Indeed. Recruitment seems to be a committee affair between Wane, Radlinski and Lenegan.

We have always scored a lot out wide so the kicking stats are comparable. Smith was 75% last year (Richards was 75% in 2013), Escare is 60% this year so far.

George plays on the left, Tommy on the right. George has eight assists, Tommy one.

I was just gonna ask about this actually, as we are playing you on Friday I was wondereing how your halves were going as I havent seen much of you this year.
I didnt think you would go too well this year as I didnt see either Williams or Leuluai (or Tomkins) as dominant halves who could run a game or get you around the field.
So I was surprised when you started so well, especially beating Cronulla.

Who has been doing the job of a dominant half and running the games for you? Williams or Leuluai?

I wouldn't describe either as dominant to be honest. Tommy is taking responsibility for guiding us round the park more and freeing Williams up to play more freely and off the cuff more. He's playing outstandingly well and wreaking havoc at times.

You think youll win Friday?
Im not sure myself but if we play well and rip in I think we could win by 8

Tommy, frees williams up to go play off the cuff rugby when it suits

Have to say i admired Smith for everything in particular he did last season and i cant help but think Saints will be a threat with him over there

I'd say it's quite unfair to be branding Tommy as unorganised but saying we're playing better because of George. The only reason George has the freedom to play is because Tommy is taking control, doing the basics and giving George the opportunity to play like he can.

I also think it's quite unfair to judge Escare's kicking against Matty's based on a few games. Not sure of the statistics but I'm sure Smith didn't start out with a great rate, but he improved... like Escare hopefully will.

Saying that, Matty was great for Wigan and it wasn't good to see him go.

We started the season well with just Sam Tomkins, McIllorum and Manfridi out. We looked slick and well organised. 6 weeks in and v Hull we were missing Tomkins, Manfredi, Gildart, Burgess, Tierney, McIllorum, Sutton, Barmteman, Farrell and O'Loughlin and clearly we weren't as good as previous weeks. That said, it's no excuse and we're we're very close to beating a strong Hull FC.
Will we win on Friday? Not sure to be honest. Leeds hitting some form and won 3 on the bounce. They were always going to be much improved on last year but we may have Farrell, Sutton and Gildart back which will certainly help. I suspect your back line may just give you the edge but I reckon it'll be a very close game.

Exactly my point so is why I said cant really compare stats for assists between Smith / Tommy / Williams

We have always been better attacking from right to left its how Pat Richards scored so many tries. George assists this year have been kicks because at present it seems he kicks behind the line or attacks line himself.

Yes, I'd agree with almost everything you say mate. I have always liked Tommy as a player, but I think that the people who bagged Matty last year are blind to Tommy's deficiencies.

I think Matty's place kicking was average at best. I do think that the love-in for Morgan is partly down to the fact that he has exceeded expectations wildly. However his kicking from the tee is poor, not even average which was all that Matty was. Definitely room for improvement, which I hope he does, because it looks like he will be getting a lot of practice.

I agree although I have no issue comparing position for position. Tommy and Matty are both scrum half playing in basically the same structure. I was one of those happy to see Smith go and be replaced by Tommy. Smith tried hard but beyond that lacked ability. He's slow, has poor passing accuracy, never takes the line on, he's predictable, got dragged in defensively, and the majority of his long licks went straight to a winger or full back.
Tommy is different player altogether. He passes better, he's quicker, runs better, takes the line on and he's really guiding us around the park. His defence is far superior to Smith's and it's no coincidence our attack is much slicker this season. Tommy is controlling games and freeing up Williams to play what he sees and cause havoc.
I wouldn't swap Tommy for Smith even in my worst nightmare!