I'd be happy with that. If Hurrell is properly fit, and Newman on good form, I have no qualms in giving Watkins a rest. His defensive work-rate has been massive for us though, despite other perceived issues. Could still do a job in the back row if we are short there.

Actually if he bulks up, second row might be where he’s heading. He looks like he’s running through cement in the centres at the minute.

Bulking up at this stage of the season would take some doing. It seems to me that he has lost some timber and looks really skinny at the moment.

supported by - keeping the ball in play - not
goal line defence - poor

he had one bad game with the boot, he's 19 FFS.

Peter Matautia did the exact same thing last week. How many Cas fans moaned? yep, it appears we have more fools than even the hillbilly's.

Anyone heard if walker or hurrell may be back or even Ablett?

Walker plays. hurrell 50/50.

People call for the youngsters to be brought in but then criticise if they make mistakes. I'd rather have Walker in the team kicking out on the full than Lolohea stepping away from tackles

Walker's the least of our worries playing in this wreck of a team. Wouldn't offer much to a top 4 side though. Yes, he's 19 but he's miles off where the likes of Tomkins was at that age.

The main (only?) issue to work on since Cas was teamwork. I think it was Diskin in the YEP who said we look like a group of individuals rather than a team. Whatever deficiencies we have individually we've no chance unless the team pulls together. We're so bad that there's not much point focusing on defensive or attacking strategies - hard work as a unit will deliver far more in the short-term than anything else.

He won't even be the best fullback named Walker on the field Sunday.

Agar's interview in the YEP was good I thought - nine errors coming out of our own half plus a dissent penalty, and he said 11 out of 19 rubbish last tackle kicks. That's a very good way to go about losing a game right there.

I'm beginning to get the wind up about this game , they may surprise us and for once put in something like a performance , but to me they look like they dont want to be on the field. I remember looking at the screen on Friday and saw Kevin stood looking worried and noticed Powell come up and nudged him I wonder what he said

He is ahead of where Tomkins was at his age. Tomkins didn't burst through until he was 20. And whilst Tomkins then became a houselhold name, the current Tomkins is no better than Walker. Who is the top four nowadays? because Wakey and Salford have both been in there this year, and he would walk into their sides.