Out for aprox 4 weeks.

Time to step up Josh Woods.

I’d love to see Woods smash it and cement a halfback spot for this season and beyond. I’ve spoke about getting a better balanced halfback pairing and he alongside Williams feels a better fit then Williams and Powell.

Easy to say mind, he now needs to go and grab hold of these games and play as he can.

Like Woods, he can play!

Woods is probably the best kicker at the club.

Some of the moaners on here might just appreciate how good Williams is in the next few weeks.

I concur.

I'm sure they will find something else...

We have the option of recalling Jake Shorrocks back from Salford too.

I thought with loans a player can’t be recalled unless they had been there at least a month?

I think he's been there over a month already.

Oh come on. Do you actually believe he has been worth his contract this season?

His initial loan was a month and now he's on a weekly rolling loan.

As I posted the other day.
Half back.
Most metres, most clean breaks and most tackle busts. Second for try assists. What more do you want?
And I bet he's probably also most tackles as well.

I'm afraid it's always the tall poppy syndrome with some fans. Build them up to chop them down.
Now I'm not saying he's been perfect this season but generally he's not been as bad as many on here have said.

I'd rather have hin playing here than at Wire, Saints, Leeds or Hull etc.

100% right!! Well said Rogues.

I don’t think he has been poor. He has however got so much more potential than he is showing. Much much more.

Time flys.........

I totally agree he’s definitely not shown his best form for most of the season but the lad is a fabulous rugby player. I reckon people are too hung up on marquee status. It was 100% the right call to keep him at the club and it took marquee money to do it. Form is temporary but class is permanent and I’m sure he’ll put a lot of egg on a lot of faces before this season is over.

I hope egg is on my face. I’ll quite happily give credit where it’s due, equally I’ll criticise when I think it’s warranted - as many do on here.

Look I don’t think GW is a bad player, on the contrary I think he’s a fantastic player, I just don’t think he’s shown it much. I mention the marquee as I think any player sitting in marquee wages needs to justify their hefty salary and status via performances.

I support GW and I wouldn’t want to see him at another SL club. I’m hoping the time he has out will reinvigorate him and will also make SW see that Powell shouldn’t be partnering GW in the halves!

Those stats are startling.

I don't think he's played well at all this season (granted I haven't seen the Hull game).

I'd rather have him here than at a rival because I fear they'd get the best out of him. He's very much shackled by the system.

Is that a yes or a no? Probably in the top 4 or 5 earners in the comp so I'll repeat the question in a different way (I too can be obtuse!) - has he or has he not been worth about 6 times the salary of Richardson at Saints?

Why not Escare at 1 and Sam at 6 this week?

Because Tomkins is clearly dictating which position he plays, to the detriment (this week at least) of the requirements of the team.

Or because Tomkins is far better and more effective at full back than Escare is and we have very good young half in Josh Woods chomping at the bit for an opportunity to prove himself. It’s why we have a squad. Escaré will be in the 17 and will play his part but I wouldn’t move Tomkins from fullback unless we had absolutely no other option. Woods won’t let anybody down.

At Wire Tomkins played #6 and Escare #1 when they made the switch, they did the same v Hull last Saturday. Escare's defence is a major concern for Wane.

He's missed 24 of 117 attempted tackles, by far the worst defensive stat in the team and probably one of the worst in the league.

I really like Escare offensively, but defense is very suspect and his positioning often suspect.