Shenton is a strong defensive player. But let's not forget that he was brought in to replace Gidley, our previous attacking centre.

Yes it was his left.

Best wishes for a speedy (and complete) recovery. Nasty injury.

Not sure about whether to stop the game or not. RL generally seeks to play on when someone's down - we effectively make the ref the arbiter of how serious an injury may be when they are obviously not qualified and quite often a distance from the injured player. Is this an area where the video ref could be helpful?

Gidley and Lyon were surely more attacking centres, because they got the ball coming their way from the left-handed Long, who generally set up plays to the right. Obviously, they were great centres anyway, but I think that Long's influence was very important to them.

I think in terms of overall skills Gidley and Lyon were better centres. Both could not just score tries but create them, too. Shenton seems like less of a winger's centre, but he does weigh in with a good number of tries. I mean, if we had plenty of money, space under the cap and a big talent pool to choose from Shenton possibly wouldn't have been at the club. But it's not like we've got ourselves a bad player. Yes, he struggled to find his feet during the first half of the season (this wasn't helped by having a very young and inexperienced half-back combination). But toward the back end he seems to have bedded down nicely. Next season I expect much bigger things and I reckon the kid will deliver (provided his injury isn't too serious).