This guy will be a top class rugby league player he has all the attributes and skills. He was unlucky when it came to the 3 disallowed tries but other than that he was a stand out performer in an extremely average display. I'm sure he will continue to improve as he fills in for Pat in the next 5 weeks.

He really needs to work on his defence, especially on the line. A couple of times last night, he was stood up by Fev, ball watching. He has everything needed to be a great player. I'm sure the experience of the next 4 or 5 weeks will be invaluable to him.

Hopefully he can turn up to training every day so he doesn't get dropped again.

He's got skills that's for sure. IMO though he's obviously not a winger. I really want to see him action at centre.

What an athlete this guy is. He's a huge lad with a decent turn of pace and is as strong as a forward. He also has great ball skills and in the dry weather he'll be a real handful. As for his defence it does need work but that'll come as long as he keeps working hard. It will help having Carmont inside him to guide him.

I said at the time of signing him he could become our Shontayne Hape or another Doc Murray and all the signs at the moment are he'll be the first as long as his commitment levels are there.

i liked him, thought he had a good game, can't really blame him for dropping the ball during scoring, we see that all the time and they're more often than not given(specially if your a Saint or Rhino) with more first teams games this season will we even need to bring in a replacement for Carmont, if Gelling and Goulding work then stick with them, i know i've been critical of Goulding in the past but he seems to be making a good go of his opportunity this time around

I think the future of our back line is incredibly exciting:

1. Sam Tomkins
2. Josh Charnley
3. Darrell Goulding
4. Anthony Gelling
5. Matty Russell/Ryan King

Adding Hughes in there who has proven to be a competent super league centre.

Watched the game on the tv and I honestly thought he was awful and looked an embarrassing signing.

Ask yourself (and answer truthfully) who was the best on the night between him and his opposite winger Gareth Raynor?

The whole future of the sides exciting. To look at our recruitment in the off season it was underwhelming but Gelling and Dudson look like two real finds. They both obviously needed fitness work when they first arrived and still do but their natural abilities are huge. I've also been happy enough with the contributions of Flower and also Lauaki (apart from his 5 mad minutes).

Add in all the experienced lads that still have years left in them like Hock, Hansen, Lockers, Goulding and Prescott, the top class young players that are amongst the best players in their positions in the league like Sam Tomkins(best player in the league), Mossop, Charnley and McIlorum and then the new breed making their way like Russell, King, Hughes,spencer and Logan Tomkins and our squad is set fair for years and years.

What a limited knowledge of rugby league you have,

I didnt think he was that good to be honest. I thought that it was a real mixed bag from him with some good pieces of player and some shockers. He still has a long way to go with his defense, positional play and general game awareness before cementing a regular first team spot.

Gelling was one of our weakest players to be honest, but he is showing that he's got plenty to offer in the long run. Defensively he made a few basic mistakes though.

For a player out of position in a team who didn't get out of first gear on a terrible pitch playing an enthusiastic gritty side I thought he performed very well.

Is he out of position though? The coaching staff certainly see him more as a winger than centre due to the flaws in his game. From what I have seen so far I would agree. He did okay, no more no less, but for me there is no point in bigging him up on very little, ignoring the faults and setting him up for a fall.

I agree, i thought his finishing was woeful and his defence was poor and he ran pretty soft for his size. He got lucky in the second half when he dropped a ball and the ref ruled it as a strip.

Ran soft? you need to watch him again he takes the ball in as hard as Pat does, and you can hardly blame his finishing when Raynor effectively took him out.

I agree with you he was running solid all game and bumped off at least 8 players during the game. he was also robbed a try no way did raynor ground that ball. He isnt winger either he is defo a or 2nd row.

He's a little rough around the edges but is showing signs, albeit small of what he's capable of.

In saying that, in regards to his last disallowed try, he should have known better than to reach out and try place the ball down in that manner. He'd have been far better served tucking it under his right arm and sliding in, that could well have lost us the match that poor finish. As harsh as it may seem I'd play King next week against Ull KR with Carmont inside him. If you make a mistake and there's someone else waiting in the wings it's only right that your dropped.

Didn't Wane say Gelling wouldn't be ready for at least a year? He's still a work in progress.

so with that thinking we should also drop Tommy, seeing as he also lost the ball over the line, fair enough he did managae to touch it down but that could have also cost us the game, on a dry mud less night that would have been a try for Gelling IMO

You're probably right but Raynor has the experience Gelling lacks. Come back in 2 years because if Gelling sticks with it he could be brilliant, much better than Raynor's ever been.

gelling is certainly not a winger , IMO King should be given the opportunity to see what he can offer, as he is an out and out winger .

Some of us don't have the salary cap "flexibility" to sign ready made superstars all the time. You wouldn't know anything about this, but some of us actually spend time developing raw talent.

How often did Raynor come inside looking for work? How many men did it take to put him down?

I can't believe I am even answering this! I am not saying Gelling was superb but he showed enough signs with his footwork, strength and pace to show that he could be a top player.

I see him at centre long term but I am not sure whether he can defend there. Centre is the hardest position to defence in terms of positioning your body.

I thought the kid did ok , his aggressive running will probs make him a decent centre long term. It was quite hostile at POR last night and he coped a lot better than most of he cas players did.
As for raynor , this lad is and always has been a quality player and if gelling becomes half he player then he will do alright

I think the atmosphere and totally alien conditions must be taken in to consideration when evaluating his performance. He got robbed for the first try and was unlucky to not grab a couple of try's. I thought he looked for loads of work and would guess he'll be amongst our top metre makers in the game.

He's raw in defence but he'll get there. I thought he had a really positive night last night in a difficult environment.