I personally don't rate Kopczak that highly to be honest. I think he is probably a lower end SL prop (so suited to us right now). I can't say I have seen much potential to be anything other than a hard working but fairly average prop. The sort who will do a job for you, without ever having enough to dominant a game.

TBH I did think the same but he's shown a few more glimpses of potential lately now he's had some proper gametime rather than being thrown on for 10 mins here or there.

I think he'll come good given time. I reminded of how many of the Leeds yougsters didn't shine immediately and took time to mature, like Burrow of Jones Buchanan for instance.

I'm not convinced he's the next JJB or Peacock to be honest. He's still young and looks willing to learn so you never know but I'd like to see him tighten up in defence a little. Notice a few times this year him taking the wrong option in defence, but this should improve with game time.

He's a second rower primarily, and he's playing tomorrow night for you.

Every time he played against us he was a .

Is't that a problem with the whole team Menzies has missed more tackles so far this year than the whole of last year.

Brian McDermot.

For me Burgess is a better prop when he plays in the backrow he tries too hard to be something he's not.

Hmmm Brian McDermott had a bit of a fear factor and toughness about him. I haven't seen that in Koppy yet.

But playing ability wise he was very similar to Kopczak.

Ah, but how good is he at taking out three Leeds players inside three seconds in semi-finals?

True, there IS that...

Hmmm, must be some correlation there?