I’m not 100% sure but I’d say he’s not been making the yards on the kick returns lately. He’s also had a habit of running a bit too sideways when he’s come into the line, albeit he seemed to run a lot straighter at Widnes and it created a try.

Overall I thought the selection of Ryan there was vindicated. The only doubt I had was when DFJ was tackled short a couple of times in the corner when Ryan would’ve probably have scored with his ability to dive in.

I guess we’ll see how this pans out from here.

Yeah it's a catch 22. Ryan was excellent at FB but then we missed his finishing out wide. Might be worth seeing how Alix Stephenson goes against Keighley?

From Kears interview it sounds like Pickersgill has been dropped and Kear is demanding an improvement. He's been disappointing has Pickersgill, he's had an opportunity to make the FB his own but he's been poor. Taken some good high bombs but his positioning has been awful. Looks low on confidence (see his error against Widnes last week with no one near him) a few run outs in the reserves might do him good to get some confidence and focus back.

I don't think Pickers has been 'bad' as such, but he's definitely been better and, for my money, he has the ability in him but the coach really has two basic choices; does he leave him in the side and hope he works through it or does he change things around a bit.

FWIW, I've long felt Ethan would make a good fullback. He's got all the attributes, excellent tackler, good, and confident under the high ball, got pace, and knows where the line is (and how to get over it) and he's also got excellent hands, so can join the line in any position. To be right we're not short of decent wingers so we won't be lost in that department, though obviously he was pretty much the first on the teamsheet in that position if he actually adds more to the team at the back then so be it.

I think the problem is that Pickersgill still needs another year or so as an understudy to an experienced full back. For my money, I don't think he's got the reading of the game right just yet

Well nobody can say that Foggin hasn't taken his chances. I for one was sceptical with the signing but I hope that he continues to play well and prove those that had/have the previous opinion of myself quite wrong.

I haven't seen as many games as you guys (in fact, just the Sheffield one), but I still say Pickersgill isn't a fullback. He's a halfback. There are a lot of common skills involved in the two roles, but the ones that are key to fullback don't seem to be the ones possessed by Brandon. Seems like this would have been the opportune time to give him a chance in the halves with so many others missing, and I wonder if that was the plan had Milnes not ended up being passed fit.

This would mean that Kear rates Pickersgill as (at best) our 6th choice half back given he preferred Miles and Wildie over him.

Being on the far side from Ryan's try, can anyone tell me why Richardson was having a complete hissy fit about it?

In my opinion he was looking for someone to blame for the dreadful marker defence. He appeared very frustrated but didn't verbalise that to his teammates instead the linesman and referee got a mouthful. Great instinctive play from Ethan for that score.

He reacted like that because in the tackle b4 on the winger, his head went into touch then back into play again. Happened quickly but there is photo evidence that shows he was in touch.