Yep, he was partly at fault, he should have judged it better though. Bridge had broke the defensive structure and ventured way in field, so he didn't have a great deal of chance tbf. A bit like Lee Smith and Briscoe at times last week.

When I said his early error I was not referring to the tackle in the air but his appauling position for the first NZ try.

I said he played well apart from that error. Why is that backhanded?

Went to the match last night on a mixed bus of Hull and Rovers fans.

Thoroughly enjoyed watching Fox and darling Shaun Briscoe and had plenty to applaud them for. The Rovers fans amongst us winced at Fox's early lapse and we all thought we'd have a repeat of last week's riot down the right side. But better support from his insiders meant Fox avoided Tom Briscoe's fate.

Fox made no attacking errors this time and took his chances excellently - I was yelling my head off for him. So fair play and well done to him.

He's cemented his place for the final. It'll be interesting to see the Aussie's tactics next week.

But his poor form at the end of the season and Fox's shocker against Wales mean it was right for Fox to have been dropped for Briscoe. The fact also remains that Briscoe earned his place against Australia against France. And the fact also remains that Briscoe was made a scapegoat last week as a result of his inexperience and youth.

The sad legacies of all this are the emergence of ZZZZod's vitriol against a young player who will become a Great centre and the worrying doubts about the effect that this may have had on Tom's confidence, though absolutely no fault of his own.

Tom Briscoe should have played against Wales and France to give him more experience at that level. Fox, though he did better last night still, now and again, lacks concentration, but for me is a shoe in at present for that position in the team.

If anyone is at fault it's Tony Smith who expects too much too soon from Tom Briscoe who, I have no doubt, has plenty more international selections ahead of him.

Good post and I share your sentiments about Hull and Rovers players only being England players when they are playing for England.
Although I think it has turned out to be a blessing in disguise after what happened in the first half against Australia, I think Fox was unlucky to be dropped after one, IMO, indifferent game against Wales - with O'Loughlin as his centre and to a player who did little more against sub-SL opposition (if Fox's tries last night were easy T.Briscoe's out wide against Wales was a walk in). That said Briscoe was perhaps even more unlucky in what happened to him subsequently.
While Zod has done a pretty thorough job of surrending the moral high-ground, it has only mirrored alot of the rubbish written about Fox by [isome[/i Hull posters.

Best performance I have seen from Fox for a while, Glad he has got his confidence back, hope he has a good game next week as I am sure he has secured a place.

Well done

In other words 'Don't I feel a t**'

Just ignore what silly zod says, he's just obsessed and trying to score points over FC in any way. ATM Fox and Briscoe are team mates and play for the same team and not Hull and Rovers.

Most people here want the best player to play for the country, not the ones who just play for there club.

Yes agree, and credit to Fox he echoed that fact on his interview.

if you shoot out of the line you have to make the tackle, if you miss it they score, Fox missed so for me he was at fault because he left a 2 man overlap

Let's hope the aussies don't target his wing next week if his positioning for the first NZ try is an indication of his defensive abilities. Solid enough other than that but hardly vintage wing play