Well lets look at a few facts, % missed tackles

Diskin - 14.5%
Olbison - 13.7%
Langley - 19.7%
Scruton - 18. 2%
L'Estrange - 17.4%

Addy - 12.3%

OK, Addy isn't the best in the team but he's made more tackles than most in the list and missed fewer percentage wise. And, before, anyone suggests that Langley has made more tackles - Langley (461), Addy (576).

The motto, never let the facts get in the way of a good moan!

P.S. Donaldson was round about the same as Addy. Scruton made most tackles in the list - over 650.

Percentage wise he's not missed as many, but the less tackles you make, the higher the percentage will be. half backs, wingers full backs will have a huge missed tackle percentage.

In real Numbers he has missed 71 tackles. 17 more than any other player in the league. He obviously needs to Improve his defence, it's not fans having a moan.

For me he's never a half back, he has the potential to he a decent loose, but needs to work hard on his defence in the off season.

If Whiteheaf had have improved his defence, he would be playing for England now. He didn't and didn't really improve his game and stagnated.

Strange that Scruton amd L'Estrange made more tackles and have a much higher % than Addy. Also, drom the list that I quoted how many weren't fowards?

P.S. Scruton has missed 115 and L'Estrange 99.

As I said, don't let the facts get in the way of a good moan!!!!

Quote: tristram "Strange that Scruton amd L'Estrange made more tackles and have a much higher % than Addy. Also, drom the list that I quoted how many weren't fowards? P.S. Scruton has missed 115 and L'Estrange 99. As I said, don't let the facts get in the way of a good moan!!!!'" Scruton has missed 39 tackles, not 155. He has made 155 marker tackles. So his miss tackle rate is actually 5.8% L'Estrange has only missed 47, not 99. Miss tackle rate of 7.6% Addy has missed 81 and made 576 Miss tackle rate IS 12.3% www.superleague.co.uk/stats

Quote: tristram "Strange that Scruton amd L'Estrange made more tackles and have a much higher % than Addy. Also, drom the list that I quoted how many weren't fowards? P.S. Scruton has missed 115 and L'Estrange 99. As I said, don't let the facts get in the way of a good moan!!!!'" Scruton has missed 39 tackles, not 155. He has made 155 marker tackles. So his miss tackle rate is actually 5.8% L'Estrange has only missed 47, not 99. Miss tackle rate of 7.6% Addy has missed 81 and made 576 Miss tackle rate IS 12.3% www.superleague.co.uk/stats

Addy is a strange player. He is built like a forward, but can kick like a half-back. We also seem to play better with him at stand-off. For some reason, Gale and Sammut don't work as a pairing. It didn't work last year, and it hasn't worked this season. Add Gaskell to the mix, and we have lots of different options in the halves.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I would have Gaskell and Sammut in the halves, Addy at loose. Gale has failed to impress me in the last two years and he and Sammut don't work as a partnership. With Gaskell and Sammut, you get the kicking game of Gaskell, and the off-the-cuff play from Sammut. With Gale in the team, Sammut doesn't get the ball enough. We should give Sammut the ball more, let him run at the line, just like he did at the start of the season, before Gale returned.

I would interchange Addy and Donaldson at loose forward, and have Bateman and Ferguson do 80 minutes each in the second row.

Already suggested by me on the further announcements thread

Where do you think that leaves Gale, who's contracted to 2015?

Carrying the water and kicking tea.

Cover for halfback? Dewsbury could use him!

Beat me to it.

Just not shown enough imo.

Would be the right signing at the right time.
The team needs a directing mind which Gale does not give

What people seem to always overlook is the inevitably of injuries

I'm sure I read somewhere that Gale and Sammut have only started something like 5 games together due to injuries. That figure is probably a bit higher now, since they've both been fit these past few weeks, but still the point is valid - we can't rely on two front line half backs.

FC seems to want Addy to make the 13 role his own, which means we need another half back. That's where Gaskell comes in. And the bonus is that Gaskell can play in the centres too if we find ourselves a bit short there.

Did you mean making tea?

That wouldn't be a Gale, it would be a storm in a teacup.
i'll get my coat