Quote: tigertot "It depends what you mean by technically. His tackling stats are average at best, plus he misses over 10% which is crap. All his other key stats are average to poor. As you say, he makes up for a lot with his aggression, but if he didn't have that he wouldn't be in SL.'"
A lot of his "misses" are where he rushes up and makes a big hit, not actually completing the tackle but still stopping momentum. His defence is generally outstanding and he doesn't make that many defensive read missed tackles. I wouldn't have him in a world top 10 but he's massively important to Wigan. The drop in intensity when he is spelled is huge and our best games this season have been when he's stayed on for 80 mins.