Right yes, because I'm a girl my opinion on a player can't possibly be to do with anything other than how attractive they are. Idiot.

I take people's point about his 2015 compared to Hardaker's my point is that the rest of his side weren't too great either, and he's been injured. Both have contributed to his form. Hardaker on the other hand has been fit and played in the top side in SL. His 2014 form was good. He has earned the right in the past to be a core player int he England side.

I don't know why people are getting annoyed tbh, I've said they should both be in the side, the aussies don't having this whinging over Slater and Inglis.
The fact some of you are still calling him 'ratboy' is telling. I personally really dislike Hardaker but I'm not blinkered enough to suggest that he shouldn't be in the england side.

Hardaker should play fullback because he's not really effective elsewhere, Tomkins would be very effective at 6 imo.

I think its fair to say that Wigan, as things stand, will be the team to beat next year. It's almost certain they will also go back to the old style of most things catered for, and going through Sam Tomkins and if he isn't that same player of a couple of years ago and teams are able to shut it down, it could create problems for Wigan as it is very one dimensional. I suppose we will get an idea in this coming series.

Tomkins is a great player....no doubt but i will be mightily relieved to see the back of Bowen who seems to save his absolute best games for us.

Leeds have, on occasions, got some mileage out of Tomkins failings at full back but Bowen seemed to destroy us every time we played, inc last Saturday when he was one of the better players on the pitch.

I'm also not quite ready to crown Wigan. Burgess will be a loss and I've heard rumours that O'Loughlin may hang up his boots due to the injuries.

If that's true about O'Loughlin, then why pick him over Cuthbertson for England? Shows McBanana up to be exactly what he is. A Useless Rugby League Coach.

Wigan are on two GF defeats. As saints can testify, that can become a habit.

Man for man there is no way Wigan should be favourites. Their scrum half is garbage, they are weak in the centres, their props are mediocre, hooker one-dimensional, loose forward on borrowed time. How they achieve so much has to be a credit to Wane.