I like what I've seen of Penny but he's not the only winger in SL with pace neither is he the only winger who can use his pace effectively.

Other wingers who would have scored that try
Hodgeson - Salford
White - Wakefield
Fox - Wakefield (Incidently, these two Trinity players are as fast if not faster than Penny)
Raynor - Hull
Donald - Leeds

Deep breaths.

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I had to laugh at him getting player of the month. He's been given a few tries on a plate ffs, he's hardly player of the month material. Other than his speed he's very ordinary, and is defence is shocking, he got steamrollered by Ian Hardman

. Compare his recent form to someone like Fozzard at Saints, or King and Manu at Hull, or the likes of Barrett, Briers, Sinfield. Even Richard Horne is looking like his old self again now. Penny just isn't in the same league.

Rugby League fans - you`ve got to love em` - no wonder young players are moving to Rugby Union ...

yeah, this statement suggests that you should go watch some other sport, cos you know bag all about RL.


Amazing, its not just fa'fili that gets 5 metre walk ins or just has to fvall over the line.

agreed! manu and king have been brilliant recently

if you give penny a couple of years to help develop his positional play and defensive game then you might have a winger that is worthy of a GB place.

One eyed Hull supporters.

Whist I haven't see every game he's played, some of the tries he's score (one against saints stick in my mind) have been sensational. Apart from Offiah and Carney, no other SL winger could have scored them.

It's not just pace. As an ex-winger myself, you've got to know when to put the gas on and you've got to have the balance to maintain the pace with the ball in your hands.

I don't understand some fans tendency to talk him down. If you're a fan of the greatest game (rather than just a fan of your team), it should be refreshing to see such a young talent. Especially when most clubs including my own, tend to put 16 stone plus lumps on the wing.

Paul Sterling scored some belters too.

Sullivan? Dallas? Albert?
Are we suggesting Penny is already a more acomplished finisher than these guys?

I don't think people mean to talk him down, they just know it rarely does a youngster good to be hyped up to such an extent after so few games.