Quote: Cruncher "I know this will be a heresy to some, but I'm really beginning to wonder what the point of Lockers is these days?
No disrespect to the guy. He's been a champion player for years, but it's embarrassingly obvious that he's now past it.
Sure, he can still make defence-splitting passes, but most of the time when he's selected (and that's not very often, because he's rarely fit) it means that we'll be a man down from about 15 minutes in.
It's just getting silly, and if Shaun Wane can't see that, then hopefully Adrian Lam will.'"
Sadly I think you’re right. It’s plausible that he will retire at seasons end, which in the grand scheme of things is probably the correct way to go.
As for his replacement at LF, I’d go for Hamlin. Granted he doesn’t have the hands of Lockers but as I’ve said before, the LF role has developed into that of almost a third prop forward. Props these days are passing more and more hence the development of the LF into a third prop