Re: Team for Warrington : Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:33 pm
I'd line up like this1. Paul Wellens,
28. Thomas Makinson.
13. Chris Flannery,
5. Francis Meli,
22. Jamie Foster
20. Jonny Lomax,
25. Lee Gaskell,
8. Josh Perry,
9. James Roby
10. James Graham,
4. Sia Soliola,
12. Jon Wilkin,
11. Tony Puletua,
14. Scott Moore,
15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook,
7. Kyle Eastmond
21. Shaun Magennis,
To me we are still lacking another prop for rotation here. Playing with TP at loose may give Saints a strong pack to start with, but then when we start to rotate the props there is only 1 prop on the bench, meaning Graham and TP are having to play longer than needed.
Basically unless we beatup the other side when we start subbing players we are changing props for 2nd rowers or less. The prop at loose is an interesting tactic, but against sides that can't been blown apart, it would seam more reasonable to rotate the props like other teams do.
But Royce is Royce and will probably stick with it, hence naming TP at loose, although I would still like to see Wilkin there instead playing a traditional loose position, and let Moore and Soliola start in the 2nd row. leavingLMS and TP on the bench to rotate with Graham and Perry.