Quote: SaintsFan "Have you compared those stats to other fullbacks in superleague?
He is bound to be our highest try scorer. He never passes out within the 20 until he scores one himself. On one occasion I counted three of his failed attempts to cross the line in one match when had he passed the ball instead of trying for the line himself we would likely have scored. He scored eventually but meanwhile potentially deprived the team of three tries. He does this in each match, although not necessarily to the same degree. It drives me nuts sometimes when I'm watching because he is putting the result at risk.'"
I watch when we do our shift play (you know, the only one we have), and most times, Wello has no option but to keep hold. Lomas and Hohoia don't take the ball to the line (Leuluia, Finch and Tomkins have this down to a fine art), so we are easy to read. The edge defence can move up, knowing who they marking - meaning should Wello pass, the centre would get clobbered, or even worse intercepted. When he has time and space, he does pass, and create tries.
I'm not saying he makes the right decision all of the time, but a lot of the time, keeping hold is his ONLY option. For me, Lomax is far, far worse at decision making - he does his little kick step and takes the line on when a pass out wide would be a better option.
I'm defending Wello.
