Blobbynator wrote:
I expected a partnership of Lomax and Hohaia because Simmons said that's what he'd go with before a ball was kicked. It's not something I agreed with and I've said all season Gaskell should be in there, but after bringing Hohaia in to play in the halves he was always going to play there.
I was dubious about Hohaia playing in the halves as his NRL pedigree has always been as a full back and in recent years at hooker but I hoped he would prove better than what he has done. He's been a massive disappointment this year and I honestly don't know where he fits in under Brown.
For next year I can only see him as a bench player a role he was doing in the NRL, hopefully Brown will see that as well.
I,m suprised no one has mentioned Roby,s game this year, for me he is still doing a lot of industrious work but the variety and unpredictabilty has suffered this season. For me I would give him some short spells at 13 with Hohaia going in at 9, a position he has looked better at than 1 or 6.
So we go back to Gaskell, its that long ago, but I can only recall one good game from him in the very limited opportunity he has had, again I hope Brown is able to do some serious work with the "Lomax/Gaskell" off season, thats assuming Gaskell is still with us for next season and is not at Salford.
I can,t imagine the club will stick with the failed half back situation and repeat the same fiasco for next season. Will the club have something up there sleeve, I don't know a couple of months of uncertainity for us at the moment.