Quote: Grimmy "Has he played at centre in the past? Would he go well there? Imo Tom Briscoe needs to be dropped because he looks well out of his depth. Lee Smith needs to take his spot the wing because he was getting shown up in defence at centre but he's good for a try or two so should play.
That leaves a centre position vacant and not many potential candidates. I'd prefer Eastmond not to have to play centre because he's so good at half back. Ellis is too slow and needed in the middle. Sykes is crap. The only option I can see other than Wilkin is Chris Bridge. Smith should have picked Senior and Pryce.'"
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I can't really remember Wilkin playing in the centre and don't think he would stand a chance in that position against worl class opposition and if Ellis is too slow then Wilkin certainly is. I agrre Lee Smith should be on the wing as at centre he is probably out of his depth at this level but a very able winger, but i don't totally agree that Briscoe looked way out of his depth as i think he didn't really have much chance to impose himself attacking wise and defensively Mcguire and Smith who were inside him badly let him down.
I think he will play Eastmond in the centre position because i dnt really see any other candidates that are in the squad, as you rightly said Sykes is crap and god only knows how he has managed to get in the squad, my guess is that he must know something about Tony Smith.
Senior and Gleeson should have been in the squad and believe Smith made a massive mistake by not picking them, he was trying to be too clever. If these 2 had played on Saturday the result could have been a lot different because i dnt think the Aussies would have had half as much joy down the left hand side!
