I would like to think that both Ashurst and Dixon should be looking to be selected for the Knights. I thought that Farrell had been selected for the England squad and although I am not certain I thought that once you had been selected for the England Team you couldn’t drop back down to the Knights. When you look at who was selected at second row and loose last year their stats are both better than the following:
Chris Clarkson
James Donaldson
Mark Flanagan
Paul Clough ( Can’t even get back into the Saints team)
The other 2:
Ben Harrison (currently injured) but should get in on past performances and Joe Westerman (probably offloads a bit more than Ashusrt and Dixon)

Dixon is joint 3rd top tackler in the league , he did 35 tackles and 17 carries on Friday top in both categories.

Quote on Ashurst : As you say he makes plenty of tackles, but also misses plenty as well.
The missed tackle count can be a bit misleading as the tackle they miss may not be that players to make but they are trying to plug the gap created by another player. If they don’t attempt to make the tackle then it will not flag up as being a missed tackle.

But Farrell is mainly just a workhorse. An incredible workhorse but certainly not electric everytime he touches the ball or big hitting

When you signed Matty Ashurst i remember posting on here that you had signed a good player,He was never really given a chance by Royce Simmonds at saints after thriving under potter and that is why he left,i saw the highlights of the Wakefield game and Matty had a hand in 3 of your tries, a great break , then a superb backhanded offload and then a great pass out that created space outside.As a Wigan fan i have to say that currently Faz is the stand out 2nd rower in SL, but i'm also sure that Matty Ashurst and Andrew Dixon can put themselves up there and get noticed if they have some more quality around them

Quote Stanley30="Stanley30"But Farrell is mainly just a workhorse. An incredible workhorse but certainly not electric everytime he touches the ball or big hitting'" I don't think so. If he carries on as he is he'll walk man of steel. www.superleague.co.uk/player/2228 226 tackles and none missed is an incredible stat alone. Then add his metres.

Quote Stanley30="Stanley30"But Farrell is mainly just a workhorse. An incredible workhorse but certainly not electric everytime he touches the ball or big hitting'" I don't think so. If he carries on as he is he'll walk man of steel. www.superleague.co.uk/player/2228 226 tackles and none missed is an incredible stat alone. Then add his metres.