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We would probably have seen a helluva lot more of Makinson in all respects had he just got the ball sometimes. But we were determined to go left. I think it was the only way Wello/Lomax could pass, and from what I saw on Friday night that isn't about to change any time soon unfortunately.'"
I've wAtched Saints for nearly 20 years now and I played an awful lot of rugby union over the same period.
One thing I've come to realise is that sometimes there are players that you want to succeed, because you see potential and you like their qualities. So, when they don't hit the heights that you think hey deserve, you look for reasons like the one you've given above.
I was the samewith Shenton, claiming that we didn't do him justice because we starved him of possession. I kind of felt vindicated when he got a bit of ball last year year and do a few nice things, but then t'other week I saw a debutant centre play in a tight game when his pack were beaten and he made three classy breaks in one game on the smallest of oppotunity. Shents may be a decent centre that we didn't use to his full potential, but he was not the oppressed superstar that I had him pegged as - if he was, we'd have seen a lot more from him.
Same goes for Tommy. He's had a lot of game time, but hasn't done an awful lot to wow us, bar developing a spectacular way to dive in at he corner and one or two glimpses of a dangerous runner. You represent him with a real passion, which is admirable, but at he end of day, if he were [ithat[/i good, given the chances he's had, there wold be no competition from Gardner, Makinson would have had that shirt sown up.