This is by no means a hyper-critical post but I have noticed that Eliott Whitehead is recently losing control of his frustration by giving away stupid penalties and chatting a lot back to the referee.

I really hate it when players take this attitude and i wonder if Potter or one of the senior players at the Bulls will take this up with him.

He's a cracking prospect and just needs some more confidence in a team with very little at the moment, but i would hate to see him get a reputation for spitting the dummy in the same way Sam Tomkins has.

I have been calling for Potter to rest him for the last few games. He needs a match off. He's only young and has started to become a liability. As I said in the match thread....error and penalty machine at the minute. Not what we need

Agree, needs a rest and gives away too many penalties.

At the mo Olbsion is in a lot better form that EW. Tom should have played, Whitehead shouldnt have.

Unfortunately agree with you. He is only young and he needs protecting.

On the other hand whats the options? Sibbit???

We desperately need Langers and Addy back so we can rotate the young lads (Donaldson, Whitehead and Olbison)

His penalties are a massive issue, it's also typical that when things are going against you as a player you seem to get pulled up for petty things like that incorrect play of the ball tonight.

When we get some players back a week or two off would do him good.

Yeah I wish it wasn't the case either but I do think it is.

There aren't many options and I think thats probably why he hasn't been rested

He's out of form but we're struggling a bit in the backrow and are lacking a bit of quality so he's staying in the side. Needs to work on his loose carry as well as the tackling and technical penalties at the ruck.

That aside I thought he showed admirable restraint in not smashing in Baitieri's face when he took the pi55 after that dropped ball.

agreed.

. . . and anything that Ganson could ping him for, he did . . . even things he didn't do

Catalans might have won the game if theyd concentrating packing the scrum and getting the ball out in quick time instead of wakner Baltieri going on the wind up.

Yea far too many errors (highest of any other superleague player) too many penalties also
I would drop him abnd play olby or donno, even sibbit is a better option than whitehead who has got stars in his eyes and thinks he is too big for the bulls team since millennium magic.
as for Langley.. Can anyone really see him completing a dew games without getting injured again? 3 shoulder ops in the space of 8 months doesn't bode well

Did he spill your pint or summat?

A little too far?

Given his performance this evening it is unlikely that he would have held on to it.