Jog on you troll how have you not been banned like your other accounts.

Makinson had the game of his life to be fair. No shame in our boy being behind in him (or McGillivary) in the pecking order at the moment, doesn't make Johnstone any less of a player, it just makes him pretty unlucky. When was the last time Enlglan/GB had 4/5 quality wingers to pick from?

You can’t be like that with him, he’s right. Where I understand what you were getting at with the Makinson comment; he had the game of his life today and was rightly picked.

However Jean, I still hate you.

Agree Makinson did and with Tom still being young it's no shame like you say that he's behind the other quality wingers we have at the moment - it's a great place to be for England with a WC a few years out, we're really building a good squad of players nowadays under Bennett, none of which would let you down in case of injuries - as we've seen this series.

What is funny though is the trolls obsession with anything Trinity posters say. A few years ago no one gave a monkeys, now it's a big deal to some. Yet he's made a song and dance about it on here and the VT but the fact is there's only one post from someone saying they hoped he had a mare and Wakefield before Country, the others don't say that in fact just about everyone says the opposite but it doesn't suit their agenda.

Spot on post Tommy, he made a couple of blinding try saving tackles as well. Can't remember him putting a foot wrong.

I think Johnstone would have scored at least two of the tries Makinson did, and there was one instance where Makinson got the ball on his 40m line and ducked back inside, and I thought Johnstone would have raced away, but it has to be said that Makinson saved about 3 tries that I'm not sure Johnstone would have done. A superb game from him.

They are different players, with Johnstone more of an out and out winger, but Makinson's all-round game puts him just ahead for me at international level because you don't get the open field that suits Johnstone so much more. Johnstone's time will come though.

Just out of interest, how much does it matter to a winger which wing they are on? Could they comfortably swap, because I'd put him ahead of McGillvary as a threat.

If for any reason McGillvery didn't play or he gave Tom a go, I'd imagine Makinson would go back to the wing he normally plays on, the right and Tom goes to his natural side. On your other point, I'm not sure how much difference it matters but it must have an effect when it comes to doing everything you've learned but on the opposite side of the field. Like finishing a difficult acrobatic try with the defense on top of you, means you may have to change hands you place the ball down with, where Tom usually swan dives and gets it down with his left, on the other side it'd be your right if I've got that correct.

Haven't watched either of the games and probably will give the last one a miss too, unless our guy gets in the team.

Well it's you that's missing out then.

I was one of those who felt Tom was unlucky to miss out when Makinson got the nod, but after yesterday I respect that decision.
The fact is they're both cracking wingers and like it's been said on here, Tom's time will come, but I suspect at the expense of McGilvray. I think he's an excellent winger but he surely got picked on his WC performances rather than league form.
Anyway, I don't really care, I'd rather look forward to TJ performing for Trinity.

Missing out? Joy of the close season. Two lovely weekend afternoons out and about enjoying life. Was a real bummer.