Pass to Wardle .

It felt like Field was carrying niggles throughout last season and was playing within himself. As soon as he looked to go at full throttle in the cup final, he got injured (but had a great game). Hopefully he is fully fit now and can stay fit because if he keeps playing like this, at the same time as French and Smith playing as they are, it's going to be a tough side to beat and also we'll be in for a really entertaining season. We've gone from scoring no points in that first game, to playing some scintillating stuff over the last 3 weeks. 

I think people are underestimating the strength of the wind yesterday, IMO it played  big part in the way the game was played. 

Pre season I was thinking it wouldn’t create too many issues if Field were to leave as there are some outstanding fullbacks not getting games in the NRL systems and he could be comfortably replaced.


I’m happy to put my hand up and say I was wrong, he looks fit and motivated and the way he has started the season if he can keep it up he’s got to be in contention for MOS although it is early days.


I don’t believe there is a way back for him to the NRL. I don’t think financially it would stack up for him and his style doesn’t suit over there, plus there is a massive talent pool at 1. 

Well they must have been watching a different team! Did they miss the WCC last season? His defence was sublime. His passing has improved year on year and his speed, well I don't know any faster in the game. He frightens defences to death. Get his contract extended.

Out of interest, if he did go, who do you think we could target? I'm not too well up on the NRL tbh but one I could think of was Daine Laurie, who is just playing a back up utility role at Penrith. I wonder if we may go internal and put French back there with Farrimond going to 6 but it feels like French has made the 6 shirt his position now and as he gets older, the less you would want to move him back to fullback. 

I think it would depend on how Wigan are managing their marquee spots. I always assumed our marquees were French, Thompson and Field but not sure whether there may have been some changes to accommodate Nsemba or Smith's new contracts.


If Field is marquee then you could imagine Mike Danson offering higher than any NRL club - it's just about how badly Field may want to go home. 

They would certainly value him below the level we'll be paying/offering I'd imagine. They're so insular towards the NRL and it's strength that you're nobody unless you've done it in that comp. They talk about English players who go over as though they've plucked them from a local Macdonalds. A prime example of an NRL bias could be seen in the North Queensland side at the weekend. Bateman did nothing in Superleague last year and his career has been on the slide for a while. He started the game and Kai O'Donnell didn't make the 17. There is no doubt in my mind that O'Donnell is the better player nowadays but that long term NRL background Bateman now has gives him the spot. 

Wrote an essay in response to this as to why I think these could be gettable but it errored and I can get it back.

I’m not doing it again so in quick terms I’d go for the following 


Tedesco, Fletcher Sharpe, Laurie, AJ Brimson, Tom Chester, Jye Gray. 

Re Tedesco - Wigan haven't signed a player over 30 from the NRL for a while and I think that's a good policy to have.