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Just read that St George intend to play Widdop at fullback this season in order to bed in his replacement in the halves.

How will that effect us next season if he's not played in the position we are signing him for over 12 months?

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So is it 100% we signed him as a half. For me his best performances in England shirt ha e been at fb.

Theres scope to move the team around possibly with players leaving etc. Could ratch n Austin be our half back partnership next year? We can experiment I think to find the best combo?

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Ratch is a far better full back than he is a half back, needs that little extra time and space on the ball.

Had Widdop been staying at St George he’d be playing at 7 - that’s where we should play him, and he can have the greatest influence. I don’t think playing at 1 for a year will affect him too much, and he’s bound to get some playing time at 7 through this season when injuries kick in.

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Can you put a little more detail in the Topic Heading... I just assume it's bad news otherwise!

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Quote: Captain Hook "Can you put a little more detail in the Topic Heading... I just assume it's bad news otherwise!'"


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I was expecting “out for season with ACL injury”... phew!

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Quote: chris2925 "Just read that St George intend to play Widdop at fullback this season in order to bed in his replacement in the halves.

How will that effect us next season if he's not played in the position we are signing him for over 12 months?'"

Do you forget how to ride a bike if you haven't ridden it for 12 months?
Or closer still, do you forget how to ride a Raleigh chopper when you've been riding a BMX?

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I'd leave Patton in the halves.

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Widdop has been signed as a half back.

Hopefully if there is an opportunity to sign him for the back-end of this season, we will see him playing for Wire in that position in 2019.

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Why haven't we put to bed the moving Ratchford from FB debate?

Last season, Ratchford played exclusively at full-back.

He picked up the Harry Sunderland and Albert Goldthorpe medals, as well as a couple of more local awards such as players' player, Warrington Guardian player etc.

He's also 30, so not a youngster that can/should be played out of position to give them much needed game time.

There aren't many better FB's than him right now.

Seems that it's a no brainier we keep him at FB, and the guy that has won the NRL and World Club challenge as a 6, should play 6.

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Quite right, he is the FB and as Alffi suggested is better suited to that role because of the time and space it grants him to work his magic.
Widdop will need to spend time getting familiar with the team and our plays, so plenty of time for him to slot back into the halves as well.

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Oh my dear god, you play him in the halves and keep Ratch at FB. Two devastating players in the positions from where they have devastated opposition.

Actually no, lets farm him out to Rochdale as a ball playing prop.

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Quote: morrisseyisawire "Oh my dear god, you play him in the halves and keep Ratch at FB. Two devastating players in the positions from where they have devastated opposition.

Actually no, lets farm him out to Rochdale as a ball playing prop.'"


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ratch
widdop
Austin
Clark

That is one hell of a spine

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Half back, end of.

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