Jack didn't play much FB last year, he was shoved out to develop as a Winger, as that's where Agar saw him playing long term.
We don't have any cover for FB. Given we now have extra cap space and a quota spot, that we're considering signing Youngquest is strange as we could have just kept Phelps, who would have given us great code at FB and across the backs.

Didn't he play Lyne and Matthews there?

In his last year of a deal I think, make or break.

Yeah, Lynne really ripped it up on occasions aswell.

There is indeed, I can't help thinking he'll play there against Salford and blow them away but be poor against the top sides.

I'd have a guess that the majority of Tickles missed tackles were in the latter minutes of the halfs.

With good enough back row rotation that shouldn't be a problem.

You claimed he is not as good defensively as Tickle...his stats state he is, he works up the middle just about now, he is not stuck out defending the wings so I doubt being in the middle more would affect his work-rate. Tickle does not give us 35-40 tackles a game! he only did that all season,about approx 2 more a game.

You could look at it the other way, who is more likely to make a clean break or produce a good kick in play to open the play up.

You're probably right, plus I can remember at least a dozen times he's tried to put a shot on someone and missed.

At no point in this thread have I claimed Tickle is a better defender.

And I can't agree that defending at 2nd row is 'just about' through the middle where a 13 would defend.

'eh
You have clearly stated you wish to see Tickle at 13....Sheldon asked is Westy good enough to defend at 13, you then said no neither is Whiting, yet Westy is just as good at defending as Tickle!! You are clearly clutching at straws here

Danny Houghton does not do too bad up the middle for a small bloke does he ?

You said that teams would 'blow us away' with Westerman or Whiting at 13, but not with Tickle there. That strongly implies that you consider Tickle the better defender.

He's changed his mind....thought I was the only one who did that

At 13 I do think Tickle would be the better defender, now that's not the same as defending in the 2nd row is it? Where the woman is comparing them.