: Fri May 29, 2009 11:54 am  

its not the rest of the team its that he needs a proper 6 at the side of him all the goo sevens have a good 6 with them a team cant perform with just 1 halfback its simple Watson has been outstanding theis yuear playiung on hes own

: Fri May 29, 2009 11:54 am  

You have to assume our best backline is:

Donlan
Mort
Higson
Nanyn/Rudd
Alstead/Stanton

Maybe we will see it one day this year

: Fri May 29, 2009 11:56 am  

Mort
Alstead
Nanyn
Donlan
Maden

Fell sorry for stanton but i think that is a bit safer

: Fri May 29, 2009 11:57 am  

oggy123 wrote:

Mort
Alstead
Nanyn
Donlan
Maden

Fell sorry for stanton but i think that is a bit safer

Maden hasn't got enough pace to play on the wing anymore and was told to 'bulk up' over pre-season to presumably play in the centres. My backline would be the same as Maurice's. I think thats the best backline we could put it out but whether we see it this season is another matter.

: Fri May 29, 2009 12:00 pm  

end of the day Maden cannot play centre he cant pass got bad hands hes strong and quick enough to play on the wing outside donlan who would attract centre and winger out wide Maden is definatly a better option than stanton even though Stanton hass done nothing wrong

: Fri May 29, 2009 1:17 pm  

leythdave wrote:

Now do people actually Believe how good Ian Watson is? He was outstanding tonight.

: Fri May 29, 2009 1:29 pm  

Know I will get shot down for this but this is how we should play the back line without Williams:-

Donlan
Maden
Nanyn
Alstead
Stanton
Ridyard
Watson
( Mort on bench with Durbin as impact players, Ridyard is a HB by trade - so use him, Donlan is not a HB)

With Williams:-

Donlan
Maden
Nanyn
Alstead
Stanton
Williams
Watson

(Only difference is drop Ridyard and use him when injuries kick in to either HB)

: Fri May 29, 2009 2:22 pm  

leytherjay wrote:

Know I will get shot down for this but this is how we should play the back line without Williams:-

Donlan
Maden
Nanyn
Alstead
Stanton
Ridyard
Watson
( Mort on bench with Durbin as impact players, Ridyard is a HB by trade - so use him, Donlan is not a HB)

With Williams:-

Donlan
Maden
Nanyn
Alstead
Stanton
Williams
Watson

(Only difference is drop Ridyard and use him when injuries kick in to either HB)

Don't you think we'd suffer forward wise with 2 backs starting on the bench?

: Fri May 29, 2009 2:37 pm  

Maybe but we need to start with Donlan at FB and interchange him with Mort...... Mort is doing well but his positional play was targeted last night which led to a couple of try`s against us, he will learn and develope a lot better IMO learning from Stu rather than only him at FB.
Mort has done nothing wrong so far BUT will gain more experiance under an experianced player rather than having too much responsability on his shoulders for a young lad......Donlan will play for a couple more years at the most and should be tutoring Mort as he has more experiance in this league and top flight...... Mort will develope and become our star FB for years to come.

: Fri May 29, 2009 2:39 pm  

Or switch Nanyn to the bench as he could cover 2nd row as well as play centre, put Maden to centre and start Mort on the wing?