One thing that I did find strange tonight, was that I thought Hicks was actually very poor at 2. Hopefully it is due to a lack of game-time on the wing, but a couple of times, I'd have rather he took on the young Saints winger than step inside like he did...

The kid is a class act! He impresses me the more i see him play,think he is better playing at full back than on the wing as it allows him to run the middle more.

Hope you have him tied up long term because the sharks will be circling!

Cronulla?

Everytime he plays against us he looks class. Always a threat and runs in like a prop.

exchange for frazer anderson on the cards.



that'll be why he was close second for MOM at knowsely road last august,on he wing.

Riley was our most improved player last season and last night showed he will only get better. He had a very good game and can hopefully make the full back position his own.

I liked the way he was hanging round the middle, backing the likes of Rauhihi up.

Wellens has never had great pace, but his positioning and the way he supported players was excellent, and none of our fb's have done that for years.

Just before Rah's try, he took an offload from Rah from this support play. A fe moments later he returned the favour for his try.

Very good all round.

Anyone else notice the amount of talking he did? Seems to have been given alot of responsibility by Lowes and is lapping it up. I was very impressed.

Shows the value of having faith in young local prospects instead of shipping in overrated Aussies. I have always championed him as he seems to have been well coached and does the small things right.

He's competent on the wing, but he's not a threat. Fullback is his natural position and also his preferred position. Lowes said after the game that he has been banging on about having a chance at fullback since he joined the club, so I would suggest it's time to play him there. Reardon is finished and Bridge isn't a fullback.

Prior to last night he's played about 80 minutes of first team games at FB, away at leeds last year where he had a stinker and away at saints int he cup where he had a stinker at FB, since making his debut in 05 he's played mainly on the wing and he's improved every season, on the wing.

his only fault is that he is ginger and TBH that is more his mum & dads fault so yeah Riley keep going son!!!!!!

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I'm so glad someone else thinks so!

Yeah it's great when a still relatively young British player's career is threatened by a succession of injuries. Must give you such a warm glow inside knowing you were right all along.