Sounds like pp had a dressing down from chezzy after Friday night's performance

Listening to Chessie's interview after the game it sounds like it. Not helping himself with being out of contract at the end of the season.

Chezzie said he’d played 12 minutes and needed to deal with it out of the public domain. The

Could do with paying a bit more attention to his fitness and mobility..

Couldn't make the game on Friday

How come he only played 12 minutes ?
Was it that he couldn't be bothered doing anything ?

Looks like he's loving life a bit too much and not concentrating on his rugby enough

Agreed. He is decent at second row but he gets exposed in the middle. Defensively he has a lot to work on. He can start by taking the fags out of his gob when on a night out.

He doesn't smoke em, he eats em, low fat....lots of fibre, can't see the problem tbh...

He is not a bad guy, however he lacks self discipline & focus to be a top line self accomplished sportsman - that you have to be in order to perform at the required consistent level !
He may well find himself isolated by his own in-actions !

I've nothing against him, when he's on his game, he's great. But with the growing list of injuries, we need every fit player to be on their game all the time. If he's not, then he needs to look in the mirror and answer some tough questions

I’m amazed any pro smokes these days, if true and I’m not doubting you that’s poor. I stopped smoking a few years back and I was only a social smoker and even I felt the benefit and I have a sit down job.

He's not the only one who smokes on a night out. If it's only a couple and not chain smoking everyday then it won't do any harm.

Has absolutely nothing to do with smoking whatsoever...or lifestyle...

Can only be attitude..

He's fit enough to do himself justice as 76 minutes against Wigan proved and 80 minutes against Cas last year..when his attitude is right he is a very capable player and a huge asset to the side.

I trust CC to have sorted it and I expect a big reaction on Friday...

It may just have been as simple as games have caught up with him over a very tough period we've been through where we've been unable to rotate the big men like we would have liked to...

On his season as a whole I'm prepared to give him the benefit of doubt and excuse the odd poor effort...

good balanced post.
I think the "chat" with CC will mean we see a different PP for his next game.

I don’t agree in that I think it does especially smoking but all things are relative and I certainly agree in as much as it’s a relatively minor issue. I was just surprised that’s all as it tends to be a real no no these days.

Maybe part of the problem is his closeness to big Dave. Dave is a lifestyle maverick as we know but he has that magic where he can turn it on when needed. Maybe PP thinks he’s the same when he isn’t, I like PP but as yet he’s no big bopper.