Murphy isn't doing that well, he has Teflon non-stick hands, often drops the ball for no apparent reason. His handling error rate is very high.

Tierney only played the one game at stand off, he did ok if nothing special, but was back at FB on a Good Friday and went off injured during the first half.

The best of the regular players we've had from Wigan has been Connor Farrell by a mile. A bundle of energy, runs and tackles his heart out, gives it everything in every game.

Good to hear that. Some on your board seem to underestimate his abilit.

Performed well today, opposition was very poor granted however (as the old saying goes) you can only play what's in front of you. He played really well, strong running, took his tries well and tackled aggressively. As per usual he put a lot of effort in, must be favourite to grab Thornley's centre spot for the next couple of months!

I was impressed by him today.

He was always looking for the offload after contact and bar a couple of dubious ref decisions it worked for him.

I hope he backs it up over the next few weeks.

I thought he had a good game. I hope he manages to get a run in the side. I really want him to succeed at Wigan, he has all the attributes. Feel a bit sorry for him, I sometimes wonder what he has to do to get in the team! He makes the 19 a lot and always ends up getting dropped.

He was a slight forward pass off a moment of brilliance in the first half to set Manfredi away and was always looking to get his wingman away were he could. He wasn't perfect and has areas to go away and work on but he always causes teams problems.

A decent starting point for a run in the side IMO.

I think the fact that he can get his winger into space with a nice offload means that he gives us something extra.

The only thing Thornley has on Gelling, imo, is consistency. I really hope he can string a run of top performances together.

Thornley is quite inconsistent as well IMO. It looks a confidence thing with Thornley whereas with Gelling it's a concentration issue. He has a lot of natural ability and his physical attributes are very good and if he can start to eradicate errors from his game he could be an excellent centre IMO.

I'd argue Thornley always plays around the same level when ever he's selected at centre. He's a big, powerful lump who hits holes near line. After that there's always a wobble or two in defence and no creative play. You know what you will get from the lad.

Gelling on the other hand is harder to judge. Like you said he has all the tools to be a very good player but for what ever reason it doesn't always happen for him.

Gelling did all that was asked of him v the Bulls as did all the team but you just can't judge anyone on that because the opposition were so poor.

He seems a lot bigger than last season which may affect him speed-wise and mobility-wise v Thornley but you could say that regardless of who we played. It is just an observation based on the players physique.

I like Gelling as he has that work ethic but I also think Thornley also has something about him that could make him a great player.

Thornley has all the attributes, I just think he lacks the drive. It's like he has to get wound up to actually run hard, he seems to breeze through games, especially against the better teams.

This is only Thornley's second full season in the first team. His improvement over last year is there for all to see.
As he's out then I'd go with Gelling at 4. Size, pace, plus him and Burgess really have some height. Depending on the size of the opposition winger/centre they must be favourites for any attacking high bomb to the corner.
It could be a good combination creating competition for places.