Plenty of keyboard warriors on here who, I suspect, would probably poop their pants if they stepped on to a rugby league field.
Grix, overall, has been a huge positive for us this season and has made a massive contribution to us being 4th in the league. He made a mistake - all players do at some point. If it had been in the 10th minute it would have been forgotten by the 15th but because it happened in the 78th minute he's a coward and should be sacked. He's not the best full back in the world and he's definitely not perfect but, with two crucial league games to go he's got to be first choice. Unless of course CC decides otherwise (and I suspect his judgement on this matter will be a lot more valid than the opinions of forum posters)

Chris Chester said he wasn't the only problem in that last move and that he was the best signing he's made this year so I'm thinking Chester is ok with him playing.

Rightly so as well.
Grix helped create two of our scores last night and had a decent game at the back as well (apart from that moment).
Everyone was gutted with the way we lost last night but, Grix will be hurting more than anyone and he has earned our support.
If he scores 2 next week and we beat Hull, everything will be just fine

The OP makes an outrageous proposition; Grix played a near perfect game last night - contrast his performance with the marquee player Ben Barba, who was like a rabbit in the headlights under most kicks that went his way, and got absolutely skinned by Toups, off a run created by a Scott Grix pass. Granted, that error was at a crucial time in a crucial game, but he shouldn't have been put in that position in the first place - so for me, he remains one of our best players this season, and it's grossly unfair to pin that loss entirely on him.

I hate posts like this; in a season where we're still in top 4 contention, despite having the lowest salary bill in SL, to round on an individual player and refer to him as stealing a wage, is bloody shameful.

Just watched a video compilation on Facebook by his sponsor, it shows how superb he really has been this year for us

I'd sooner have him than someone like Barba who was poor again last night

Shocking thread.
Sadly, we have some prize bell ends as supporters.
Imagine a first timer standing next to one of these idiots watching froth come out of their mouths.

Agree Manuel, some even slag players off who haven't played

bizarre

At least I got the right bus home BLM

I count only 2 idiots.
Unfortunately being an idiot doesn't stop you buying a computer.

Anyway right now, including the error last night, there isn't another fullback in super league I'd rather have in this team.
I appreciate Hardaker Tomkins and maybe Shaul have some good skills but all make mistakes just like Grix and his leadership and ability to improve players around himsets him apart for me.

Having watched it back though, it has to said it was very poor from someone with his experience, because he actually had two attempts to deal with it! The initial kick went straight to him, which he failed to trap with his foot, then he turns around with no Saints player in sight and just stares at the ball for what seems like an eternity, then he's in two minds and it's too late sadly.

...sums it up perfectly for me, Bren !!

I'll add one to that as well.

I was fortunately enough to watch the game from a box in the Benidorm flats and at the time was furious how Scott dealt with it and made all around me aware of it. The thing that annoyed me the most was how lethargic he seemed to be to initially get to the ball knowing that a chasing pack were behind him , but now the dust has settled, but not the disappointment, having watched it back he made a good contribution throughout the game,i.e. The Toupou try which was class. I will never be one of the so call supporters who call for a player to be dropped because of one mistake, for obvious reasons. If that was the case then there would be a new line up every week. Let's keep behind them as we have had two great performances and the top 4 is still on and we can still win the next 2 games. Trin never do it the easy way

Really? No other fullback you'd have in the league? If you weren't a mod I would 100% think you were trolling

Lay off Grix everybody, he plays in the most exposed position on the field and, like goalkeepers in football, they look prats when they make an error because it often results in a try/goal being scored. To put your hands up week in/week out to put yourself in the headlights like that takes real courage - hopefully something that will rub off on his understudy. The fact that he is, on balance, a major positive contributor to the team outweighs one mistake that is magnified out of all proportion because of the circumstances its made in.

There may be better players than Grix, but I doubt there are any more honest ones.

Whilst I was absolutely gutted last night this morning I've cheered up. We're still in 4th and could well still be 4th tonight. I'd much rather be gutted that we lost in the last minute in a top four game than in a bottom four game.
These lads have exceeded every supporters expectations. At the beginning of the season I said we would finish 6th and a mate was all for having me sectioned, so to still be in contention for 4th with two to play I am overjoyed.
Nobody will know more than Scott Grix that he made a mistake and for the OP to say he is stealing a wage is an absolutely disgraceful comment. There's an old saying, "A man who has never made a mistake has never done anything". Perhaps that applies to the OP.
Lay off the lad and get behind him and the rest of the team next Thursday.

Well said it's disgraceful how Grix has been targeted by some so called supporters. The guy is only human and mistakes in sport happen and prior to that he played bloody well. Hope to god he doesn't read this forum and see all this trash posted by some people who have probably not even played the game.

Agree. I watched from hospitality and I was livid when Scott cost us the game because that is what he did and I am still hurting.

Having said that I don't want him banishing to the wastelands or executing. He made a mistake and as livid as I was I hope he is the first name on the team sheet for next Thursday's game at Hull.

I'd definitely have Hardaker or Mamo but in terms of value for money I would definitely rather have Grix.

On just technical ability of course Hardaker is a great player but for our team we need the other skills that Hardaker doesn't have.
Grix suites us.

If the internet had been around in 1968, there are some people on here who would have been instantly on the back of Don Fox.

Im with you last night i was fuming to me he bottled dropping on the ball but hes been great and i bet noone regrets his mistake more than him last night lets get on with things and win our next 2 we finish 3rd

I very rarely post on here but have to say last night although desperately frustrated, I went from being so proud of being a Wakefield fan to reading some of the comments on here and being quite ashamed. Hopefully it was just heat of the moment but I fear not. Certain posters are absolutely fixed in their views of certain players, desperate to give them the next kicking just so they can say they were right about them yet conveniently ignoring any good performances. Grix is one scapegoat but there are others. The truth is that the season has been a remarkable achievement and every single player in the squad deserves massive credit for their contribution to it. Sport is about errors and many are made under pressure. The one thing about Scott Grix is that he'll come out next week displaying courage showing he can recover from adversity. When he does that, as he has done before, I hope those criticising will also credit his character

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You've only posted 4 times, showing that quality is better quantity every time. Well said sir

Top post by winter is coming. I for one have enjoyed this season and enjoyed being nervous about being in the top four and not in the middle eights. Some people need a reality check