I have no problem with Wilkin getting straight back in the team for his kicking game and defensive work. my concern is his discipline which regularly gives away penalties at iinnopportune moments. Last week in particular, we did really well by building pressure on Leeds. With Wilikn and LMS in the team, you are always likely to release the pressure with a daft penalty

We've got a big squad and with a tough cup draw & easter coming up I imagine we'll see the squad used to it's fullest. LMS, Laffranchi and Wilkin could all come back in this week and there's a few who played yesterday that need game time to get back into the swing of things.

Sia has to stay in and start, he has taken a step up in terms of leadership this season IMO and good for the team our best back rower and would be close to the best in league

Flash has been flash no more no less top top player in defence and average at best in attack

Manu been a lot better this year compared to last (I know not the only player who can say this) and his best game was away vs wakey which he failed to finish due to injury and kept him out vs Leeds. I don't think he 100% yesterday and looks like he took another knock, if fit he stays in he links well with Walsh

Greenwood hasn't let us down yet, solid in defence and a strong runner and runs some good lines, I feel can only improve with more minutes

Wello, did he play yesterday? Club legend and will be remembered as such and rightly so but is he earning that shirt every week based on recent games! other than Leeds, sickens me to agree with saddened but should only be used as cover or big games for that experance

Wilkin let the team down big time getting himself suspended and should not just walk back into the team. He didn't know we were getting Walsh back so soon as we did and because he was taken a little late he throws a shot that rightly got him a two week ban, that could have been the difference yesterday no Walsh, wilkin, wheeler and having to play lance and wello 6/7 unprofessional!

Walker isent good enough for St Helens. Walker and Greenwood out and LMS, Wilkin in. Easy decision and i cannot believe LMS and Laffranchi missed out vs Hudds for a challenge cup tie. It very much nearly back fired as apart from the first 20 mins the Hudds pack dominated us.

very strange comment to make. Walker at worst will go on and "become a clough" - but still has potential for much more. Whether he has as much potential as the next crop (Richards, Thompson, Savelio) is open to debate - but to write him off completely seems to be jumping the gun a little! That said, he did have a relatively poor game yesterday, so should drop down and have to rework himself back in the team.

Some interesting comments here. Especially about Flanaghan keeping his place owing to his defensive capabilities, even though certain people dont accept that Laffranchi and Jones deserve their place in the team for the exact same reason. :S

btw Wellens and Walmsley as a pair charged down every drop goal attempt I believe. Great effort from both of them.

Our best pack and subs are

Walmsley
Roby
Amor
Manu
Flanagan
Wilkin

LMS
Masoe
Laffranchi
Soliola

Now i dont mind chopping and changing to rotate the squad but for the big games you need your best team.

Great effect especially walmsley for the big man to get up there so many times and nearly got the one that brough did get away all be it wide credit to them

Walker is a really good young player and ATM deserves his the chances he is getting yesterday IMO was his first poor game but would like to see him next week to see how he responds.

If he was late 20s then yeah could understand asking the question is he saints level? But he is still coming along and learning his trade and not really letting the team down, give the lad a chance lfcsaint

Manu always starts the season slow. It was Easter last year before we seen the proper Manu. He's more suited to the dry ground.

I don't think we can question his effort though. He's always working hard, even if the more flamboyant stuff hasn't come through yet.

Walker has been very good for us since he broke into the team. He wasn't great on his return from injury last year as he was carrying a extra stone in weight but he's a very good young prop that will never let us down.

Greenwood IMO has enormous potential and I know Brown feels the same. He's worked hard on his strength in the off season and it's noticeable this year. The lad can break tackles and is quick.

How you can write two very young lads off so soon is laughable.


IMO greenwood and Saveilo are the pick of the bunch.

If he he's good ball he will make breaks.

Manu is on the wrong side, he should be playing down the left.

sounds like he sould of been in the National lol

Here we go again ....

There is no issue with Wello being part of squad rotation with our squad it makes sense to keep everyone fresh however
Wello was on a par with the defensively excellent Flanagan on Sat ( see RL Express stats). 28 tackles in 50 mins compared to 29 for Flanno. Walker 16 tackles with 4 misses ???

If there is one thing that Wello doesn't have a problem with is backing up week in week out and producing a consistently high level of performance - he's done it over 500 times you know! I suspected that after last week the younger forwards may struggle to back up the week after and the stats prove it. The players who should be rotated are the young ones that's how you protect them . They played well last week but one good game doesn't turn Ant Walker in to Sam Burgess.

I appreciate you may have dangled the bait ... However I am more than happy to take it to counter your ill informed propaganda .

You're very forgiving when it comes to your mate Ant... Like it is acceptable for a professional sportsman to return from injury a stone overweight. How does that happen. His performances were poor and no wonder if he's that much overweight. On Sat he struggled and showed that maybe he' s not ready for week in week out at SL level yet. We're in an ideal position to rotate the young lads so let's do it and accept that it's in their best interests. To leave out Lafranchi was an error of judgement in MHO.