Re: Dec Patton : Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:10 am  

Still covering hooker to is Patton.
Only takes an injury to Clark or Walker.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:50 pm  

Think by the quietness of this thread, Dec is sitting well with us?

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 3:11 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Think by the quietness of this thread, Dec is sitting well with us?

No-one bite, please.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 5:47 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

No-one bite, please.

It's not a fully loaded question.
Posters are quick to slate the lad but not nearly half as quick to forward support.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:34 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

It's not a fully loaded question.
Posters are quick to slate the lad but not nearly half as quick to forward support.

He's not done much wrong, and on the other hand not done anything out of the ordinary. At the moment I wouldn't have the team any other way unless there was a chance of bringing Widdop over early. Doing the job without shining, which is good enough for me under the circumstances of losing Brown.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 6:57 pm  

Why don't we have the same question for Goodwin, Hughes, Philbin????

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:09 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Think by the quietness of this thread, Dec is sitting well with us?

The quietness of the thread is probably because the debate around the halves is moot now we have Widdop and Austin lined up for next season in the halves, so there isn't going to be a big halfback signing this season and Patton will get the gig for the rest of the year. So most fans even if they don't really rate Patton as the long term answer will say fair enough good luck to him this season, if he isn't a world beater then next season he will either be the understudy again or will move on elsewhere. There isn't much to debate at this point.

Now if Patton suddenly starts turning it on, and people think should Patton start ahead of Widdop in the halves next season, that will start a new debate - do we look to accommodate Widdop at fullback where he played in his early days at Melbourne, and move Ratchford etc. But we are a way off that point.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:53 pm  

Take off the blinkers people Patton''s kick put a peach ball to Atkins for a try.
And that long ball would have Lineham clear if Tom hadn't have fumbled.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 9:59 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Take off the blinkers people Patton''s kick put a peach ball to Atkins for a try.
And that long ball would have Lineham clear if Tom hadn't have fumbled.

bang average, doing an ok job.. and like sally said, not in the halves next season so no one is really bothered.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:32 pm  

morleys_deckchair wrote:

bang average, doing an ok job.. and like sally said, not in the halves next season so no one is really bothered.

Spot on,he has never been the player I watched in the academy, Super league a step to far,as others have said will be back to back up next season or moves on.