Repeat of his calf injury.

Thats not the point I was making, he has been making odd choices, over the course of this season with Brisbane it's been his own choice and they got rid. However with England he had a friendly 4 days (?) after a grand final so he couldn't knit the finalists into his ideal team but that wasn't his fault thats just a bad organisation call(again) from people who get paid to know better. Surely they could have waited another week but this years GF did seem to run a week over from the previous years. Bennett in the prematch interview was making it clear he didn't want to pick Tomkins nor Williams, motivational? maybe but he didn't select them last year (Kevin Brown?) and most of the other fans have voiced their opinions on those 2 being selected which is to be expected. But for me the big issue, if it is true, is the legacy of central contracts which forces him into a choice he doesn't want to make. On one hand we want to keep players in league but its at the detriment of the national side and that's what we are trying to improve.

Shame, but it's about time he admitted his body isn't up to it anymore before he does himself some serious damage for his later life.

Seems like its just the troublesome calf muscle that takes him out of games - shame as the rest of his body is coping fine.

If Lockers wants to carry on playing club rugby he simply must give up internationals IMO. I’d have insisted on it when he was signing his new deal or else I’d have probably let him walk away. He needs all the rest he can get and after clearly not being right in the Semi or Grand Final, he should’ve sat out this series.

Agree with this. He’s a legend in my eyes but the end appears to be nigh.

Nail on the head there. Facts dont lie.

Yes, couldn't agree more. Jiffy (was it?) kept banging on about how Connor was doing it all wrong cos he was pointing his shoulder in the wrong direction, or some such, but it looked like he did OK in attack and defence to me. And as for Gildart, well, he didn't see that much of the ball, but again did little wrong, and when he got his half-chance in attack, boy, did he take it!

i wonder how this will pan out with regard to selection for Anfield? Is Widdop out for the series? I wonder who'll play in the backs next week.

Yeah Widdop not in the squad. The only change I’d make is Joe Greenwood in for Lockers with Thompson starting and Greenwood on the bench. We can’t start messing about with the combinations now and I think the spine went reasonably well. Josh Hodgson continues to look like he wants to impress English crowds a little too much but he improved as the game went on.

Shoot the OP for having an opinion, eh.

Yeah I thought Thompson went pretty well and deserves another shot.

I doubt its anything to do with the club he plays for..

More to do with the fact he is being paid a retainer by the RFL and his performances on the International stage have been bobbins..

The no 9 from Canberra is pretty awful in an England shirt as well..

What about if he’s been saying it about Lomax for years, as I have?
Not because he’s a Saints player but because we’re disappintes that a British ‘talent’ hasn’t realised his promise.
The lad offers very little but we can’t say it because he plays for our national team?

Thought he was very good. Rapid for a big (ish) player. Great attitude. Really rate him