I could trip up coming out the tunnel and make more than 7 metres

Did we have the ball in attack whilst Ashurst was on the pitch????

He dropped it on Wigan's try line after being flattened by Coley. Don't think he touched it again after that

I think it was cruel to put him out there, actually! But we had no choice given our lack of Moore and Perry.

Why? He's far more experienced than, say, Chris Tuson who played for Wigan. I'd assume Ashurst has made double Tuson's SL appearances.

Ashurst has probably made as many as Mossop.

That doesn't make him up to the job. Or big enough for it.

Precisely. He's never going to be good enough for Saints.

I still see it as Magennis > Dixon > Ashurst but I'm not confident any will be anything other than average at best. I still have reasonably high hopes for Magennis though.

Mossop, on the other hand, could go on to be on of GB's best in my opinion.

He's the same size as Jon Wilkin and bigger than Liam Farrell, they're both far better players.

His size isn't the main issue, the main issue is that he lacks the aggression to play in the pack.

True. Either way, I don't think he's up to it. I'm not one to jump to that kind of conclusion about young players but I think he's been around long enough now to be showing us what he's made of. I don't think Ashurst, Dixon or Magennis are up to it although Magennis is probably the best of the three, his tendency to drop the ball at important times aside.

I think it's time to start trying out some new youngsters in the position to see if they don't have more to offer.

Joe Greenwood was superb for Saints in their U20 game v Wigan at Orrell in April. He looked a very good prospect.