Quote ="wolfie"there you go mate viewtopic.php?f=34&t=440767&start=0'" There are some quality ones in there. Standee even said that, if Whiting were to leave, nobody but Salford and Crusaders would want him! I called it right though.

Quote ="wolfie"there you go mate viewtopic.php?f=34&t=440767&start=0'" There are some quality ones in there. Standee even said that, if Whiting were to leave, nobody but Salford and Crusaders would want him! I called it right though.

Quote ="wolfie"there you go mate viewtopic.php?f=34&t=440767&start=0'"

Quote ="wolfie"there you go mate viewtopic.php?f=34&t=440767&start=0'"

I still dont think Whiting would have figured much if we hadn't had injuries. Fortunately for Whiting he has turned the class on and is now un-dropable.

im also pretty sure he will get a minimum 2 year deal,great player with a great rugby brain,comes up with the right decissions at the right time aswel,always gives 100%.

Hope you're right mate. Good off the field too by all accounts.

As a public forum not everyone can get the future right.
Standee has already admitted he was wrong about rich has had alot of posters, I instead of trying to score cheap points why not congratulate rich and his superb form?

I have congratulated him after virtually every round this season.

hes not only surprised me but delighted me.

I'd keep him in the 3/4's this year then, if we can recruit well in the off season, get him in the gym and move him to the back row.

I'd even give him a lenght of a contract he wants.

The only difference is that if it goes on report then the video review panel have to look at it. If not, it's at their discretion. Personally I'm not convinced that this slight difference is worth worrying about, especially in a situation like yesterday when the side who have been infringed against have gained a clear advantage.

He's played every game so far and we've only just started picking up injuries in the past couple of games.

It's not about predicting the future, it's about being able to see the qualities a player has. Whiting has always been a very good player - it's just taken some longer than others to realise it.

so if everyone was fit were would you play him?

Has always been the wifes favourite player which she pointed out to his late Grandfather when we met him at the train station on the way to the CC final in Cardiff. Seems a daft thing to say but he is one of the most valuable players in our squad. He offers so much utility value in a variety of positions that he just has to be in the team somehow. I still find it difficult to decide just what his best position is though as he is competant in so many roles. To top it all off he is a great pro and great bloke to go with it. I think I'm welling up

To an extent it doesn't matter [iwhere[/i he plays, as long as he's on the pitch. Personally, I'd like to see him at 13 with Fitz moving up to the front row in place of Radford.

And, as I said earlier, everyone was fit at the start of the season and he was selected, on form, in the centre.

RW is a critical part of our 1st 13 imo, clever kid made for loose forward if you ask me absolutely made for it!!
the ammount of times he pulls out the stops to help is amazing!!!
as I said before as important to the team as Fitz or Long!!
and a damn nice chap too....
If we dont sign him up there will be no lack of others who will

And a founder member of the fev mafia

Totally agree with you . He shone in yesterdays game . His take upfield was awesome . And to bring him all the way back . Was just criminal .

I agree with offering him a long-term contract but only on the proviso that he invests in some proper rugby boots and dumps the divers' boots, he currently wears, in the bin

Calderwood was injured right at the start of the season and Whiting was picked in the centres with Hall moving to the wing. HTH.

There have been games where he has been selected even though everyone was fit. He has been preferred to 'future international' Craig Hall in most games. He is not in the side just because of injuries, he's there on merit. Do you reckon if he's still playing as well when Calderwood is back he'll lose his place?

Also, pre-season there were people saying Turner was ahead of him for centre and Whiting would only get a look in if he was injured. Look at the thread Wolfie linked to - you might even be one of them...

To re-iterate my point, Whiting wouldn't have played much imo if it weren't for injuries but when he stepped into the side he's done that well that people's opinions have changed slightly based on form.

He has been picked when everyone is fit but would not have been picked at the start of the season. He's played his way to been undropable.

Pre-season Turner was ahead of Whiting for a centre shirt and Whiting publicly said he wanted to play backrow. Injuries changed the way Agar had to approach the season and Whiting cant be knocked for his role in making Agars mind up for him.

But you don't need to give a penalty to put an incident on report. The referee clearly continued with the play, as he followed it up the pitch and only blew the whistle after the tackle (the next stoppage). There was no need for him to bring it back at all. He should have stopped play, put Newton on report, and played on from there. Giving us a penalty was rewarding the offending team.

He was picked because his pre-season form was excellent and it has continued to be so. He would have played against Saints regardless of whether Calderwood was fit or not. However much you don't want to accept it.



And yet he wasn't selected in the centre against Saints.

IIRC, Whiting was centre and Hall was wing against Saints. That's also the way they've listed it on Super League's website.

That's correct, yes.