set at 9. I’m glad to see he is doing under Lam, I may not have much faith in Lam but he has done wonders for Powell. You’d be a fool not to see or admit that.
As for captain; I wouldn’t be against it but I do think Faz is next in line. Vice captain is the more likely (if that’s even still a thing!!)
sergeant pepper wrote:Quite simply put - Hudds offer absolutely nothing of value to SL.
There's plenty of teams that I don't like, but Hudds are genuinely right at the top and epitomises everything that's wrong with modern RL in the UK.
If only Bradford had their benefactor.
Huddersfield used to be one of the best supporters clubs at one time, but since the time they spent in the Championship and their move from Fartrown, people in Huddersfield do not seem to have the same interest in the game now especially now that they are in a joint stadium which to many Wigan supporters sounds very familiar except for success.
A shame when you remember that the town is where the game was founded in 1895.
100% Warrior wrote:I have been a critic of Powell in the past. More because I know he was a 7 and thought he should use that skill set at 9. I’m glad to see he is doing under Lam, I may not have much faith in Lam but he has done wonders for Powell. You’d be a fool not to see or admit that.
As for captain; I wouldn’t be against it but I do think Faz is next in line. Vice captain is the more likely (if that’s even still a thing!!)
7 and 9 are completely different skill sets. I wouldn’t be quick to jyst say it is Lam that has improved Powell, maybe Sam has improved his own game to suit? Vastly underrated throughout the league. And i will say for certain hes one of if not our most important players. But yet some Wiganers refuse to see it? I do think Faz will be the next captain but also agree Powell would be a worthy choice.
I’m not sure Powell has improved as such but he’s certainly being allowed to play differently. He made his usual raft of tackles Sunday (50) and scored a try and in between that he’s now being allowed to offer more of a running threat with the ball and it’s that side of his game which will win over any doubters. He’ll never be a James Roby or Daryl Clark but when you look at some of the best hookers through the ages, they weren’t playing in that style either.
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