Swift is ready made for the FB role. Would love to see him given a go there.

Whilst Lomax is a better all round player, ball in hand Swift if a terrific attacking player.

He would have less defensive worries, however it's a case of too many for one slot.

You play swift at FB, what does Lomax do that week?

What does Lance and Wello do if they are both playing?

Would swift be able to organise the defense infront of him like Lomax and Wello do? I'm sure his speed and elusive running would make him an attractive FB in terms of attacking flair, but in terms of being a pivot and defensive organizer I'm just not sure.

Lomax to #1, Swift back to the wing. Just like when, say, Darren Albert would fill in there.

Lance - rotation hooker and back up half. Wello - crossword.

He won't if we don't give him chance.

Personally I think both Swift and Lomax have the potential/ are great fullbacks, they're just very different.

Switching play from one type to another is very difficult however, as Warrington proved. Hodgson was a link and ball player in much the same way Lomax is for us, where as Swift would be a lot like matty Russell at fullback, strong, good kick returns but not the link. It took Warrington half a season to get used to the switch, God knows how long it'd take us if Lomax was injured.

It's still better to have options than no options however!

The is a reason why nobody else went for him....













...... He's crap!

I find Lomax is over rated. There are better fullbacks in SL than Lomax. However, he's young and had a few injuries so this time next year lets see. If he's injured again or not progressed what should Saints do?

I say we should give SMC 1 year see what happens after that

I think he is over rated defensively in that he struggles to read the game which means he arrives in a late position for the tackle.
In attack he is as good as Wellens in his prime and links up very well, it seems to be a long time since we,ve last seen him play, I just hope he doesn,t become injury prone (as per Wheeler) we need him for a full season next year if we are going to seriously challenge the comp.

I think he's a gem. His all round attacking ability his really good as he's a little more creative for others than other star fullbacks imo. I also think he's better with kicks than other superstars.

Negativity has crept into our view because of two things, he's played and looked injured quite a bit and then he's missed swathes of games. Because of this (as I've stated), I would get Swift learning the ropes so that its not such a problem when he's missing.

Lomax over rated. Nah, under rated for me.

For someone in his first year as a fullback, his organizing of the defensive line was solid and his linking into the line second to none.

Lets not forget how devastating he was against other sides making and scoring tries, even when Walsh was not playing. At times we were totally reliant on his attacking play as Turner was having a mare, the other centre was not settled.

I think memories are very short.

He's not a rock at the back in terms of when a break is on you are not as certain as you were with Wellens, but he has time for that and I did not think he was a liability.

Lomax isn't great. He's looked completely out of condition for the last 2 years, has no real pace and really hasn't developed.

McDonnell isn't great either, but he is considerably better than Wello. We aren't going to use the spare overseas spots so I don't see why we shouldn't sign him, it's not like we have a young fullback on the verge of coming through.