: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:54 am  

Seems some Wigan fans still think he'll do a job for us, so long as he has a good centre partner

Seems some Wigan fans still think he'll do a job for us, so long as he has a good centre partner

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:56 am  

chads wrote:

Hall dodgy in defence. Briscoe still very young and inexperienced. Together with Calderwood, it would be a try fest down that side

We'll see but Briscoe is good enough now and needs to be given plenty of game time at centre.

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:57 am  

davey37 wrote:

We'll see but Briscoe is good enough now and needs to be given plenty of game time at centre.

Briscoe, Byrne or Hall to play there next season, Briscoe would be my preference at the minute both defensively and in attack.

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:59 am  

Big Dave T wrote:

Briscoe, Byrne or Hall to play there next season, Briscoe would be my preference at the minute both defensively and in attack.

I'd choose Hall every day of the week. Our best attacking player, and yet we leave him out when we have the worst attack in the league. It doesn't make sense to me. Backs of:

Tony
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Raynor
Horne
Dykes

Is just the equation for plenty of tries. Hall is the only bed defender out of those, and even then I would only consider is defence inconsistant

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:04 pm  

byrne
calderwood
tony
yeaman
raynor

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:06 pm  

The Key wrote:

I'd choose Hall every day of the week. Our best attacking player, and yet we leave him out when we have the worst attack in the league. It doesn't make sense to me. Backs of:

Tony
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Raynor
Horne
Dykes

Is just the equation for plenty of tries. Hall is the only bed defender out of those, and even then I would only consider is defence inconsistant

Whilst i agree the dropping of Hall annoyed me greatly also i now think Briscoe must be developed into one of our centres for the immediate future.

He reminds me so much of Schofield at that age. I know Schofield came into a supreme team full of experienced players which is different to what Briscoe is doing. But i still feel he has similar skills which must be utilised now.

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:06 pm  

davey37 wrote:

We'll see but Briscoe is good enough now and needs to be given plenty of game time at centre.

Agree, Briscoe is a good player, but at 18 still developing both physically and with his game. He needs a good centre to learn from. If thats the right side partnership for next season then Leeds, Saints, Wigan, Bradford will all exploit it

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:17 pm  

The Key wrote:

I'd choose Hall every day of the week. Our best attacking player, and yet we leave him out when we have the worst attack in the league. It doesn't make sense to me. Backs of:

Tony
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Raynor
Horne
Dykes

Is just the equation for plenty of tries. Hall is the only bed defender out of those, and even then I would only consider is defence inconsistant

I'd go with that, think using Briscoe week in/out would be a mistake. Don't want to burn the guy out but he should be first one in should there be any loss of form or injuries. After than I would use Byrne, although Byrne will get the nod as he occupies a quota space

Horne/Whiting I would rather see used in the back three of the pack.

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:18 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

I'd go with that, think using Briscoe week in/out would be a mistake. Don't want to burn the guy out but he should be first one in should there be any loss of form or injuries. After than I would use Byrne, although Byrne will get the nod as he occupies a quota space

Horne/Whiting I would rather see used in the back three of the pack.

My exact thoughts too

: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:52 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

I'd go with that, think using Briscoe week in/out would be a mistake. Don't want to burn the guy out but he should be first one in should there be any loss of form or injuries. After than I would use Byrne, although Byrne will get the nod as he occupies a quota space

Horne/Whiting I would rather see used in the back three of the pack.

i'd go with that

i dont see everyones problem about defence remember we've got crocker and rich horne who can defend between them

calderwood horne hall crocker

on the right wouldn't be as bad some are saying.