After see Bridge at 6 yesterday I sure hope Mathers can do a job there if needed.

You see an awful lot of players who turn professional in a different position than the HB role they played as a junior. It is often because the pick of the players in terms of vision, handling, kicking, organisation, passing etc are often played in that role. They can then add other aspects of another specialist role later.

Exactly, in a 'coachie' way that you do so well, that's what I was tring to say.

I often thought Mathers would make a good 6 while at Leeds. If I remember rightly he did get a little bit of game time there, but not much.

Jason Robinson was a halfback at Hunslet Parkside

quality

Shane ritchie was a blue-coat at butlins...

Mathers is a full back who used to be an attacking full back with the ability to pop up near the line in support.

Thats what i hope he will get back to at Wire.

Hope the lad goes well for you, seriously I do because as a guy he is top notch - very enthusisatic about his rugby and seems to be very popular with his team mates.

However his time at us was spent when he wasnt fully fit to begin with and never regained fitness.

Hope he succeeds more at the HJ than our place.. See you all next Friday.

Catch ball, pass ball, kick ball, run with ball, tackle opposition, score points.

Im sure he could do that in any of the back positions. Does it really matter as long as he plays well.

I have said that and still believe it.

I think PJ may be the one to miss out, Mathers will be a smith boy and adds an extra dimension into attack, Riley to the wing will give us that pace we need there.

Does anyone know if Mathers is any good at try saving tackles, this was Riley's weakness IMO (although he did great with that one at the end of the magic KR game)

He stopped Matt King scoring a try. However he did get sent off in the process.