Towns88 wrote:Does KPP really deserve selection over someone like Mike Mcmeekan at this current stage ?
No, on current ability, of course he wouldn't get in an England squad. He's playing centre now so perhaps in for that position anyway, but it's his potential that gets him there. He's there to benefit from being around the camp which will make his integration later on easier. The same goes for the likes of Dodd and Welsby too.
Saddened! wrote:That's weak at Super League level. Farrell I have a great deal of respect for, he's been a very good servant to Wigan over the years. But he's on the way down and has never been international standard. Whitehead and Currie would be better shouts.
Morgan Knowles is the loose forward, no debate at all there. Hooker is a choice between Hodgson and Clark. Leeming and McShane make the squad but won't win more than a few games this season for their clubs so will be difficult for them to sustain a claim against those two.
Knowles isnt as good as Whitehead,suppose as a sub he could help.
Leeming is playing well but this is early days and I am sure things will change over the next few months regarding who gets picked for the world cup. Bateman and Farrell are also better than Knowles.
Thetalentboy wrote:Why was only 18 months ago the NRL loved him and he would still walk into most teams now but he REJECTED NRL to come back yet people think makes him a bad player suddenly
Austrialia beat us 6-0 and they are far weaker these days slater, Cronk, Smith and Cordner all retired
They didn't care apparently yet celebrated like..... Well yeah a world cup win
Only true RL fans know about origin
World Cup is what puts RL on the map
He wouldn’t walk in to St Helens team. He wouldn’t even make the match day squad. Granted he would walk into Hull kr or Wakefield’s squad but that’s about it
Saddened! wrote:It was more the 12 months he spent being thrown round like a dogs toy by James Bentley and every other forward in Super League to be fair. He was absolutely shocking last season, I've no idea how he kept his place in the Wigan team, let alone England. He needs to get that form he had in his good year in the NRL if he wants to get in the side for the World Cup. Having his club manager and mate Wane picking the team no doubt helps enormously, as he's not there on merit at the moment. He did apparently have one good game last week however, so the signs are more positive than they've been for 18 months I guess.
You really are a balanced poster, aren't you? One good game? How does 108 metres and 37 tackles against Leeds or 112 metres and 36 tackles against Toulouse (in what was a very lacklustre team performance) fit into your somewhat biased scenario? Out of the 4 rounds played so far he has topped 100 metres and 30 tackles in 3 of them.
My word! Just think how good he'll be when he actually regains form.
Phuzzy wrote:You really are a balanced poster, aren't you? One good game? How does 108 metres and 37 tackles against Leeds or 112 metres and 36 tackles against Toulouse (in what was a very lacklustre team performance) fit into your somewhat biased scenario? Out of the 4 rounds played so far he has topped 100 metres and 30 tackles in 3 of them.
My word! Just think how good he'll be when he actually regains form.
I agree, he was bad last year but the whole team was too, class is permanent form is temporary. If he can regain his form this year I think he is one of the players the Australian based players will not want to face.
I would like to to see both Currie and Bateman in the second row for the world cup, both have started the season well and will both be trying to get the nod so hopefully will play consistently well all season. I do think they're both the best second rows England can call up. But s
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