I too thought he was very good today, he is like the mirror opposite of Gale. One is fantastic all season and doesn't show his true form in big games. Brown very poor all year but in the Wcc, and all his England apps been very good. I would stick with the same team for the rest of the tournament other than Hall, Watkins and Burgess for Bateman, Ratchford and Hill.

Correct. Making him far more effective off the bench once the opposition start to tire. Daryl Clark would be far more effective coming off the bench running against a tired pack.

Not taking him over is justified then. Should we make the final...The Aussies won't have a tiring pack.

Having backed the MoS and top tryscorer correctly before the start of last season, I think 33/1 is worth a couple of quid. Brown seems to be a bit of a media pin-up boy which should help him.
However, this year my money goes on Gale again as the player I think will win it, and Grant Millington at 66/1.
In terms of top tryscorer, I’m not convinced it will be whoever plays on Cas’ left wing this year. In 2016 we had Dorn and in 2017 we had Hardaker who could both attack that left edge and make space for the winger. We haven’t got that this year. Tom Johnstone at 20/1 looks worth a gamble.
On another note, Garry Lo at 10/1 seems bizarre given he has never played SL level and is likely to be behind Eden and Minikin (and possibly even Hitchcox) at Cas.

Isn't Lo being loaned back to Sheffield?

Apparently it’s dual reg, so he’ll only play for Sheffield when he is not needed at Cas. Assuming his tries at Sheffield won’t count, it’s bizarre he is one of the favourites for top tryscorer.