Don't know what the answer is but I think he has much more than a bit of natural attacking flair - I think he has a natural talent for finding the try-line.

The problem is that he does appear to be a first team regular since the start of the 2008 season

The reserves are a complete waste of time for Hall, he needs to be playing regularly and in his best position which is centre.

My biggest complaint about Craig is not the fact he makes mistakes, its the fact he makes the same mistakes, he needs to start learning from his mistakes.

I thonk Craig has natural flair..he certainly knows how to find the white-wash and from what I have seen this season his defence is improving..I think the role of full/back which he is not familiar with has knocked his confidence and possible accounts for the mistakes.

IMO Craig is worthy of the 1st team

Spot on.

I've always said that most of his faults are things that he should learn with experience, although with some things he doesn't seem to be doing so. The problem is that for as long as he plays in a poor attacking team his mistakes will always appear to be too abundant in comparison to what he adds to the team.

Getting him at centre playing an expansive game with other decent attacking players around him is the only way you'll be able to truly see his worth IMO. ATM he's trying to play a different game to most of those around him so will always stand out one way or the other.

I think exactly the same as you!! Too light weight, too slow in defence and a liability in our own 20 metre zone.

I tend to agree he is not safe at fb because he is to light + casual wth the ball in hand . I dont feel he has progressed much at all. The way i sum him up he will probably score the try of season for you but isnt consistent even and lots of areas to improve .

He shows up really well on the dry, hard pitches but his weight makes him a bit easier to handle in the current, wetter conditions.

Just about his handling errors against Rovers. When I left the ground it was clear that it had been raining but I never noticed from the stands. I wondered why both teams coughed it up a lot in the second half. Also, that ball he dropped in the tackle following the poor pass (from Horne I think) - did you see how far in front of Ganson Rovers were at the ptb? There were three standing closest to Ganson, all of who were one or two yards in front. I haven't watched the replay so they were probably two yards behind him. None of this makes sense anymore, but I've typed it so...

Think the fact he doesn't seem to have a good hold of the ball is his biggest problem. Think he has stood in at FB pretty well considering.

i'l second that.

Same here.

Hall has been involved in a lot of our tries recently and looks dangerous going forward so i'd have him in at right its where he's played all his junior rugby. Just the thought of him and Calderwood deffending down the same side scares me, both very light but i bet they'd score tries

I think my original post was underlined on Firday night.

As Reardon is only half fit, he would still be better bet at full back. Even if he got injured his contract is void so why didn't Agar risk him over Hall?

Might sound radical to some but I really would like to see Raynor given a go at Full Back with Hall and Calderwood on the Wings.

I like the thought of Raynors elusivness returning the ball which is an area we have been poor of late.

His defence isn't an issue and his ability under the high ball would be IMO less opposed than what it is on the Wing.

starting to thinking he isn't the good prospect we thought he was

he hasn't improved at all IMO since his debut, he's still making the same silly errors, still lacks physical presence and is being shunted around all the different back positions

he still has time to improve, but i expected a bit more improvement by now to be honest