Ratchford should be our right centre (Goodwin being the left). He’s not specialist enough at full back for me. Doesn’t run from the line well, isn’t s good enough defender, is too erratic as he’s got no structure of field position.

Whenever he’s played at centre he’s been stand-out either the best player on the pitch or his best performance of the season.

I postulated that last year, with Gidley at the back. However we have no experienced full back to fill in there now... Johnson hasn’t really shone but I suppose is worth a chance.

Roberts is class at full back as we’ve seen in the NRL, but he’s needed in the halves and has clearly stated he came here on the condition that he’s playing at half back as that’s his real position and where his strengths lie. We’re so short of talent in that area I don’t want to him off and see him sack us off, just for the sake of replacing an out-of-form Ratchford. I wonder are we regretting letting Will Dagger go now? Didn’t exactly get a chance last year.

I was about to mention Roberts playing some fullback in the NRL. Roberts to FB Ratch to the halfs.

He's had so many positional changes its like the bleedin hokey cokey

Made me laugh that.

Why swap 2/3 players just to keep Ratch in the team, when at the moment quite frankly he doesn't deserve to still be in the team,
just drop him for Johnson or Brown...

Indeed....that's why I think he does more harm than good. His supposed utility value should only be cashed in off the bench. You don't see Holbrook messing about with Smith....he's just dropped.

Having read the interview / seen the video from the WG, Roberts basically says he agreed to come here on the basis of being a traditional style half back and that’s what he’ll be doing. To be honest, can’t argue with that as it’s what we’ve been crying out for... Ratchford is a good player but he’s out of form and maybe we should try someone else there. We binned Dagger so that means either Johnson or M Brown. Johnson is a specialist in that role albeit not really hit the heights expected of him. Now would be perfect to stake a claim. Let Roberts dictate the attack from the halves. Hopefully he’ll be fit enough soon to make a difference.

Has Ratch ever played hooker? He's very good at finding the gaps off a quick play the ball.

Can he play scrum half?
Can he play loose forward?
Can he play Iago in Shakespeare's Othello
Can he put a Rowntree's Fruit Pastille in his mouth without chewing it?

Can he be dropped?

Ratchford should be your 13

Forget about the backs.

Lockers was a skinny lad for years, he only filled out in the last 5 years.

Get him in him in the pack with a bit of bulk and you have a different player.

He filled in at loose about 3 years ago and it was written all over him. If he isn't going to be a hb then I'd have him at loose all day.

Can't stand to watch him carry the ball from a deep fb position and watch him knock on off his own knee.

Shame it wasn't persevered with, he does remind me of SOL.

He has good hands and general awareness but has always been played out of position.

A good few years left as well, get him in the pack and i think you will have a diamond even by the end of this year.

Ratchford has been tried in the halves and he doesn't have it in him. OK in support or if a gap opens but he does not have the vision nor passing game to open up defences. That's what we've signed Roberts for. Mitch Brown is a decent full back or I'd give Jack Johnson a chance. Ratchford is probably a better bench option that Morgan Smith - the latter puzzles me, as I thought we'd signed him as a half-back but he seem to be deputy hooker these days.

Replace "Ratchford" for Livett and you have a 'bob on' post!