I am a long time supporter (far too many years) but first time poster.
Nobody mentions JBBs inadequacies in defence. He often goes missing, looking for someone to tackle other than his man. It is no surprise that Warrington score well against our right side. I am seriously worried that Riley and Atkins will make hay against us in the GF.

Whoa there. Think you've gotten a little bit carried away.

He certainly played well against Wigan but he's not even in the same league as Buderus...

That's correct - one plays in SL the other in the NRL.

The question isn't really whether Lunt will ever be anywhere near the class of Buderus but whether he can play a similar role in both disciplines - attack and defence.

The difficulty appears to be accomodating McGuire and Burrow in the starting line-up now that Sinfield has a lock on the stand off position. When McGuire or Burrow are unavailable it appears that problem temporarily gets solved and Lunt is allowed to play as a conventional hooker and surprise, surprise he looks reasonably useful.

Was impressed with Watkins defence, especially the big shot on Hock!

Only just caught up on this thread......you reflect my thoughts exactly and then impart them far better.

Its not just when the right side is outnumbered though that they have problems, even when they match up in terms of numbers they've still come undone. The trio of Sinfield, Watkins and BJB really need to work as a unit more instead of looking like 3 individuals all with different ideas on what they're doing. We've lined up this way for the majority of the season that whilst not conventional they still should've made it work better, at times it still looks like they're getting use to it.