I read it that that was Chamber’s view as well ie code for I don’t rate him as a player but it would be very unprofessional of me to say so.

Always have to take every coach's words with a pinch of salt. The only way to work out what they really are thinking is to look at who they pick. Wrench might get picked in the future but at the moment he is down the pecking order.

I think Chambers talks a lot of sense about Wrench. He’s a fantastic long term prospect and they’re trying to do the right thing to ensure he fulfils that potential.

In terms of Dudson, the interviewer should follow up and ask whether fewer than 30m per match is acceptable for a prop forward.

Chambers has aways been pretty vocal about NOT playing young players too early. In his view it leaves them open to injury and harming their development as they are not physically ready. He’s even suggesting there that Wrench’s ACL was due to him playing too much SL at a young age.

I think justt because Chambers was head of youth people expect him to play younger players more often - I’m not sure that’s going to be the case. Barring some players like Nicholson & Green who look physically ready at 18 / 19, we’re going to see young players game time very managed.

I get what Chambers is saying while we now refer to full time players as athletes.

Makes you revalue Murphy’s insight ”if they’re good enough, they’re old enough!”
That may have been the correct scenario during a semi professional sport.

It seems likely that Wrench will be used on the wing in future which sounds good to me. Ashton and Wrench must be the fastest pair in Super League and decent centres with them should work well.

So is the plan for Thewlis to play wing and cover for Dufty and Wrench comes in to cover on the wing? I know there’s talk of Dufty going but if possible I’d like to keep him, when he’s on it he’s absolute class and I think under Burgess he’ll be on it more often than not.

FB Dufty with Thewlis as cover

Wing: Ashton, Thewlis, Russell, Wrench

Centre: Tai, King/NRL Centre, Wrench, Bruines

Halves: Williams, Drinkwater, Dean, Hayes

Backs seem ok depth wise, especially as Ratchford could cover in there as well if needed. Concerns probably hooker, backrow and some quality at prop?

No hadn't forgotten Fitzgibbon, but we have Currie and Fitzgibbon 11 & 12 and Nicholson 13. we have players like Philbin & Harrison who can do a job in the backrow, but we feel a little light there.

We need a prop minimum, ideally 2.
But on topic. I would have hoped Wrench would be the centre of 2024.
We’ll see what the off season does to him.
Competition his healthy.

I assume if you're bringing in 2 more props you would try and get rid of someone already in the squad?

Wrench will be 22 at the start of next season. He isn't a kid. I can understand us nurturing him back slowly after his acl injury, but if he's not being selected, his age should not be a factor.

He's 22 next month though. If not now, then when?

Not every person develops at the same time.