Quote Katrina="Katrina"I'm probably going to get shot down for this.... but I'm inclined to agree with some comments with regards to Field. Don't get me wrong, I don't think he's average and I love watching him play and he's an absolute weapon - but when not given an inch, his threat is nullified by good defence and good marking.
He isn't the best passer. Even against Salford, he bombed two tries with poor passes out wide, so it was a good job he went almost the full length to win it.
Defensively, he's great in open play when a team is on a break because of his pace - he manages to force them on the outside to take them into touch, but as a last man on the line, he's often out of position or just gets bumped off which becomes a problem in the closer games.
That being said, he's still young and I believe he's still learning the full back position. I still find him exciting to watch and I'm glad that we have him for a couple more seasons, but he does have weaknesses and areas for improvement.'"
I really don't want to focus on negatives after a fantastic win but I really do have to take issue with this. Saints marked Field out if the game just as Salford did in the quarter final. The result was the same in both instances; a Wigan win. In Salford's case a nilling. In Saints' case a nilling until half time. They came back at us like the champion team they are but the end result was the same
To suggest he can't pass because he made a couple of questionable ones against Salford in the league game is crazy! Did you have your eyes closed the whole of the Warrington game? Or yesterday for that matter?
To question his one on one defence is also crazy after he just stopped Hurrell metres from the line in a one on one. How many people do that? And it's not like it's a rarity. He's put try savers in nearly every match! What are you watching?
Jai will not score length of the field tries every match. No player...no matter how good... does. But he is the best player to watch in Superleague by a country mile and we're lucky that it's us who get to cheer his moments of magic!
What would possess anyone to write a post like the above on a day like today completely escapes me. You must be a blast at parties!