Strikes me as a man in a hurry to make up for lost time!

Well he is fast.. hmm where did I leave my coat

Might be a bit selfish here but can’t agree with those advocating caution about playing Matty Ashton. After watching half a season of dull and boring rugby, I want to see someone who can excite and get you out of your seat.
It’s not as if he is a teenager straight from the Academy and has yet to fill out. Of course he will make some mistakes but he will learn fast.
The kick from Austin and the ground he made up was an early indication of how he can used as well as feeding off Widdop and Austin in midfield.
Who dares wins.

people out here looking to wrap a 22 year old in cotton wool and spell him in and out the team.

Absolutely not.

Give him a shirt, give him the confidence and the backing to go out there and be the player he can be.

Get him playing.

The lad backing up half breaks was great to see! Once he gets his running behind our plays sorted we will have some player, ratch to the centres for me when widdop is fit.

Cardiss was unfortunate because his game was built around pace and injuries ebbed that away from him while he was still young. He was quite small for a fullback - that was always the question mark over him when he was talked of as a GB fullback early in his career (remember when Halifax were briefly a force under John Pendlebury). He was an electric kick returner and he could chase down breaking players across the field. We signed him when he was about 26, and he had already lost the edge of his pace, and he was not as effective. He ended up being a bit of a journeyman player.

If Ashton is like a young Cardiss, and avoids injuries, I'd be very happy.

Wouldn’t want to be the one making the call. You’d think Ratchford, Widdop, Austin would get the nod but he could make it a tough decision if he carries on vs saints.

Maybe Price would look to utilise him off the bench like he did with Mamo last year?

Cardiss was poor, Ashton isn't.

Looks like a total star. Cant believe how composed he was considering his inexperience. Looks a cracking signing already.

He does seem like a gem of a player.

There’s great hope for the future with diamonds like this in the amateur games....

Cardiss was one of the most dangerous fullbacks in SL for about 4 seasons.
Ashton has played one game.

We were all saying Rhys Evans was going to be a star after his first few games too....it pays to reserve judgement and wait to see a decent sample size.

I agree about getting over excited about Ashton too soon.

He had a great game, looks the part, admittedly in one match (but it was a big one) but talk of him ousting Ratchford for him to oust King and King to take Currie's spot in SR or him taking Charnley's wing is a little premature IMO this season.

I've no idea how long Widdop is out for, but his return to action will all things being equal give us an idea of Price's first choice back line Ashton will give us options and more than adequate cover anything beyond that is a massive bonus for now. Thewlis also looked decent on limited viewings so it bodes well in squad terms and pushing for starting places perhaps for next year

Spot on. There’s such hype about players after a few games and it does them no favours at all.

I don't think you can justify replacing a world class fullback in Ratchford with a kid who has played a couple of decent games?