I'd rather throw a wildcard like Blythe or Livett to start at centre. Not quite sure what Rhys has that any different to those two. Play seems to just stop dead as soon as he gets hold of the ball. Granted he has proven to be solid in defence so against the backline Brisbane are bringing he could be the ideal choice, but what about the offensive? We need someone in there who can create something.

I too would like to see Gidley at full back communicating in defence, with Brown directing attack and Patton doing the positional kicking. I think that would be about as close as we could get to the backbone of the 2011/12 teams with Briers/Monaghan/Hodgson.

Guess we'll see what Smith thinks this week. I do worry about Evans on the wing with Russell at full back for this match.

Tony might bring the young lads on after half time when the Wire have built up a commanding & unassailable lead with the old stagers.

This for me

Quote: easyWire "I too would like to see Gidley at full back communicating in defence, with Brown directing attack and Patton doing the positional kicking. I think that would be about as close as we could get to the backbone of the 2011/12 teams with Briers/Monaghan/Hodgson. Guess we'll see what Smith thinks this week. I do worry about Evans on the wing with Russell at full back for this match.'" www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... ck_switch/ Well now I feel a little bit better about the game on Saturday. If it looks like a good combination (even in a heavy defeat) I would like to see it tried out in Super League for a run of at least a few games and see how that pans out. Teams may not be able to read our attacking play so easily.

Quote: easyWire "I too would like to see Gidley at full back communicating in defence, with Brown directing attack and Patton doing the positional kicking. I think that would be about as close as we could get to the backbone of the 2011/12 teams with Briers/Monaghan/Hodgson. Guess we'll see what Smith thinks this week. I do worry about Evans on the wing with Russell at full back for this match.'" www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... ck_switch/ Well now I feel a little bit better about the game on Saturday. If it looks like a good combination (even in a heavy defeat) I would like to see it tried out in Super League for a run of at least a few games and see how that pans out. Teams may not be able to read our attacking play so easily.

I cannot understand the reasoning behind moving Gidley now....last season, yes I'd be the first to advocate it.
He plays now the position he will play when Ratchford returns.

Gidley and Brown 7 & 6
I'm no fan of Russell at fb but that is where I would play him until Ratchford returns

With the depth of our squad...I'd also play the strongest team possible....I mean we're not playing a CC it GF next week.

I can see Russell's strengths as a runner. I watched the Catalan game and I can see the need for the switch. Matty Russell looked very shaky under the high ball. He'll get a few less of them on the wing.

Yes but is not a game for whole sale change.
We have TS still seamingly unsure of what the starting team is...

We're completely exposed in the quarters....and for how may seasons!
If I were forced to make a change now, it would be only to move Hughes into a centre position, but this could have been forseen during preseason.
I'm 100% not a fan of Russell at fb but he must continue there until Ratchford returns.

I think his plans were scuppered by Russel's display. Wasn't Gidley given the No.1 shirt last year?

Ratchford isn't a fullback either & trying to play him there is a waste of his talents. One of his best games of last season was Catalans away when he played halfback. The best fullback i have seen at our club recently is Jack Johnson,but let's see how Gidley fits in tonight.

I think your second sentence together with a couple or three injuries to Ratchford, King and Johnson probably makes your first one not quite on the mark.

I think that it is entirely the game to make wholesale changes if Patton makes it then it's his partnership with Brown that will be the way forward

Which is exactly what happened. I'm just pleased that TS doesn't think like most on here, some absolute rubbish being spouted.

I would stick Ratchford in the centre instead of Evans... you cannot have a passenger playing at centre and expect to win in big games when the defence goes up another notch in intensity.

Evans just does absolutely nothing in attack, he doesn't know when to pass or when to run... he must have just been bigger and faster than everyone else as a kid, and just cannot fathom what to do when he cannot just run over or around people.

So that would mean Gidley at fullback, Brown and Patton in the halves with Russell on the wing.

I'm all for Ratchford at centre. But I have now watched the game again and our centres played really well v. Broncos. Evans stretched the opposition defence a few times and Atkins was a handful. You have to give credit when it is due.