It is disappointing to see Widdop start over Lomax. Especially considering Widdop’s been injured most of the year. Quite a few other players should also be nowhere near the 25 man squad.
It is disappointing to see Widdop start over Lomax. Especially considering Widdop’s been injured most of the year. Quite a few other players should also be nowhere near the 25 man squad.
screaming in the family corner, scaring the kiddies
Don`t think Lineham is slow Belgian. Seen him go the length of the field at Wakefield a couple of times, with Ben-Jones and Johnson giving chase. I would agree he is a penalty machine, irritating and thinks he is an enforcer but he can run. Hall and McGilvray have turning circles like a oil tankers only Hall takes longer and needs more space.
Team hasn’t been announced yet
Let them all play how some of them even got picked I,ll never know. Not bothered if our players don’t get on. And who took hunt ,Lunt and Cunningham to comment. Wish they talked sense. Only telling us what we can see.
Yeah I would not swap Tommy or Regan for either of them. I think Lineham is ahead of either of the current incumbents and should have been selected in the squad ahead of those two once Tommy was ruled out. Charnley offers more as a winger as does Tomkins to the back line partnered with Johnny.
Both of those should have been selected instead of Hardaker.
Here's how I see it baring in mind current injuries and non inclusion of Aussies.
1. Evalds
2. Charnley
3.
4. Connor
5. Lineham
6. Lomax
7. Tompkins
8. Thompson
9. Clark
10. Graham
11. Whitehead
12. Bateman
13. Knowles
14. Hodgeson
15. Walmsley
16. Watts
17. Smithies
I think that's a balance between pace and power, youth and experience hence why I left Grace out, if Percival had been available I'd have probably gone with him. As it is I'm struggling for a right centre.
Knowles is injured as well or he'd have been playing.
Smithies isn't ready yet. He might get there, his workrate is impressive and he's got potential. But in the big games he's been utterly bullied in Super League, particularly the last two games against Saints and Salford. The Tongans would have ripped him apart. Lam was irresponsible with how he used Smithies this season, far too raw to be playing every week like he was once he broke through. He should have been brought in and out to help him develop. A lot was made of his tackle count against Salford in the first game, and it's incredibly impressive, but I'd love to see a stat on how many he metres he was marched back during those.
To be honest Regan is not the finished article but better than most. However compared to Owens and Dawson he is Vollenhoven.
Probably not no but it was what I would've picked.
I didn't realise Knowles was injured and fair point regarding Smithies but then Jones and Burgess hardly set the world on fire coming off the bench. There's plenty of props to choose from, Ryan Sutton, Mike Cooper, Joe Philbin and Lee Mossop of the top off my head.
I would pick him to,as would anyone who watches the English game.
I agree Ralph, Lineham's all right, Hall was a great player for Leeds in his day, and strong which is what you need against Tongans. The hymn singing was quite ethereal at times and in key.