Isn't that like re-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic?

Spot on. Coach has much more knowledge than I do so must have had his reasons. Didn't realise that Foster was also missing. (Hate the ridiculous programme that provides spaces for notes alongside each player's name, but not the laser pen which would be necessary to write on the hard glossy surface.)

EDIT: Foster wasn't missing. I'm not going to dispute positional selections with the coach.

Not really.

Compare Duckworth's right wing stats (tackles missed, metres gained, etc.) with his left wing numbers.

Do the same for Jordan Atkins, incidentally. Another right winger who has looked like a fish out of water when played on the left but has been excellent on the right.

If this was simply rearranging deckchairs, you'd find no discernible difference in performance. But you do.

Making the switch isn't straightforward as you're reading play unfold in precisely the opposite way you've got used to. Plenty manage it, of course, but it's not an experiment worth undertaking when the rest of the backline is also an experiment!

McMeeken and Bishay played for Skolars yesterday. Grima was there to watch. Can't imagine he saw anything that would be making him rush to pick either in the near future.

Yeah - something rotten there when they have the best squad they've ever had.

I have my issues with Duckworth, for one thing he doesn't look well conditioned, and his decision making is poor.
However, for each of the tries scored on his wing it's a bit harsh to pile all the criticism on him. All of the defence were too far in field, leaving him with 3 or 4 players to cover. Even the best SL player would struggle with that one.

What's worse is that after Widnes scored he was asking people to spread out more so he wasn't hung out to dry, Widnes saw that he was being ignored and we were packing the midfield, and they threw the ball wide for three more.

I agree that it's not his fault entirely, but he is a poor player for me. Young of course but I don't understand how he was a deal at Leeds. And pull your bloody socks up!

Agreed.