Maybe the title of fastest player in the team was richly rewarded as Joe Burgess, he's now beating the ball to the opposition https://twitter.com/SMP1821/status/1220 ... 47169?s=09

Maybe the title of fastest player in the team was richly rewarded as Joe Burgess, he's now beating the ball to the opposition https://twitter.com/SMP1821/status/1220 ... 47169?s=09

He is still a good winger as proved in his performances for Warrington.

I assume you mean apart from his Superleague winners medal and dream team appearance? Go on then I’ll humour you. Name your 5 better wingers.

If Mandredi can stay fit he and Makinson will be England’s wingers - he’s quality.

Makinson would have to play on the left as a big part of Manfredi's game is cutting in off the wing with his right foot step

We're always told they're "smashing it" in pre-season training. Then they put in performances like the first half of the season last year.

The Enforcer is correct - Burgess was slow last year. Whether that's due to an old or current injury, the fact remains.

Matty Ashton

Agreed. They can all smash pre season for me but it only matters on the pitch. Anything else is meaningless IMO

I take it none of the backs were in on the day they recorded this?

I was proven right yet again. 5 years ago Burgess would of had 2 tries tonight.

Agreed. He was awful tonight. Marshall was outstanding though on the opposing wing. Has to be Manfredi and Marshall for wingers

Without a doubt. Marshall has really become a great all round winger.

I don't know - I was pleasantly surprised he easily outpaced Charnley despite having ball in hand. Handling as dodgy as ever though.

Charnley has also lost most of his speed. He had lost most of it in his last year at Wigan. IIRC he too suffered a bad injury and never had the same speed when he came back.

He just seems loathed to pin his ears back and was slowing down looking at the Warrington cover coming over. His confidence looks shot to pieces and it’s tough to know what to do with him.

I think I saw it differently to you lot. He wasn't getting caught from behind, not even close, he had several players coming across and he had chance of making the corner, it was the sensible option to come inside.

I thought he did ok on that run, as you say the cover was coming across but they two guys chasing him never looked like catching him. I wish he put some Bostick on his hands though

Yep, looking from the South Stand directly in line with him I could see those coming across had the angle on him, those chasing from behind were never going to get him.

Marshall, French and probably Gildart all score

Nope

Well there's evidence from last season to the contrary

Fail to remember any of those 3 taking a high ball 10 yards from their own line from a high kick and being chased by Josh charnley with the angle that he had on him with the game at that position I.e. he didn't need to risk going In touch on first tackle and 10mins left.

So if all 3 of them were in exactly the same situation last year and I've forgot then fair play.
Otherwise there really isnt evidence.

Had a decent game for me (and I'm not arguing that dom wouldn't get in in front of him etc).
But Marahall also could have cost us game from next play the ball. Last thing he should have done is run straight at the defenders who were back inside and then take an eternity to play the ball.
But Marshall had a good game despite that and his all round game is coming on very nicely.

Go back a year or so when everyone was saying we had too many Wingers and no-one would be saying Marshall would be the first pick, far from it. But he's worked hard at his game, and deserves everything he's got. Burgess needs to come good, he has the ability, but his current form is a worry.

Once Gildart is back we’ll also have the option of Bibby on the wing. He was excellent there for Salford in the early stages of last year.

The squad depth and variety is a huge plus this year.

I thought he played pretty decent, the breakaway he had I think he did the right thing and if you take away the last ten minutes then he had a really good game. But he can’t keep making errors in the areas he does at the times he does it’s gonna cost us big time, lately when a game gets tight and it goes his way I always think he’s gonna make a mistake.