why surprise, its true,

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In place of who then?

Hadley has varied from solid to class every time he's had a shot this season, nothing seems to shake him and he just gets up and keeps going. Ellis influence I reckon.

Best half back we've had in Super League IMO was Paul Cooke, he was no spring chicken.

And seen as he now lives in north duffield near selby no dramas

Pace is essential in defense though. Castleford exposed this weakness last week. Widnes were a very weak side.

The Widnes bananaskin I saw was just a mirage. The Cream were a well oiled machine tonight. Everyone played well. Abdull took his chance very well.

Thought Widnes were a threat for first 10 or 15 mins. Just shows the importance of strong line defence when the game is tight.

We're back on the horse.

"You have got talent but talent will not take you to the top" This lad has enough talent and mental toughness to take him a long way in this game.To give a display like he did after so much flack he showed he has the makings of a great player.What did Carlos do last night? Abdul was the dominant half by a country mile, he created more and threatened the line more. The difference las night was the forwards ,Taylor ,Bowden and green made more metres than the full pack did against Cas and Abdul made the most of it. Radford has to take some credit ,he got his selection right and used his interchanges well, he has some big decisions to make, some great performances from Hadley ,Green and Bowden who looked fresh and aggressive .

Hello Jordan and welcome to the forums.

They're right though. Abdull outplayed Carlos last night. The play to beat 4/5 defenders for his try was top class, just imagine what he could do if he was a couple of stone lighter and as fit as he should be.

Carlos just isn't doing it for me. He seems to labour with the ball for too long, either putting too much pressure on the man receiving his pass, or he takes so long he has to take the line on. It doesn't look like he sets any plays up before he gets the ball, which is fine if you're Rangi Chase and everyone around you is on your wavelength.

Big pre season for Abdull and move Carlos back to centre. Abdull must be a serious consideration for Wembley now might well depend on how he performs next week if selected.

Good solid win last night can't argue with nilling any opposition in SL.

To answer baldy I would have Hadley over Thompson and even washy Imo . Thought our bench looked really strong last night.

Would feel for Washy if he missed out on the final - he was been very good this year, and actually had a big hand in all our tries last week (scored and set the others up) - and he tightens that right edge up, plus it will be the last chance I would imagine to play at Wembley. Sometimes someone who has been there before and wouldnt be overawed is a better option than someone like Hadley who could freeze on the day