I for one was disappointed that Jordan Turner was left out against St Helens, However after Richard Whiting performance against Saints I have to congratulate Agar on this decision. If only Whiting had pace he would surely be an International player as he reads a game so well. I would still like to see Turner in the squad but i honestly can't see him getting in until any injuries happen. What does anyone else think?

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Another excellent performance by Whiting last night. He'll really take some shifting from the right centre slot if he keeps that up.

great performance by whiting last night

saved us twice iirc

Outstanding again, missed one tackle I believe.
Stats on the lad are incredible to be fair ....
looking a solid centre now and one we will need against the likes of wigan etc

Strange some are looking to bring Calders in on the wing and drop Whiting so Hall can play centre.

Yes I agree, tis a strange one..if any-thing I would bring back Calders (specialist winger) and drop Hall, Whiting is doing a great job.

Dont mention his defence, some on here will have you believe he fell over infront of Vainikolo causing Big Les to stumble and fall several feet backwards, as it will only cause comments about his perceived lack of pace

The centre spot is Whitings to lose, he looked the better of the two centres last night and that's not a criticism of Yeamo's display.
I thought that weaving run at the end had try written all over it, fair play to the Hudds cover defence

For someone with no pace. poor defence he doesn't do badly does he



In fact the only thing going for him is his rugby brain

He's only an 'average' player, you know!

In both games, if you ask me.

Great start to the season for Whiting. Great in defence, read the game brilliantly again. His spot to lose now, gunna be hard for Hall or Turner to get games in the centres.

Spot on.

Always remember seeing him on crutches on the pass holders day last year.He looked thin,and totally fed up,just pleased for him he is back to full fitness.

I was leaving take away last night and i head this little noddy slagging whiting off saying how s@@t he is and doesnt deserve a place in the team...I bit my lip so hard i nearly cut it, obviously hasnt been watching the same game, if any! Whiting has been solid, not sure if he signed a new deal, if not HULL FC extent his current deal!
And to the plebb who was slagging him off you want to be lucky the wife was with me because if she wasnt i'd of had to lay the smack down on you !!!

We gave him another year last season when his contract ran out.

I just want to see Whiting have a season without any injuries. Hopefully , This is our season were we aren't blessed with sick notes.

i ve always been a big fan of Rich Whiting
puts in 100% all the time
i would love to see what he is capable of at loose forward /stand off some time in the future.

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Why?

Probably because there are a hell of a lot of supporters who think he would add a hell of a lot to our attacking play if only he was given a chance.

But this is what I don't get, he's never said he wants to play 6 or 13, no coach has hardly ever picked him there, so what do these fans see that coaches don't?
He's a good centre maybe 2nd row and that's it for me, he's hardly Jamie Lyon is he?

Played 6 and 13 for at least half the games he started in 2005 and was given the 6 shirt for the 2006 but ended up playing centre for most of it when Kirk Yeaman was out IIRC

He played a few there, but found his position in the centres for me. He could move to 2nd row but for me 6 and 13 are not his positions and we have better options, certainly at 13 anyway.
You also have to look at the team set up back then and how we played.