Seen as though you coward away from my question before I'll answer it for you.

Bold indicates the bigger player, underlined indicates the faster player.

Where a player is similar in either size or speed I've chosen not to highlight.

Have a look and tell me which one's you disagree with...

Wellens / Briscoe
Gardner / FoxGidley / Walker
Gilmour / Webster Webster on form is faster than Gilmour
Armstong / ColbonLong / Dobson
Graham / Fozzard
Roby / Fitzhenry
Hargreaves / Aizue
Wilkin / GaleaClough / MurrellCunningham / Fisher
ANother / CockayneNethertonFa'asavlu / Lovegrove

In summary there's only Gidley and Wilkin who would be faster than their opposite Rovers player and on the whole Rover are a bigger side, particularly out wide.

fozzard faster than graham?

Gilmour is faster than Webster imo.

At the end of the day Zod comparing speed and strength is irrelavant is it doesnt purely make a good RL player.

Whilst I agree speed and strength does not constitute a good RL player, I was merely pointing out that we do have an advantage in that area and should try to utilise that advantage to the full by keeping Saints out of our half at all costs.

Fair point. (first one ive ever seen you make mind!)

really? i'd have thought webster over any distance tbh.

I see the point you are trying to make but its not about speed or power alone. Teams defend and attack as a unit, support play comes into it aswell as a desire to chase back and defend the line at all costs. When Saints attack the move the ball wide and support play really well, they have enough players skill and pace to score from anywhere on the pitch.

Gilmour is very very quick, i'd be surprised of Webster was quicker in a foot race.

He never said it was.

What started as an observation that could lead to a useful (probably damage limiting) tactic against Saints has become somewhat distorted.

Saints are strong favourites to win because of the whole range of skills and abilities they can bring to bear in the game.

I see Ian Millward is tipping Saints to cover the 18 point start.

i think it will be close and i've got a funny feeling the boys are going to nic it.

Saints by 20.

saints by 14