Do we really need him as much at SR as we do at Centre though? We have Bateman, Farrell and Lockers in the back row and Clubb on the bench which is the best back row in the league IMO. At centre we have Goulding who is alright but Sarginson isn't good enough defensively for centre at present IMO and there are no other options bar Gelling. Bateman at centre and Gelling at SR is an option of course but it's a fair bit of messing about given that they both have little experience in those positions.

I think either option is worth trying. For what it's worth though, I really feel Bateman could develop into an outstanding centre and it has to be worth giving him a run there. Sure, it will take him time to adapt (although he slotted in very well on Good Friday!) but I think the long term benefits will outweigh the short term mistakes. I also feel that, again given a run, Gelling could turn into a Gareth Hock style blockbusting 2nd row. He's immensely strong, fast (for a second row), has great feet and can offload in the tightest of situations. He was also pretty much error free last night so, hopefully, he's been working on that side of his game too.

If SW doesn't see Bateman in the centres then he MUST give Gelling a run of games there. Thornley is out for the season and Sarginson isn't there defensively yet. That could cost us in the bigger games and we need to find the solution in the coming weeks while we can still afford to lose.

Gelling played centre v Hunslet and apparently was awful.
He then played the following week and he was our best player.
That tells me to give him an extended run, in the backs.
Although he was wing last night I'm pretty sure that he went centre late on and Goulding went to wing. Perhaps Daz got a knock?
He was against Moon and Hall who everyone is drooling over yet they found it very difficult coping with him and AG's stats are very impressive, 269 meters made with 10 tackle busts far more than anyone else on the field.
I'd play him at left centre.
After that performance he has to be given a centre spot.

I was very impressed with Gelling on Friday night, he was a real handful and very hard to stop

I don't recall him being awful v Hunslet tbh and I've only seen one person express that view (FIOS in two separate threads). He never got the ball in space but he nearly broke the tackle a few times and did nothing wrong defensively. Only negative thing I noticed from him was one knock on

He was poor against Hunslet for sure making a few errors but he certainly wasn't in the minority.

He deserves a crack in a position other then the wing over a sustained period. If that's centre or second row I'm not really fussed but keep sticking him out there when we have other options is strange IMO. I felt a bit for Dom Manfredi on Friday who I thought was going to get a run of games?!

Manfredi should come back in the team for the next game with Gelling to LC and Sarginson dropped. He shouldn't play centre again until he learns how to defend.

I'd go with that although Charnley is also meant to be pretty close. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'd love to see Charnley get a go at centre to add some pace and a real attacking threat in there.

Hull away or Leeds may not be the game to try this but when we get chance I'd love for us to have a look at-

Bowen
Manfredi
Gelling
Charnley
Burgess

That's a backline full of pace and power. I'm not saying it's one to keep for each and every game but I'd love to have a look at it.

At the presser for the Leeds game Waney said that Josh had run for the first time that day and was a couple of weeks off. Whether he returns for the Leeds game I don't know. He also said Ben Flower was two weeks away.
Agree with the feelings that Manfredi should come in at Hull.
I'd go for that game with Bowen, Manfredi, Goulding, Gelling and Burgess.
Also I'd be tempted to go with Williams at 7 and Green 6 with Smith rested.
Powell would be my back interchage.
I do think SW will bring in some changes after that loss at Leeds.

2nd row for me, I think he'd do a great job coming off the bench to spell Farrell/Bateman and provide much more of a threat than Hughes.

I too would give him a run in the 2nd row, he's just not got a rugby brain for a centre Gouldings not that good but as a centre he's a bit more nous than Gelling,

we need two good pacey centre's, oh to have a gary Connolly or dean bell

Don't think we'll ever get to see the likes of them again Hatty,

I know but I can dream