Quote ="Famous"Something like that for me too. I cant say I rate Gelling defensively in the centre and thought he was poor at times against Leeds, leading to him being taken off after his bad miss on Moon for the last Leeds try. Still too many brainfarts too such as his stupid offload 2 yards from his own line that was very lucky not to have ended up as a Leeds try.'"
I thought Gelling's defense in the Leeds game was admirable (particularly the tackle on Sinfield near our line in which the ball was dislodged) but as the game went on he did seem to tire a bit, culminating in his not-fantastic effort on Moon for his try. I don't blame him for this, he's a big lad and IMO Leeds seemed to target his side so he's bound to get a bit knackered. If Hughes is in the squad, I personally wouldn't waste a bench spot on a specialist centre in Goulding; instead I'd give Gelling a ten min spell when he seems to be flagging a bit, let Hughes have a little run around out wide, then reintroduce him when he's had his breather.
Also, I'd prefer to see Hampshire at stand-off with Dan at full back. I see Powell as a scrum-half, Williams as a future hooker/scrum-half, and Hampshire as an out and out stand-off. I'm a bit worried playing him at full-back too often could harm his development as a half and be a waste of his unique talent (also Sarginson wasn't half bad back at full-back against Hull either!)
