Hull KR: Don't expect a Travis Burns miracle ... yet
HULL KR coach Craig Sandercock has warned fans not to expect miracles from Travis Burns when he makes his long-awaited debut this Sunday.
The former NRL stand-off will finally make his first start against Warrington after sitting out the final four matches of suspension from his time with Penrith Panthers.
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Hull KR's star man Travis Burns 'will take two to three weeks to get up to speed'.
"Travis will come straight into the side. He is a big player for us as he was our big signing in the off season," Sandercock said.
"He is a class player, but in saying that, he hasn't played a game since July.
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"It would be wrong of me, the club or our supporters to expect too much from Travis against Warrington.
"Travis is fit,but you can't replace match fitness and game situations.
"But it won't take him long to get up to speed.
"Probably two or three weeks is all it will take for him to be at his very best."
Having joined the club before the new year, Burns has had plenty of time to accustom himself to Rovers' plays and structures.
He is widely expected to slot in at stand-off alongside captain Michael Dobson in the half-backs, although Sandercock is not yet confirming his role.
Whatever position he takes, Rovers will look to him for leadership given his top-level experience in the NRL.
It comes as Sandercock has warned his players they can't afford to get blown away by Warrington in the opening minutes, when they meet at MS3 Craven Park on Sunday.
Tony Smith's beaten Grand Finalists have made starting games fast a feature of their play, scoring five tries in the opening 10 minutes of games this season, conceding just one.
Sandercock knows his side cannot afford to give the Wolves an early lead, otherwise it could turn out to be a long afternoon for the under-pressure Aussie.
However, he admits keeping Warrington quiet for 80 minutes is nigh on impossible.
"It's important to start every game well," Sandercock said.
"You don't want to be chasing points against a side like Warrington.
"We just want to be competitive and do the best we can.
"If they score first then we'll have to dust ourselves off, roll our sleeves up and get on with it and stay in the game."
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by Ricksinn
Friday, March 01 2013, 5:41PM
“Warrington: Atkins, Carvell, Cooper, Currie, Evans, Grix, Higham, Hill, Hodgson, Laithwaite, McCarthy, M. Monaghan, Myler, Ratchford, Riley, Waterhouse, Westwood, Williams, Wood.
Thats a big side even with key players missing”
by Ricksinn
Friday, March 01 2013, 5:40PM
“Salter, Brown, Ferguson, Horne, Griffin, Paterson, Mika, Tuimavave, Welham, Burns, J. Hodgson, Paea, Carlile, Cox, Dobson, D. Hodgson, Eden, Lovegrove, Latus.
as i said bin Caro”
by Kasparov
Friday, March 01 2013, 4:24PM
“Look at the size of him! Is playing prop?”
by albaz
Friday, March 01 2013, 11:31AM
“Those supporters that think Sandercock has no idea and that things have to change and soon, not only WANT to be proved wrong but NEED to be proved wrong.
Slammer,you posted yesterday "I have faith in CS",is that the blind variety,if not on what do you base it?
The 4/4 hopes have gone but excuses have to stop sometime and surely Warrington is just the game to kick-start the season as they are red hot favorites to give us a hammering?
If everyone selected,which surely means Burns at 6,gives it all they've got for as long as they are on the pitch there can be no complaints if we are not good enough.On the day there is no reason why the right attitude can't result in a surprise ,but morale boosting win.”
by kevsguitar
Friday, March 01 2013, 11:11AM
“I've said from the off that Caro is 'nervous' and that is why he is targeted - however that doesn't make him a bad player if one accepts that his role is to take us up the field when in the clear, hopefully resulting in tries. And to be fair, that is exactly what is happening.
Caro does not have the agility to go in at the corner, go down low, or even dive! But then again, neither did the great Clive Sullivan (Clive scored a phenominal amount of tries and didn't dive for a single one) or Martin Offiah.
Caro now needs a rest. It has to be Craig the wing for me.”
by hatchetboy
Friday, March 01 2013, 10:55AM
“What about Burns at 9 interchanging with Hodgson while Withers is out and keep Hall at 6. Caro was rubbish last week but I can only hope it was a bad decision and not lack of bottle that fluffed his last attempt. I'd stick with him and hope he rises to the occasion.”
by abnormalnorm
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:59AM
“by stevietutes
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:04AM
"Rovers are gash and I thoroughly expect them to be smashed by Warrington this weekend."
YOU MEAN LIKE HULL FC WERE LAST WEEK?”
by Ricksinn
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:26AM
“Tracis at 6, Hally on the wing, Caro serving food in the restaurant.
nuf said”
by stevietutes
Friday, March 01 2013, 9:04AM
“Rovers are gash and I thoroughly expect them to be smashed by Warrington this weekend.”
by Rejjie
Friday, March 01 2013, 8:57AM
“Slammer, we had a discussion prior to the season where you stated that you expected Rovers to win all (or at least three) of their first four games. This hasn't happened. What are the factors that have caused your re-assessment of expectations?
If my (faltering) memory serves me well, Rovers at Craven Park are Warry's bogey team and I would not be the least surprised to see Rover's continue this trend on Sunday.”