Quote Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy="Wigan28/Leeds18 Andy"How many of those clean breaks led to tries?
He's still raw and some of the things he gets criticised for should be sorted out with experience, however the thing I have a problem with in regards to Gelling is his finishing. He runs it hard, straight and aggressive when taking the ball in to give the forwards a rest, which is why his metre stats are generally one of the best in most games, but give him open space or the try line at his mercy and his doesn't back himself in the same way.'"
That's always been Gelling's issue. There is no better winger for helping the forwards out with metres and no better winger at making metres returning the ball from kicks because he's running the ball back direct. He also does plenty of hard work up the middle too. That part of his game needs no improvement and is one of the reasons why he's a good player to have on the wing.
The more traditional aspects of wing play he does seem to struggle with. His pace is decent but not great for a winger, his positional sense isn't great and his decision making can be very poor.
He's certainly the anti-Pryce; all heart and commitment but better in his own half than in the oppositions.
If he sorts out those attacking issues he'd be one of the best wingers in Super League so it's not hard to see why Wane persists with him on the wing but there does seem to be a lot of work for him to do. He does need to solve those issues if he's going to be a long term winger as you can't keep hoping that the team scores enough to make any chances that he wastes irrelevant.
