I accept that. But do you not think that time to think is pretty short. Any winger will tell you all they want is to be given ball in a game. If Senior makes that available then his winger should be in position for it. On Friday, Hall was further ahead than he should have been. The pass turned out bad, but it wouldn't have been had Hall been a yard or so further back.

Not mocking the kid, because like Stevo keeps saying, they are all doing it now to get that little advantage. IMO it makes it a lot harder for a centre, especially when passing a ball on quickly.

As you say its debateable but IMO Hall was positioned well and it was a bad ball that needn't have been given.

Bradford's forwards on the night:

Player: Metres - Carries (MT/Carry) - Tackles - Misses (Efficiency %) - Errors - Penalties

Bradford: 1015 - 166 (6.11) - 279 - ? (??%) - 9 - 6

Lynch: 109 - 14 (7.79) - 31 - 5 (86%) - 0 - 0
Newton: 28 - 9 (3.11) - 25 - 3 (89%) - 0 - 2
Scruton: 92 - 12 (7.67) - 22 - 5 (81%) - 0 - 0
Menzies: 84 - 11 (7.64 ) - 18 - 2 (90%) - 0 - 0
Langley: 66 - 10 (6.60 ) - 36 - 4 (90%) - 0 - 0
Burgess: 71 - 15 (4.73) - 29 - 0 (100%) - 2 - 2

Worrincy: 43 - 7 (6.14 ) - 8 - 4 (67%) - 0 - 0
Cook: 28 - 3 (9.33) - 13 - 1 (93%) - 0 - 0
Kopczak: 45 - 5 (9.00) - 11 - 1 (92%) - 0 - 1
Whitehead: 17 - 3 (5.67) - 13 - 0 (100%) - 0 - 0

What stands out there is the starting six (bar Burgess) made no errors but missed a bundle of tackles between them. Then Worrincy comes on and returns the worst forward tackling stats of the night.

Rather than chelping to the media McNamara should be getting the tackling bags out.

81% from Scruton is shocking for a top class front rower.

Decent metres per carry from the props and second rowers though, imagine what they could achieve if they actually had a three quarter line and a couple of good half backs to work off the back of it.

Menzies: 84 - 11 (7.64 ) - 18 - 2 (90%) - 0 - 0

Interesting I tried to keep an eye on him on Friday night as everyone says how good he is/was

I came away thinking for someone who played 80 mins what a lazy git but thought I must have been mistaken but then the stats dont lie.