Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:16 am  

Isn't bridge injured and is supposedly going to have some operation or other done???

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:29 am  

jonny the leyther wrote:

Agreed, he played SOO at centre and I think it would be easier to find another winger.

If I were wire i'd think-who's skint? Salford. Can we have Joel Moon and Jodie Broughton please? Then, and I know this will hurt, i'd get rid of Hodgeson and play Ratchford there.

He played both centre and wing for NSW.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:59 am  

The more i see Aktins running the ball in, the more i think he'll be in the second row in a few years time. HE 'busts' tackles like no other centre i can think of atm.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:30 pm  

I think Atkins will move to the pack in years to come but am not too sure where (second row/Loose forward)

We dont seem to use our centres like other teams as a pivot to give the winger space or as a foil to provide deft passes into space but as said earlier more as a battering rams.

If Smith and his coaches can get Bridge back to his best form he'll do us grand and he will be back in the starting 13 I believe. Smith will then need to fit Ratchford in somewhere, he wont be happy sat on the bench and I dont think he will replace hodgson just yet either.

Could Smith bring back the Harris switch from full back to pivot in some matches? May need to to get the best out of his charges?

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:12 pm  

jonny the leyther wrote:

One of the best centres in Rugby League?

No he isn't.

Agree he's a good centre in a poor competition but if we are talking the RL world he's not "one of the best"

Kallum Watkins is a far superior centre skill wise and he still has a lot of improvement in him.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:30 pm  

I don't see why people have a downer on Atkins. His form sometimes dips for a while and there are one or two rough edges about his defence but I think he's a fantastic centre, to have that explosive power is rare, I think he's one of the more exciting players Wire have had in my lifetime of watching.

When we signed him I was a bit unsure as I thought he was a bit overrated at Wakey but I've become a big Atkins fan since he's played for us.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:08 pm  

His acceleration is amazing, the second he bursts that first tackle you're thinking, this is going to be a try.

Love Atkins, with you on this Sal one of my favourite all time players.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:13 pm  

He's a player that immediately fills me with anticipation when he's got the ball. Great player to have.

Re: In need of a centre : Sun Oct 07, 2012 2:22 pm  

jonny the leyther wrote:

Agreed, he played SOO at centre and I think it would be easier to find another winger.

If I were wire i'd think-who's skint? Salford. Can we have Joel Moon and Jodie Broughton please? Then, and I know this will hurt, i'd get rid of Hodgeson and play Ratchford there.

2 words and the 2nd is "off". I'm sure you're intelligent enough to work the other out for yourself. Saying that you're a Leyther so I might have to be more specific