Big Dave T wrote:Does inexperience mean the weakest link? I agree with your point about the pack getting on top but i think the likes of Shenton and Lee Smith are under as much pressure as Tom Briscoe is. Ryan Hall as an inexperienced too. Tom's level headed attitude will do him just fine i think. I do fear for us though against their backs in general.

hkrovers wrote:Tom is is a centre who has been put on the wing as he is strong in the tackle but he is not a fast as an all out winger and as he is the only player out of position so he will be classed by the Aussie's as the weak link

Sheldon wrote:personnaly i'd pick fox but it would seem smith has a big problem with part of his game, last year he picked calderwood on one performance and this year briscoe on a hand full of games.

General Zod. wrote:I think you'll find it's moments of brilliance like that have not been seen since Offiah and although he's not in that kind of form at the moment he's always got the potential to do that in a game.

hkrovers wrote:Tom is is a centre who has been put on the wing as he is strong in the tackle but he is not a fast as an all out winger and as he is the only player out of position so he will be classed by the Aussie's as the weak link

hkrovers wrote:Tom is is a centre who has been put on the wing as he is strong in the tackle but he is not a fast as an all out winger and as he is the only player out of position so he will be classed by the Aussie's as the weak link

Dave K. wrote:So we are now comparing Fox to Offia, not even close.

Since Offia there have been far, far better wingers than Fox, off the top of my head I could name 20, who have scored better trys and where betetr players than Fox.

Personally I think it's a sad state of affairs looking at the current state of our backs for England, on paper we have the worst backs I have ever seen for England.

blakeysrobin wrote:Cant believe the vitriol about both wingers on this thread. Fox is out Briscoe is in. Because Briscoe is in AND playing for England he gets my full support.
Hope the Aussies dont dent his confidence.

General Zod. wrote:Nope.

Offiah is a different class to Fox.

I'm merely making the point that Peter Fox in top-form is the closest thing I've seen to Offiah since his retirement (mainly more in the context of style rather than ability).