He can tackle, so that's enough to offer more than currie.

John Bateman is hardly a massive second row and he ripped it up in the nrl. This "too small" excuse is one I hate. If Powell doesn't rate longstaff then fine(although he'd be wrong and an idiot!), but don't get rid of him because you think he's too small.

Don't want to knock him because I like what I've seen of Longstaff but he's not ready to be in the 17 every week either physically or.mentally, he needs to be eased in.

As for the suggestion he should be in at Currie's expense, that is ludicrous. Currie is having a poor season, especially in defence but he is in good company. Aĺl those saying he is stealing a wage, gone etc should look at posts from 12 months ago when he had regained pace and confidence and was damaging teams out wide.

He may be a luxury, but I want luxuries. If you want three robotic tackling machines who couldn't pass water in the backrow then go J Clark, Davis and Hughes.

He’s definitely got the pace back, no lateral movement though due to his knackered knees.

He's a good player to have in a good side, he's not a good player to have in a side that's struggling as he's never been the sort of player to grab a game by the scruff of the neck and make something happen. Our back row is absolutely under performing, as are the centres, but as long as there are no other issues there relating to culture, think they will all come good.