Quote: bewareshadows "There is a fair point in that Bradford where totally dominated that first half. However, the tries Lomax scored where not on a plate. He still had to work the line.
My point about his skip step is that when you do it in the middle of the park the middle defenders are more likely to commit to the tackle as there is less chance of them getting caught out. As you go wider, defenders have to worry more about leaving their flank exposed. Does the centre come in and make the tackle, leaving his winger exposed 2 on 1, or does he hold the line and maybe see the FB fly past him.
The difficulty with Lomax, which he showed yesterday is that what ever the decision from the defender, he has the speed of thought and foot to do the opposite. When this becomes a trait, then you get people like Tomkins, who people will stand off all day long, rather than commit to anything.
Like you say one match does not change everything, but when Wellens came in for patch, it was a pretty similar revelation, a FB who committed to high balls and did not flounder when a decison was to be made. I think Patch came back for a few games too, but we had all seen the light after Wellens had played a few matches at FB.
Lets hope the same is true here. I still think there are other roles that Wellens can play. But competition for places is good for the club.'"
Some good points there, it turned out a pretty good situation for Lomax to come in at No 1 with Bradfords poor performance in the first half. However he still needs to be tested which he will probably get in the next 2 games.
If Lomax turns out out the better option for the team, i don,t think Wellens will automatically get his shirt back as some people suggest on here.
Quite a few of our matured full backs in the past have made the transition into the pack, maybe he will get the opportunity at loose forward if Brown persists with Wikin at half back. For the future maybe Gaskell will be more suited to loose forward a position we still haven,t filled since Sculthorpe retired.
