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Collected our fan cut out from TW today and I bumped in to Wello, "Stuff Wigan on Friday mate!" I said to him "Don't worry we will." he replied knowingly. He looked steely eyed and confident, I trust him! COYS!
Id go with
Coote
Makinson
Naiqama
Simm
Grace
Lomax
Fages
Lees
Roby
Graham
Taia
Bentley
Knowles
Dodd (deserves to keep his spot)
Lms
Amor
Peryoux (add pace and power to the team)
At the minute, who knows? Without knowing what we’re playing for, if anything at all, it’s a bit harder to get up for this. If we’re keeping the four team play-offs, which we should in my opinion, we’re in the four regardless and we don’t know whether we’d actually get proper home advantage either and if that was the case, I’d rather we went with some
rotation and rested a few ahead of a play-off. If we’re having a five team play-off then this is where this game has an added importance but we don’t know that yet so it’s all a bit up in the air and very Rugby League to have blokes going out there and smashing themselves to pieces for the umpteenth time in a month or so without them knowing what they’re actually doing it for.
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I agree. If they want to change things quickly, fair enough, it’s an odd year to say the least but you can’t then send teams out a few days later, not knowing what they’re actually playing for and the consequences of those games. If we’re playing next week in a four team play-off in a one-off semi, would Woolf have picked the same twenty one? If we’re going into a five team play-off then we know that we need to win to get the second chance.
St Helens Rugby League Football Club
If anyone runs with his head down it is Welsby, he is always stooped over. However, He did do OK last time when he played centre, probably one of his better games. I don't think that Welsby is living up to all the hype around him, but also can't believe people are righting him off at 19.
He backs himself for pace with ball in hand. It worked for him brilliantly for his first try against Leeds, not so much on Monday night against Salford. Getting your head up and looking for the pass can be coached but the ability to make the break in the first place can’t always. At his age and experience level I’d rather he was capable of the latter and able to learn the former.
Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
That's coached from a young age though. I'm not trying to get on his case, he has done OK since he's been in the squad but he does need to learn when to give and when to go at this level. I guess that will only come with experience. For me, atm Welsby has a better passing game so I'd play him against Wigan.
I would be happy to see Eaves get some more time on Friday. The lad looks like the real thing, his game intelligence, from what I've seen, is great, and a lad from Clock, great stuff.
Dom is needed in this one, experience and tough. The kitchen sink is going to be throw at us in this one, gloves off against the goons.
Great story Josh Eaves.
Showed a glimpse against Leeds before Wembley under Holbrook.
Broke his leg. Was on the off contract / not sure list earlier in the year.
Quietly waited for his chance.
Looked really good and hope he gets the bench spot against Wigan.
I think Simms looks the best of the youngsters but I agree, he has to learn he's part of a team of good players.
During the Leeds game it was mentioned in commentary that at academy level he was scoring tries for fun, he could obviously do it all on his own at that level it's obviously a big step up
Of the two I think Welsby is the more creative player but because of inexperience will be prone to errors, Simm is a more solid player but will pass less to his outside.. I'm not too bothered who takes that centre spot pretty sure any of them will put in a good effort.
Suppose it's like learning to drive a big posh car for the first few times, not sure where the buttons are, how long is the bonnet etc, after a month or so everything starts to feel more comfortable and you seem to have more time even though travelling faster. He just needs a run at things and he could be special down the line.
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Interesting because Smith doesn't look the part if we haven't really took to him. However his performances have been highly competent. It may end up a good fight between him and Eaves next season. If we have one.
It was good seeing them both over the same 80 mins. I thought Smith looked quite one dimensional heavily weighted by going to his right hand side so much so that it started to limit our options. Eaves was much more balanced and so keeping the defence guessing plus he went forwards himself on a few occasions which I don't remember Smith doing. No access to any replay so I'm only going with the live version as I seen it.
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Woolf has confirmed Smith and Batchelor not available for Fridays game because of head knocks against Salford.