Quote: jonh "Seen a few quotes about him being "plucked from obscurity", let's not forget he was an England international when Wigan signed him.
Achieving your potential, which he undoubtedly has, is more mental than physical. Many have the physical gifts but not the mental strength. You have to be willing to go out of your comfort zone and go the extra mile.
I think this entire saga and the way it has played out shows that he does not have that mental strength and he is not willing to go out of his comfort zone.
I am sure he will have a solid career, I seriously doubt though he will trouble the International scene. Hope I am wrong as he certainly has the potential.'"
Was he?
To my knowledge he isn't even an England International now, so he would struggle to be then. He play in an international origin game (game 2 in 2012) but this is very different than being capped.
Some Wigan and Leeds players were pulled from the squad for game 2 and made 10 changes including making Jon Wilkin captain when he wasn't even in the team for game 1. Only 4 players played both games in the same position.