I think it’s unfair for people to target Grix, there were a number of occasions when certain players made the wrong decisions, which cost us dear.

For me though, the coaching staff should take the ultimate responsibility for Saturday’s defeat. I felt the initial line up was incorrect and Martin should have played at S.O. But from early on in the piece it was glaringly obvious we were getting skinned down the left side, yet it wasn’t until the wingers were swapped around did it improve, but by then, much of the damaged had been done.

It’s a shame the game was on TV really, because, without the Video ref, we would have probably been allowed two of the tries. I thought the ref had a decent game, but, if teams can be warned for constant messing about at the ruck, shouldn’t he have warned Bradford for the persistent ball stealing in the second half?

Carful that the golden boy you are having a go at

hes right though he didnt look interested 1st half

Grix clearly didn't have a great game, but it certainly isn't his fault that JK picked him to play in a position he clearly isn't comfortable with.

The fact that we didn't have 2 genuine three-quarters on our left hand side in the first half was our biggest problem and the blame for that needs to be paced firmly with JK.

I'm NOT saying I want rid of JK - far from it, but, I do think he made a mistake in his selection for the team on Saturday - he had Gleeson in the 19 and should have played him. That would have given us the option of playing Grix at SO with Obst interchanging with Drew at hooker.

Personally, I think that would have given us a more balanced side that would probably have been able to deliver the result we deserved for what I felt was the more dominant side overall.

That is exactly the problem years ago, I was involved in a pre season match at Mount Pleasant against Batley for Halifax. I was asked to play on the wing by Steve Nash. I was like Grix primarily a stand off, full back, centre or loose forward. I was found wanting at half a dozen times in the first half, so I know how the lad feels. Playing on the wing is a specialist position, you either are a winger or you are not. I am sorry to say it Grix isn't, but before the boo boys start thinking I agree with them, ask yourselves one question if not Grix then who do you play there.

JK needs to sit down and decide where Grix plays because he ain't a utilty back. It isn't doing anyone any good shoving him here there or anywhere.

gleeson looks better on the wing than in the centre or jd could go on the wing and still take as much ball in as he does.weve too many halves on the field at once and theyve got to defend somewhere, you could see that we wernt getting in position when they were going to go wide but its acollective thing youve got to trust your inside man.

good point, grix is getting a lot of hammer but to be honest some of the blame lies squarely with the centres inside him, they have been diving in all over the place leaving him with 2 on 1.

same happpened to blanch too

Scott is struggling for form at the moment, he has been disappointing since returning from injury, although for a lot of Bradford's tries, he was not the only culprit for allowing Sykes way too much room. Come on Grixy, we know what you're capable of, please prove it against the pies next week.

I thought Grix was going to get some stick but the problem as I saw it was the sliding defence. Yes most of the time Bradford had two players outside Grix and we looked paper thin down that side but if Grix had stayed on the touchline then you could have driven a bus down the inside of him. Poor bloke he can not win whatever he does if the team does not slide out.

sorry for shouting but GRIX IS NOT A WINGER !! He doesnt have the pace or positional sense to play there... Get him at loose forward or best not play him to be honest... He needs to get playing in his correct position... Bradford ripped the poor lad to pieces !!

Now lets take stock of what you have said here because i think im about to commit blasphemy on this board and break one of RLFans 10 commandments.

Would it be fair to say John Kear is at fault for playing him out of position? Lets be honest Grix stands up and takes the shirt but at Hull the game changed when kear moved things about. The problem is though who considering the current injury situation does kear pick above Grix????? .


We need to recover from the current injury crisis i think before we can start criticize