Quote ="DaveO"Got it in one. I don't think George got a pass all night. Everything wrnt the other way or down the middle and as I said in my previous post Lockers doesn't have the pace any more to play 6. There were gaps there tonight on occasion that Sam would have easily exploited with his pace off the mark. Lockers tried and his brain was clearly telling to go for it but his legs don't get into gear quick enough any more from a standing start.
He's the best 13 in the league but he is that bit older so 6 is now beyond him.'"
Murphy has certainly done enough to suggest that he can be relied upon. I imagine Wane will give more thought to playing George Williams in the next game too.
The biggest problem with O'Loughlin at 6 seems to be in the forwards though. Farrell is a good 13 but plays a completely different way to Lockers and it's become clear that trying to get the team to go to 2 pivots from 3 is asking too much.
Rhodri Lloyd is also not good enough yet to start at Super League level, Hughes is hit and miss as he doesn't have much experience while Tuson generally offers nothing to trouble the opposition either.
Hock, Farrell and O'Loughlin provide the strongest back row and with a few props going down injured the pack needs to be a strong as possible which it hasn't been recently.
