So is living in Kelsall. Umm....

tomkins wont be the full back against the aussies if widdup is fit

all the top teams have players that can produce moments of magic like tomkins can for wigan but deacon has been the guy pulling all their strings this season without getting the plaudits
if deacon is fit for the next game our chances are a lot less than if he's missing

I actually wouldnt disagree with anything you just wrote there.
Sam has done a fine job at FB for us in the absence of Phelps and Amos.
Dont see him playing in that position next season though.
'Specially if Tommy L moves to hooker.

Tomkins isn't big enough to play Full-back. He as shown more than once he will get trampled by the bigger players near the line. Outstanding talent, but just not big or strong enough to play internationally at full back anyway.

How big is Brent Webb?

He's not alone in that regard as it's a fate suffered by almost every other full back in SL also (including the three available to Leeds) with the only possible exception to the rule being .... dear lord no .... Wellens.

Damn Mathers' out of character Wembley performance.

I think it's more a case of technique and ability in that position mate rather than size!

I'm not so sure tbh. I can't recall ever seeing Webb bounce of a player on the line like Tomkins did against donald, or against Eastwood. I don't think he has enough bulk at the moment, which also means he is pretty light, so will always lose the collision in situations like that.

Only had the pleasure of watching RL the last 33 years whilst living in Leeds, Tauranga and Townsville....not so easy in my present location I concede but for Sky. The A51 aint that great believe me.
Suggest you read ALL my posts this thread. As for hating....who said that ? Any player that provokes strong reaction from the opposition supporters is a player you should know is to be feared and respected. Hate is just a euphemism for fear.
......but he aint a FB.

For me it should have been Amos FB, Tomkins SO and Deacon SH for a certain GF winning team.....but what do I know ?
i think Leeds' chances are certainly increased if you maintain the same FB/SO/SH line up you put out against HKR.

Wrexham aint that far away though, is it?
Cru...Cru...Crusaders!
Ok............Perhaps not.

Well according to the idiot commentators on sky they think hes a star at FB even as good as Darren Lockyear lmao. Not good enough to lace Lockyears boots

Ref Wellens..... I DID say "modicum" of attacking ability...meaning pace.

Mathers' performance at Wembley was the epitome of the best FB play for me....as you state quite correctly damn him.

I have high hopes for Jones - Bishop based only on the edited highlights I confess. He does appear to be blessed with the right attributes of reasonable bulk, technique and attacking pace/kick returns.

Deacons barely played this year, especially starting. He's usually come off the bench apart from the last 7 or 8 games when Sam moved to fb, which has coincided with most of our losses.