Saddened! wrote:
Another point is Lomax's development, which surely has to be a much higher priority than trying to save this season. We've already wasted 3 or 4 seasons of potential development time for Wello's successor, so why waste another for such little reward?
Wellens was good on monday, but it was more about the man he is than just the player. We needed someone to put their balls on the table and he did it. This will have been made easier for him by him being in his old familiar role.
However, Lomax was a revalation at fullback, both in attack and defence. 7 tries in 4 games. From all reports, we'd have been in a poop fight in both of those hattrick games (certainly the wakefield one) if he hadn't have been the (significant) difference between the sides. Do you remember the Wire game when, not only was he key in attack, but he was making the try saving tackles - remember him scooping that ball up in the in goal area and spinning onto his back so the ball wasn't grounded for a drop out?
Lomax is spectacular. He should be our full back. If Wellens is not filling in for him, he should be on the side line, watching Lomax in order to coach him in the position better. He's much more use to our team there than keeping a Joe Greenwood/Luke Thompson/Andre Savelio out of the back row or keeping a Dougie Charnock/Adam Swift/Danny Yates out of the halves.
Was not aimed at you fella.....
