I think he hasn't been at his best season this and that his mind is obviously down under , I think once Jason crookes is fit we should give him a break from the first team so he can get his head straight!

Fantastic thread.

If he keeps playing like that he won't be going down under. Poor game from Tom tonight but all players have them.

I agree all players have bad days but if other players in that position are playing better then they should be first choice!

Like whom?

I may not be Briscoe's biggest fan but I'm struggling to think of anyone who should replace him

Dont think you can fault briscoe so far, just someone else to blame by some. i wonder if the OP went to saints last week when briscoe had more than a say in the comeback! just over-reaction from tonights loss after being beaten by the better team!

I would fear for Tom if he's Oz bound.
They'll bomb him to death.

Briscoe wasn't much different tonight from his usual game. Looked decent in attack and less than competent under high kicks. He's always been shaky when the ball goes up, but Wire know how to exploit such weaknesses better than most.

No worse than Lineham tonight, Tom gets 'the treatment' from teams due to his ability.

Briscoe made a couple of defensive errors, but did he get one decent pass in attack tonight?

Also it may be a controversial view but i'd be happy to let him go, if it meant getting a top class no7 and a couple of new fowards in. We simple don't use our wings enough to justify laying out massive money on wingers.

How much do you think he's on?

We're led to beleive this this new offer is a massive offer that will make him on of the best paid in the league.

Ahem - viewtopic.php?f=34&t=544085&tsmp=1361654323 He's a class act, just didn't have a great game. Joel Monas would out jump most wingers on an attacking kick.

Ahem - viewtopic.php?f=34&t=544085&tsmp=1361654323 He's a class act, just didn't have a great game. Joel Monas would out jump most wingers on an attacking kick.

Briscoe was no worse than his partner on that side of the pitch. Better, in fact. Odd how only one of them gets picked out for criticism.

I don't think either had a particularly bad game.

Agreed. Briscoe is quality, Lineham has loads of potential and the physique to do well at SL level.

Briscoe is easy target for criticism as he likely to be going but Yeaman has being just as bad but not one thing about that

He had an ok game. Nothing special, not bad. Game didn't lend itself to him to shine. Virtually no other wingers gonna do much better against Monahan when the kickers get a free reign to place the ball on oppositions stationary head.
He'll go to Australia and be great. Don't get why people are brainwashing themselves by disregarding all the wondrous things he's done in his time here now he's likely leaving. Australian clubs wouldn't be looking if he was anything other than special. Oz wingers are more erratic than Tom. Some are poor. Who are the state of origin wings and international wings? None stand out. Usually centres and full backs get picked cos no wings command the position. Manu vatuvui would be in most people's sides but can drop a ball simply by running with it.

Yeamo put some good work in defence today but he hasn't scored since Salford at home last July.

Thought Yeamo could have put Briscoe away a couple of times. Shame his foot just went into touch in the first half. Considering he is one of the best attacking wingers in the league, I wish we could find ways of giving him more ball.

He put some good work in defence in the first half. Second half, not so much. Was criminally at fault for one try in fact.

His lack of threat in attack at the moment is a worry. Not just because he isn't scoring but because teams can mark Briscoe more heavily as they know Yeaman isn't a threat. Needs to up his game.

Most wingers get beat on a attacking kick cos the attacker has a running jump, just get behind the players and stop crucifying them all players make mistakes

Fashionable to knock Briscoe at the moment. Used to be Westy.

still glad we got him in the team

Still is Westy too, but he's playing pretty well this season so it's got to be someone else.

I knew Briscoe would get the "his head's in Oz" crowd this year, I just didn't expect it to be so early when he was very good last week and pretty good in our first two games.