This reminds me of Sam Barlow - if either one of them had worked as hard as a Fairbank then they'd have been playing top end Superleague with their skills and physical attributes. At our level we're going to get either solid workhorses or players who can turn a game but will make mistakes - I'm sure Gadwin and Barlow both frustrated coaches no end - but I'm sure most fans would forgive them their flaws for the excitement they brought to the team. As with Barlow you can almost guarantee that when he plays against us he'll be man of the match.

Grix like all coaches has his favourites, players who can't be dropped no matter how they play. From very early on it was clear that he had a problem with Springer who seemed to be the fall guy a number of times when other players had performed worse. If anything the Haven game should have highlighted that we were crying out for a player like that and to get rid of a player when we are already short of numbers and to a division rival seems a bit daft. Fev will be laughing if this move works out, probably won't cost them much as we will likely have contributed and it weakens a squad that could potentially challenge them for SL.

You could make the argument though that if Springer is seen to be getting away with it on standards, based on the view that he may or may not bring more in terms of attack then that can also filter into the playing group. My view is that he wasn't fit enough - I don't think he ever played that 40 mins total per game. A player like that can blind you a little bit as you are so focused on what he can do with the ball i.e busting the line, getting the offload away that you won't always see what he's doing off the ball and what he brings in defence. It's clear Grix had set standards that he wasn't meeting personally and the coach lives and dies by the standards that players set for themselves, set by the coaching staff and their teammates. If he wasn't seen to be accountable and it was obvious to the rest of the team, then you set yourself up for a difficult situation - tackle buster or not.

1000% this...I like Liam Harris but against Toulouse he was like a turnstyle yet featured the following week.
How many of yesterdays side will get left out next week after conceding 28 points to a poor side ?? our worst
defensive effort for many weeks..

BJ. You can't leave anyone out if there's nobody to replace them.

Which makes the decision to get rid of a player who is without a doubt better than our squad players mystifying at best. Springer was named in the squad otherwise we could not have named a full squad which does make you think we have someone lined up. Id imagine after yesterday Connor Robinson will be back in against the Bulls but the big question is who does he drop out of Harris and Grix? The reality is we have a good idea it will be neither and more likely to be another of his fall guys.

Both your posts on this are spot on for me. you some grix and is double standards up perfectly. How can he be good enough for fev and not for us when they are currently better then us. For me the biggest problem of all is in the long run will the players start to see that certain ones can play poorly and still get picked were others make a couple of mistakes and are straight out of the side and in some cases out of the club. In grix interview he does say hopefully there will be some additions to the squad in the coming weeks. I was told by someone i trust yesterday that he is also trying to offload robinson for next season even thou he is contracted and looking at tom gilmore again at batley for next season if true is this not poor judgement on is behalf did he not know what robinson was like before signing him after hall he did play with him as a player. And did he not know what he was getting with springer he as to take the responsibility for this but he always puts it on the players.

Fair argument Singapore. I am more on the positive with this one as to who can they bring into the team now . Someone with size but a different attitude for me

Grix is looking it at a different angle from fans , he works with the players week in week out , he sees them in training, he as a direct insight into their attitude his default standard is hard work which springer wasn’t, he was roughly playing 20/30 mins per game and I’m surmising on top wages , I’d like to think that with springer, brearley, Hewitt and more than likely bourough out it ll free up some money to bolster the squad, it is mentioned we’re on the lookout.

I don't care who the player is you can't spit your dummy out if your not selected and if you do and start talking about leaving then there is only one option and that's what's happened.

Spot on.

This squad has a great spirit and work ethic. If someone doesn`t like it and has a go at the coach when left out the best thing for all parties is for him to move on.

Team spirit wins games that might be lost in every team game. Think back to Chris Andersons team of rag, tag and bobtails. A whole much greater than the individual parts built on togetherness.

If we get a player that adds to that then everyone will be happy. Just hope there is someone available.

Im not sure there has been a mention of spitting his dummy out rather a player that is not happy about not been selected. Id expect that from any player. I suspect its more a case of unhapiness towards the coach because he's playing to a different set of rules than some other players.