Quote: Last Son of Wigan "No I didn't miss your suggestion. I think there are merits to having the younger lads part of the squad for their own development and for depth across the entire team, this against having Powell on the bench is a no-brainer for me.
I don't think Powell is setting the world on fire, and I do envy teams who have two very good dummy halves, but I'm also see the value in having a player who can cover 6/7/9 on the bench.'"
As I said we don't see Powell playing at 6 or 7 very often and I can't remember the last time either 6 or 7 were injured. It seems a luxury we can ill afford given the negative effect it has on the team when he comes on. It wouldn't be so bad if Wane subbed by the clock during the regular season where we can get away with it against lesser sides but he does it in challenge cup games and finals as well where we can't.