Quote: nottinghamtiger "We've got a 7 coming into the team who has just made a record number of assists in a SL season (looking back through the stats that are available) and has won the Goldthorpe Medal for the last two years.
He might not do well at international level, but let's at least give him a chance before deciding he's not good enough.
Williams also looks better than he did last year. Widdop is still a regular half in the NRL, though his form has not been good this year.
I'd be going with Williams and Gale at 6 and 7. If Gale can combine with Lomax as well as he does with Luke Dorn (who has similar attributes) he stands a chance of causing problems. He might not, but I don't think we can make a judgement before he has set foot on the field!'"
Don't get me wrong, I think Gale deserves a chance, but I also think Widdop is dull as dishwater and Williams is still not the all round player we need at test level yet. Our halves are so far behind its laughable, no matter what combination we put out.