Agree entirely G but if/when he makes a mistake(s) he will be villified by many again!!!
As he's learning his improvement is there for all to see and long may it continue!!

I dont know who G1 is but I agree with all he has posted here. The others who want to discard everyone who is not an instant superman have got no idea.

I was building a three-quarter line for next season with Smith and Shenton on the right and Senior/Watkins with Donald on the left.

Others are free to build a three-quarter line without losing anyone from the present set up but the reality maybe that someone will have to go in the other direction to ease a player in. I gave a view of how I would be prepared to do that using Hall for the greater good of the squad while acknowledging his contribution so far this season.

I thought Smith's preferred position was Centre? Surely Smith/Shenton would be better in Centres than Gibson or Watkins?

Smith's preferred position (you'd have to ask him) but from a viewing perspective he's always looked most comfortable at full back.



Leeds' lack of finding a replacement for Toopi in the off season caused McClennan to trial Smith at right centre for 2009, not a position he'd ever started in for Leeds prior to being given the number 3 shirt.

The more I see Hall play the more I’m convinced he’d make a great centre – still don’t think his natural position is on the wing, his work rate is akin to a centre and when he starts getting bored he starts coming in and looking for work.

Sounds like an imigration blueprint for the Poles.

Glad everyone can see the value of having wingers with work rate. Maybe we should look to snap one up or give watkins the job for the right wing next season.

yes I pay particular attention to the strapping on his thighs!!!

Didn't he start there against Cas last season

Always?

He didn't look too comfortable there in 2006.

He looked very comfortable there for 1 very big game in 2008 and four or five games at the start of this season.

Smith, for me and, it would seem, the coaching staff, is still pretty unproven in [ievery[/i threequarter position. He's a quality player, no doubt, and hopefully he'll eventually solidify one of the threequarter spots for his own in due course.

He may have been a victim of circumstances but with Halls emergence he's fallen further down the pecking order for a wing spot so the pressure is now on him to make that right centre spot his own or where does he fit in other than cover for positions 1-5?

Hey, you know what, it strikes me we now have some depth in the threequarters and some competition for places. Even better, its' being provided by quality young British players from our Academy.

Why would Leeds move heaven on earth to fill the void left by Toopi's handful of appearances in 2009?

Left centre IIRC. Not sure which centre he played in against Warrington away, his only other start in the centres for Leeds.