Hatrick by Tom Lineham against Widnes.

Tom Lineham has the same defensive frailties as a number of our recent wingers and gets sucked in by the opposing centre far too often.
Take a look at the highlights of our own recent match against them for just a couple of examples.

Joel's off to Catalans

I take your point but sometimes the reason for them moving inside is because the rest of the defensive line has moved inside.
This is part of the sliding defence (I guess you know that and don't mean to insult !!).

I've seen one or two teams operate both types of defence (man on man, and sliding) in the same match, but in different parts of the field.
I'd love to hear coaches views on this and what the merits are (or those they perceive them to be).

And when he screws up and has a bad game, the Wire fans can jump on his back and say they don't want him at the club.

You never know, he could be our new scapegoat when he signs.

Well I've never been more insulted!



I realise that a winger's defensive position can be dependent on what happens inside.
However, I maintain (having just watched them again to make sure!) that the two tries Ormsby scored against Hull should have been easily prevented.

I've kept an eye on Lineham ever since the rumour appeared on here and he is predisposed to leaving his opposing man free.