He is not and never will be a back row forward

I tend to agree. I reckon the gap between his skill set and those of a high quality 2nd rower are wider than for any other position which he's been tried in so far.

My problem with it is less about sutcliffe and more about merrin at prop.

He's been given chance after chance in 3 or 4 positions and not secured 1 as his own. I reckon he's got some very compromising photos of somebody.

Just thinking back to the 2015 game away at Saints when Sutcliffe looked a brilliant smart player. Thought he'd become a really important player after that.

Agreed. Regardless of it being ward with one of suttcliffe or ferres or smith at second row...Merrin has to play 13, barring an injury crisis at prop, that should be set in stone imo

Let’s see how they line up tonight. Well up for this one, looking forward to it. Not confident we’ll win but we should give them a game at least.

Going back to merrin in the front row, I don't get it.

Same $hite that got spanked at Wigan. Not happy, why can’t Sutcliffe just f*** off?

You can understand playing Merrin at prop if we've got no other option, but apparently we've got three props on the bench (not that Cuthbertson is actually a prop).

See what happens but if I were saints I'd be looking to get Dwyer through a ton of work with parcell out, leeds would protect him better with another big body at 13.

Unbelievable decision...

How on earth is that a try?

Madness, and even worse Cummins trying to justify it.