I will freely accept that he may not have been quite as awesome this year as last, but I am curious, where is this "50%" figure coming from? How are you quantifying that, and what numbers back it up?

Less than half the minutes? Less than half the metres? Less than half the carries, tackles, offloads?

I get the point you're making, but the claim that his contribution is less than half of last season's is a bit exaggerated, surely? I've probably only seen half the games this year, so perhaps he has been absolute bilge in the other half, but he's been pretty close to being the best forward on the park in most of the games I have seen.

I've always found that 80% of the claims/statements that people make on here are incorrect: + or - 10% for statistical error.

What do you want me to say, he is half the player he was last season? out of interest, do you pick up on the coaches also when they say he is only playing at 60%, etc?

You did understand really, I am sure. Last season Peacock was so far ahead of others, including world rugby. He is still the top of this comp. But not to the level he was last season. He was producing performances last year like Saturday on most weeks. Saturdays performance was his best of the year by some distance. As I said, he is still the top player, but his level of performance is not as good as last season. And I can understand that.

I don't entirely disagree with you, but bad stats is a bit of a bugbear of mine (and to answer the first question, yes, that sort of thing irritates me, see also Clarke, P). Quantifying things, by it's nature, requires numbers to back it up.

In this instance, I doubt you would claim he is actually half as effective this year (woukld you?). But that is what 50% means, so the mis-use of "stats" actually vastly exaggerated (unless anyone can see any numbers that I'm missing) the problem.

And yes, I did understand. I even said so in my post. I not only understood, but I agreed with you. I would give the guy a week's recovery to be in a position to unleash him fresh and at full power at Wembley.

JP said he is going into RL Commentary when he retires, so I asked if he'd please replace Phil Clarke.....He just laughed. Looks like Clarkey isn't just a big hit with the Fans

The thing with Peacock is he doesn't talk in cliches (something Crabtree falls into on TV, but doesn't do on the radio for some reason), and if he says something his opinion commands respect because he's been there, seen it, done it.

The speaking work he's done through No White Flag has really improved his chances of getting a media job when he retires. He's much clearer than he was even four or five years ago in front of a microphone.

Totally agree, his media training is now starting to pay dividends.
Hardaker would be advised to listen & learn from JP in this area.
I do also like John Wilkin who comes across IMV (not popular on here I'm sure) as someone who can string words together.
Re Crabtree I do not like people who cannot (or will not) pronounce "th" correctly, it is not "f" or "v".
Something I blame East Enders for.

Never heard such rubbish in all my life Gotcha , Peacock has been magnificent again all year and only slightly down on last (50% ) even fans on other forums have been tipping him for top 3 in man of steel again

Crunched some of the numbers on Peacock's performances from last year to this. They come up with JP doing 3 carries fewer per game, and making 0.5m less per carry he takes up. Average metres per game dropped from ~160m to ~130m.

Contrastingly, Kylie is doing an average of 2 carries more per game, and making 0.8m more per carry taken up. Average metres per game has gone up from ~90m to ~110m.

At the start of the season, Leuluai did seem to be doing slightly longer first stints than we had been used to. More like 20-25 minutes rather than 15-18.

Not really noticed whether that has continued as the season has gone on.

what stats are you using to get the 130m per game average?

i cant find the stats for the challenge cup games he's played, but according to the Super League website he's made 2900 metres in 18 matches this season, which is just more than 160 per game.

But did Wire win the one that mattered?I would rest 1 to13 and play a fringe side.Surely the u19s can give a good account of themselves against London.