People seem to have forgotten that Gary Widdop started off his career at Melbourne playing full back, as a young apprentice to and replacement for the legendary Billy Slater!

I am not suggesting that Widdop should permanently return to full back, but rather we have the fascinating option of Widdop and Tomkins interchanging positions throughout a game.

I suspect he'll do a Sam Burgess and sooner rather than later if his NRL career becomes a struggle.

Well he certainly isn't a full back

I think hardaker/Tomkins/widdup would be great for England, a FB needs to put his body on the line too stop a try Tomkins (when I've seen him) really doesn't want to, think back to one of the England games, the oppo broke down the left one man running, and Tomkins slacked off and it took hall crossing the field to stop the try.

But if he doesn't get any time at 6 then he never will for England.

Apart from needing to learn how to catch a high ball he needs to bulk up - a lot. He is too light for the NRL. He needs to hit the weights and get some beef on him. Imagine him trying to stop someone like George Rose or Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

I honestly cant understand why my club signed him.

I watched him play for the Baa Baas in London a few years ago against the Wallabies and I thought he did pretty good to be honest.


If he left the Warriors I wouldnt be too worried going on the 2 games I've seen so far.

I was surprised he went to the NRL if I'm honest

Might see Tomkins switched to five-eighth mid-season with Kevin Locke at fullback once he's recovered from his torn ACL. The bad news for the NZ Warriors is that Locke isn't due to return until Round 12 at the earliest.

Yeesh, Locke or Townsend, lucky warriors.

Give him some time; spine players struggle to settle all the time...

I said when his move to the Warriors was announced that he'd probably be in reserve grade by the end of this season and back here with his tail between his legs before the end of next year, and I'm sticking with that.

If he returns to this country tail between legs, it'll be to union.

I'm a huge fan of Tomkins but early evidence indicates he is not fit for the purpose as a fullback in the NRL and a switch to five-eighth may well be his salvation.

He should play stand off or even centre. He's very similar to Jonathan Davies and he played his best RL at centre for me. He' s not as good an all round player as JD though.

Too right he isn't..... He is currently a luxury we can't afford