3 games before or bust starts is not the time to be experimenting, we've had all season to to that - we were always going to bring new players in but we looked far more structured at the beginning of the season than we do now - we were never world beaters in attack but out defence has gone to pot

I suggest you and Keith start reading from page 1 of this thread. I think you'll find you two have misinterpreted what I have wrote. If you want to contest my initial posts, then go ahead. And BTW - It's you who's arrogant here. Either contest my post with relevance or leave it.

I for one, approved of 'resting' Drinkwater' last night. Now I know we need him - in the (totally baffling) absence of Ridyard, he is the only half back who is capable of organising/playmaking. It's unfair to judge the two new boys, after being thrown in so soon. Mortimer upped his game in the second half, but doesn't seem a playmaker. (who was it on here, who said he appeared to have slowed play down?) Langi showed nice touches, but an awful lot of Wire traffic went down his side.

I think we miss McNally on attack. I wasn't a fan of his defence, but Brown had a nightmare last night. At least McNally knows how/when to link up - how many times did Reynolds have to wait for Brown to arrive in attack, last night?

And Hampshire has to be in there somewhere, if he's fit. At least he has a bit of pace - which we are still desperately lacking.

And please can someone on our coaching staff teach someone - anyone - how to kick out of hand?!?! 10-20 yards on penalty kicks isn't good enough and I long to see the opposition running the ball out from their tryline, and not the 20/30 metre lines!

I'm afraid a huge improvement is needed - even just to be able to beat Featherstone and Toulouse/Halifax - never mind the rest of them!

Not quite sure what people mean by experimenting! Forced positional changes due to brainfarts the previous week isn't experimenting.
Mortimer needs game time with his new team,Reynolds is on fire correct half back pairing.
Brown defensively is better than McNally we where playing a top 4 team albeit on paper this season on their very emotional patch last night.
Could we have played better? Yes. But how where we experimenting?

we've 3 fit hookers so theres no way theyve brought mortimer in to play 9,hes got a couple of more games with the team to start having an impact before the serious stuff starts and looking a langie he doesn't look like he's anywhere near being a centre but could be a very useful running
13 with Patterson in 2nd row because no disrespect to Stewart and vea they don't look like they can punch through the edge defences like these 2 could

So who will Mortimer replace? With regard to the hookers, is Higham fully fit and is Pelissier effective enough? If Langi is not a centre were does that leave us as this seems our weak area, are we back to Fleming or Brown and Crooks. Surprised we have not tried Dwason or Higson at centre with Rocky on Wing be better option than Patterson at centre. Langi looks a big strong guy so could be a good running second row but on clips I have watch he seems to be playing 6! Jukes got some big decisions to make, time to pick people in their most effective positions and stick with them, we need some continuity.

anyone of the halfbacks because our kicking game has been awful all season and surely they must know exactly where the're going to play both mortimer and langi come start of the middle 8s because whats the point of both of them being here for the middle 8s if they don't know

In his post match interview, Neil Jukes stated that the intention of the coaching team is to give everyone match time to have a fully fit squad for the '8's'. That's why Higham, and the two new boys played last Friday. He mentioned that Hock (especially) and Clare will be getting a lot of game time against Huddersfield and Salford. Presumably Rawsthorne will figure too? And how about McNally and Hampshire?

I can see the point, but am not sure what it will do for getting a settled team.

Alan, So would the results be academic?

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