if he carrys on playing like he as been,he should be in the england squad?

dont be daft

there are plenty of players better then murrell

Why did I expect the first reply to be from a Duller

England A maybe, if it comes back. Westerman is a better long term prospect at 13 for England than Murrell imo.

Scotty just needs to concentrate on his own game, maybe in a couple of years down the line who knows?

Lets see who else is in the frame.

Sinfield
O Loughlin
Although not everybody's cup of tea they will probably be 1st in the pecking order.

Westerman
Wild
Wilkin
Although not strickly 13's could all play there.

Purdham
Langley
Murrell
Id say currently he is amongst this group but if he maintains his form and stays injury free he could progress into Tony Smiths plans.

you will see how good he is in the darby

Murrell for England would show how poor we really are in the international stage. On his missed tackle count alone he's nowhere near International quality IMO.

He's a very average player and Cooke would be a better option at LF.

scott murrell for england dream on.

You missed Washbrook out of that list of players. Yet another player who is way better than Murrell.

He was outstanding last year before his injury, and whilst he never gives less than 110%, I don't think he's been anywhere near as good so far this season. Right now he wouldn't be in contention, but if he keeps working on his game there's no reason why he wouldn't be in the future.

Lots of international players have a high missed tackle count, harsh to judge him just on that, look at Gareth Hock for example.

His work rate has been immense this season, 6th in the tackle count. Puts a couple of massive big hits in per game, and also helps out with the organisation and kicking in the side. An average player maybe, but an important player in our side imo.

If he keeps his progression up, remember it's only his 2nd season at 13, he could be in with a shout further down the line.

Always thought he could be a world class player if he had another yard of pace.

With all respect that is just pure nonsense.

He has a class step, he'd be able to take advantage of it more if he had some pace.

In your opinion.
I like Washbrook but id say Murrell is the better player.
Washbrook can be awful defensively yet thats an area you pinpointed as Murrell weakness.

i wonder if you would of said that if i said he could

Lets agree to disagree.

Washbrook is technically better in just about every department. He busts the line, he's quick, has great hands and defends superbly. He gets his head in tight and his contact is generally very sound. I would take him over Murrell any day of the week and twice on a Sunday.

It takes more than a late tackle on Brad Drew to get an England shirt

I think most people are saying he's not international quality yet.

As for Washbrook, I rate him highly, but on last years showing it'd be Murrell for me.

I can speak here without any blinkers and have no bias towards either player, but anyone suggesting Murrell is a better player than Washbrook really does have rocks for brains.

Jonny Queer is still in there i see with the petty insults.




Murrell is better defensively.
Has a better kicking game and can lead the team around the park better then Washbrook.
Id say at ball handling they are on a par and Washbrook has the advantage on making clean breaks / tackle busts.

No blinkers at all.
Some Hull players are better then their counterparts at Craven Park but in this instance i believe Murrell to be the better of the 2.

At least a dozen players in front of him. I just want him to concentrate on playing well for Rovers, but he's about as close to an international shirt as Kris Welham - a long way away.

I named 7
Then Washbrook was put into the hat.
Who are the other 4 ?

Always liked that Jonny Queer guy, spoke very sensibly most of the time



I'm sorry but there is no chance on gods green earth that Murrell is better defensively than Washbrook. He may have the edge in the kicking department and the need to lead the team around the park is a non argument.

Like i said, lets agree to disagree Paintboy

what's a darby?

My username on the unofficial forum.
Very transparant me, never felt the need to hide who i am



If you can somehow get to see the tries from Celtic / Hull earlier this season you will see what my point is with Washbrook's defence.
3 Celtic tries where scored because of him.
Whenever i see Hull live or on sky he is weak in this facet of his game.
Murrell's missed tackle count is offset by the amount of defensive work he gets through in 80 minutes IMO.
Plus i dont recall many tries being conceded because of Murrell's defence.
I thought the Monaghan try last week may have been one but after seeing the game on TV that was down to Galea shooting out the line.

Scott has a good football brain can organise & tackles well above his size, but even with my red & white specks on I dont think he is quiet good enough for England. For one good reason he has no pace if he gets through the gap & to put him ahead of Westerman (who is something very special indeed)or Sinfield well I just dont see it. I would be very happy to be proved wrong as I like him in our side & hope he is around for a lot more seasons & who knows in a couple of seasons?