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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:04 pm  
To be honest, I didn't realise that Wilkin was carry the can for this season until this thread popped up.

So far we have had Flannery as a scapegoat, I'll hold my hands up I was first in on that one, but that was cause Dixon had a storming first couple of games and Flannery had some glaring errors. Could not see why he was picked ahead of Dixon. But Flannery has settled down a bit now.

Then we had Foster
Perry
Lance kinda got it from some not from others
Meli - well for me his -ve just outweights the +ve
LMS
Perry - well he did have a few weeks out
Foster again
Now Wilkin, I'll be honest did not see the Bradford game, so maybe he had a howler but can't really say he has been poor the rest of the year.

I was hoping he would be a leader on the pitch, but you can't really direct the play from 2nd row. So maybe if he drops to loose he'll be able to help stear the team better. Although I suspect Lance may be dropped into the halfs to do this. But then that leaves us with 2 similar halves. It can be done, with Wilkin kicking from loose, Leeds have done this for years, but I suspect its a case of our spine being a bit in flux. No one really certain who should play where from the talent we have.

6.7.13.9 These are the key areas for controlling the team, with 1. also contributing but having more of a free role.

This year we have had several 13's not in the traditional ball playing role.
9 has been a little disrupted in the last few weeks.
6 and 7 have not really clicked in the last few weeks either.

We have options but fitting them all together in a well working unit, where we know our go to men are is more the issue than any one scape goat. IMHO.
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:25 pm  
Jon Wilkin has not been the problem. His field kicking is not the best, but there is not a lot wrong with his game or commitment.
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:12 am  
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Message board posts don't exist in a vacuum. They are set against a contextual backdrop of former contributions. Since I have publicly - to the point of weariness - defended Wilkin's workrate (and, prior to this season, entire game) for the best part of six years I didn't think it necessary to re-state what is a matter of fact.

At NO point did I say it is impossible Royce was, in some way, to blame. The problem is I've no evidence to support that fact - other than Wilkin's performance - which isn't evidence.


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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:51 am  
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Message board posts don't exist in a vacuum. They are set against a contextual backdrop of former contributions. Since I have publicly - to the point of weariness - defended Wilkin's workrate (and, prior to this season, entire game) for the best part of six years I didn't think it necessary to re-state what is a matter of fact.

At NO point did I say it is impossible Royce was, in some way, to blame. The problem is I've no evidence to support that fact - other than Wilkin's performance - which isn't evidence.


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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:55 am  
Mugwump wrote:
Message board posts don't exist in a vacuum. They are set against a contextual backdrop of former contributions. Since I have publicly - to the point of weariness - defended Wilkin's workrate (and, prior to this season, entire game) for the best part of six years I didn't think it necessary to re-state what is a matter of fact.
At NO point did I say it is impossible Royce was, in some way, to blame. The problem is I've no evidence to support that fact - other than Wilkin's performance - which isn't evidence.


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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:26 am  
Mugwump wrote:
Message board posts don't exist in a vacuum. They are set against a contextual backdrop of former contributions. Since I have publicly - to the point of weariness - defended Wilkin's workrate (and, prior to this season, entire game) for the best part of six years I didn't think it necessary to re-state what is a matter of fact.


I'm not an avid follower of the board so I wasn't fully aware of your thoughts over the last 6 years. Now I am, it's safe to say we're arguing the toss over 7 games in which we've seen slightly different things. We're entitled to opinions and whilst I don't agree with you, we're going to start circulating each other if we continue.

I am surprised that SaintsFan, after admonishing me for failing to address their point has failed to answer my point regarding Wilkins statistical superiority in ALL worthwhile back row contributions so far this season to Sean O Loughlin who is generally held up in such a good light.

Or what Lance Hohaia's tackling stats have to do with Jon Wilkin. :D
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:29 am  
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I am surprised that SaintsFan, after admonishing me for failing to address their point has failed to answer my point regarding Wilkins statistical superiority in ALL worthwhile back row contributions so far this season to Sean O Loughlin who is generally held up in such a good light.

Because I was talking about his leadership, not whether he was any good as a back rower, although he certainly hasn't been playing to the levels of last year.
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:54 pm  
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We have options but fitting them all together in a well working unit, where we know our go to men are is more the issue than any one scape goat. IMHO.


If I wanted to portray Wilkin as the one and only scapegoat for this season's mess I would have probably posted a thread title such as, "Wilkin: the one and only scapegoat for this season's mess".

Of course, there are countless other under-performing players. But many of them are young, inexperienced, physically immature (Gaskell, Foster , Makinson etc.), or new to the team (Hohaia, Laffranchi), or so modest of ability there's is no earth-shaking difference between a good and a bad performance (Meli, Gardner and possibly Flannery). In other words - they have one (or more) mitigating factors.

Wilkin is a good player (or at least should be). He's in his prime. He lacks neither maturity nor experience. He's tactically astute etc. Which means he has far fewer excuses. Hence my singling him out for specific criticism.
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:07 pm  
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Wilkin is a good player (or at least should be). He's in his prime. He lacks neither maturity nor experience. He's tactically astute etc. Which means he has far fewer excuses.

This.

Since Wilkin wants the benefits of being a senior player, not to mention an international, then he must also take the responsibilities. That's part of being a team. IMO neither he nor one or two other senior players have been doing this and that is largely the reason why we slid in confidence once we lost Robes to injury.

Last season almost every time one of our newbies referred to on-field/performance guidance it was either Jammer or Pryce they mentioned. Those have both gone. I don't think anyone has stepped in to take their place but the inexperienced guys are still to play a full season in the first team (Foster excepted) and therefore still need the same support and guidance they needed last year.
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Re: Where are Jon Wilkin's priorities? : Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:11 pm  
SaintsFan wrote:
This.

Since Wilkin wants the benefits of being a senior player, not to mention an international, then he must also take the responsibilities. That's part of being a team. IMO neither he nor one or two other senior players have been doing this and that is largely the reason why we slid in confidence once we lost Robes to injury.

Last season almost every time one of our newbies referred to on-field/performance guidance it was either Jammer or Pryce they mentioned. Those have both gone. I don't think anyone has stepped in to take their place but the inexperienced guys are still to play a full season in the first team (Foster excepted) and therefore still need the same support and guidance they needed last year.

Not sure how much " on field guidance" pryce gave last year, he was barely on the field himself.
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