My head nearly exploded when he went to throw it forward in our in-goal...

He's a good finisher but if you think all he can do is barge over you have little/no rugby knowledge. He is one of the most dangerous wingers in the league with ball in hand. I agree Makinson is probably a better finisher in some situations but I can't see why that is relevant?

Meli is a liability in pressure games? Are you sure? What exactly did he do wrong last night and last week against Wigan? If you class him as a liability cause he drops a few high balls we should list all other wingers along side him surely?

I think a big part of your problem with him is that he is not a born and bred die hard St Helens lad going off some of your other posts.

Might be the single greatest thing I've ever seen on a rugby pitch. I have no idea what the intention was, but it was hilarious all the same. It wouldn't have been if he'd passed it though.

Part of my problem with him is the parts he plays in costing us the GF year in, year out.

Makinson was born in Wigan, his family are Wigan fans and so was Makinson (probably still is). I'm supportive of Makinson. So you are being silly.

I'd like to think it was a cunning ploy but with Meli I'm just not sure ...

Given the number of times we have all seen Meli pass to some poor other person to take a clattering near our own line, I imagine his intention was to pass it but he checked himself in time because he saw he was surrounded by defenders. He was surrounded by defenders because he took his usual eternity to pick up the ball.

He's got a shirt on the wall at Wigan st Jude's club house so I'd guess he's played for them.

Hindley too I think

If you watch the dummy if he did actually pass it would have been more forward that an Andy Farrell special

I'll get straight to the point then. I don't think you will ever be overly supportive of players who count on the quota or don't come through our youth system for e.g Gaskell can make as many mistakes as he wants and his poor pass selection/no passing at all arguably cost us last years Grand Final. Dixon's defence is one of the most inconsistant I have ever seen and Makinson isn't exempt from costly mistakes but none of them get the same criticism as Meli or Hohaia do.

I should wash my mouth out here defending SF but the players you mentioned are young lads learning there trade and I would imagine are on a small (ish) salary. Hohaia who is never stand off in a million years and Meli are experienced seasoned pro's who are probably on the upper end of the salary scale so they are in the firing line. Meli especially has come up with more howlers in big games than any other player I recall at least in the SL era