Quote: mat "one thing I did notice was when Sykes was at fullback and made errors ( fumbled bombs, passing in poor positions, gifting Hall the ball for the hull try etc) people around me didnt comment. yet when Platt came on and made similar errors they were instantly on his back. One thing yesterday proved is that Sykes isn't a massively better fullback option than Platt, in fact on yesterdays and last weeks performances Platt looks the better option.
Can only assume Platt was carrying an injury as based on wigan performances Platt did nothing to deserve dropping with Sykes being much poorer and deserving the drop. With Crookes putting in a decent showing yesterday then maybe it'll be Paul's turn for a bench spot next week.'"
I was also surprised Platt was left out until i read this
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Quote: mat "Academy product Crookes came in and started at late notice, with Paul Sykes switching to full back in place of the off-colour Michael Platt.
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