Quote: LeythIg "The video announcement is a complete waste of money and effort. Why can't they just produce a graphic like everyone else.
As good as it is to see Higson, I think I'd rather keep Naughton in. Seems to score tries when he plays.
Assume Weston has picked up a knock? Otherwise the decision to select Green ahead of him is baffling.
I'd go;
Brown
Higson
Crooks
Fleming
Dawson
Hampshire
Drinkwater
Hock
Hood
Burr
Paterson
Vea / Stewart
Hansen
Pelissier
Hopkins
Tickle
Vea / Stewart
That's assuming everyone is fit to play, and Paterson probably wont do full 80, so need a second rower on the bench. If fit, Hood could probably do a stint at 13 with Pelissier at 9. Still like to see another back rower brought in before the 8s, wouldn't be too confident with Vea, Stewart and Tickle in the pack.'"
Naughton before Higson, your having a laugh surely. Doesn't offer the same as Higson or anywhere near. Done ok don't get me wrong, but Higson takes the ball from dummy half and the pressure off forwards as much as any winger in SL (and no that doesn't make him the best by any means), and apart from having a tendency to drift inside is big enough and fast enough to be very solid defensively
Don't think that team is far off for me, possibly Green before Vea - Stewart to start, normally puts the 80 in