good game

I think McNally is fine at fullback.
The bombs yesterday was put up by a very good player who can really kick a ball , the way they spun and swirled left McNally with no chance.
In terms of Govin I do think he's now looking towards the latter stages of his career and is getting no younger - Leigh needs some youth and whilst Govin without doubt offers something if he keeps himself clean and focussed its probably a bit unfair to expect too much of a guy who has been missing match fitness for a very long time (even before his ban he seemed to be injured a lot).
If Ryan was unfit yesterday then it was a gamble that backfired for Rowley as the opposition seemingly knew one strong hit would render him pretty much a passenger.
I'm sure a good pre season and a chance to get all the knocks and niggles put to one side for once and for all will see Brierly become a stand out player in this division.
Riddy had a poor game yesterday by his own standards but lets not forget the entire team more or less underperformed and Riddy was easily targeted once Brierly was out the game - maybe our pack of cards was limited and in Kear Batley had a coach who is exceptional tactically and brilliant at reading a game.
Penky gives us options and can change the direction of the game but his late appearance may mean the coach has other preferred options or maybe doesn't think he's got the engine to play large chunks of the game, it could of course be he was also carrying knocks !
In terms of moving Pownall I'd leave him as he is as he's developing into a decent winger who comes inside to help out to take the ball in when the forwards need a breather - for me once he starts to bulk a bit more (but not too much - a proper RL winger should be in a team for speed in my opinion) I think he'll be a 'name' in our team that others mention.

Do we need cover in the backs ?
As yesterday clearly showed our Plan B is easily sussed out or flawed when the better coached / bigger teams arrive and at times this season we've been very predictable (although at times we have shown really good flair, a bit Jekyl and Hyde) so for me it would be a priority.
I haven't seen anything of our youth team to see if any are showing signs of coming through the ranks to warrant a run in Pre season or the occasional bench spot next year (or indeed if they actually belong to us or Wigan - presume next season all the players in the teams representing Leigh will have Leigh as the parent club and not another club) I'm also certain though that every other club is looking for a quality back so we're hardly on our own there !