So just how expensive and not cheap.
What's the actual cost.

It's a lot of swings and roundabouts with Kershaw v Evans. I guess Kershaw's trump card is age. With 2023 being a critical season I wonder if that is the right call.

I’d say Evans and Kershaw have a very similar style of play tbh.

Kershaw has age and experience in his locker. No doubt our right edge was good back end of the season with Kershaw on the wing. It’s more likely to be the right call or rather carries less risk.

Apologies, reading back my tone probably was a bit flippant.

I’m just stating fact and however you dress it up we have 5 players capable at playing on the wing already.

He probably would warrant another contract but for the fact we have 5 who can play his position already makes it highly unlikely it will happen.

Mash today pretty much said the same thing. We have to spend the money we have wisely for 2023 to add quality and depth in the areas needed.

It’s an unfortunate circumstance for Kyle we have many wingers on the books. He would very much still be a punt though having only played two superleague games and the rest against young/fringe players.

Real shame we can't keep him.

Thanks for the apology Trojan.

I didn't actually think he was anything special. Lots of enthusiasm, but we leaked tries down his side against Wigan and Toulouse. We'd too many three quarters on the books last season that we didn't get enough game time from, looks like Mash has learnt from that and is prioritising other areas. Right call in my opinion.

It is the right call but I question your reasoning - how many times do we have to see it before the penny drops - when wingers are left to cover the opposing centre and winger, the problem isn't with them it's in the middle.
Evans showed the other night that in equal numbers he is more than capable in defence.

Bang on this some right Scape hosting of some of the backs who were exposed by being too slow in the middle

"We've got Lewis Murphy, Lee Kershaw, Jorge Taufua and Tom Lineham.
When you're breaking it down and looking at your squad balance and what you're spending cap-wise, can you afford five wingers in your squad?
He won't be coming back at this moment in time."

Above is a quote from Mash regarding the 'wing' situation. Looking at the last sentence, I wonder if the door is still open for KE and we are waiting for 'player movement'.

Perhaps I am reading too much into his words.

Not disputing the numbers, just the rankings.

Murphy
Taufau
Evans
Kershaw
Kay




Lineham

I'd go

Murphy
Taufau
Kershaw
Kay
Evans/Lineham

I don't think I'd put Taufua above Kershaw on his Trinity games.

My opinion is

Murphy
Kershaw
Taufua
Lineham/Kay

Kershaw did excellent end of 2022. Will be interesting to see who Mash goes with between Kershaw and Taufua as tbh I do want to see what Taufua can bring despite being happy with Kershaw.

On form it’s got to be Kershaw.

I go with the coach but I can’t deny I’d be disappointed with Mash if he didn’t.

For me Kershaw was one of the stand outs both at the end if this season and the previous one.

He’s not error prone never really was, and he’s not raw, he’s an accomplished winger with a blockbusting style all his own.