Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:41 am  

What's going on with this guy?

Arm injury still seems to be hampering him but is general play is pretty dire. No pace, missed tackles - does he offer any mpre than Flannery or Meli in the centre. Emergence of Josh Jones is also making it more obvious

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:20 am  

Harborne Saint wrote:

What's going on with this guy?

Arm injury still seems to be hampering him but is general play is pretty dire. No pace, missed tackles - does he offer any mpre than Flannery or Meli in the centre. Emergence of Josh Jones is also making it more obvious

You are right, there is definately something not right with him.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:26 am  

By last year's GF, he'd become viewed by many fans as a really important player to the side, and his defence in the final itself was immense - indeed his injury was IMO the turning point of the match.

But he's been poor this year.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:12 pm  

I have some sympathy with him over the arm injury. However prior to that he hadnt set the world on fire. Not that i ever expected that.

He is more of a solid pro rather than anything special.

The emergence of 18 YEARS OLD Josh Jones, and the quality we have with Wheeler and Makinson may mean he struggles to get a contract renewal.

We also have Percival coming through who may get an appearance next season.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:20 pm  

I'm actually amazed at how slow he is. I don't know if he was once quick and has lost it, but I'd expect a player so thin with no physical threat to be quicker he is.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:24 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

I have some sympathy with him over the arm injury. However prior to that he hadnt set the world on fire. Not that i ever expected that.

He is more of a solid pro rather than anything special.

The emergence of 18 YEARS OLD Josh Jones, and the quality we have with Wheeler and Makinson may mean he struggles to get a contract renewal.

Jones looks physically up to the task. Whether he has the foot speed and/or skill to make a good centre is still to be answered.

We also have Percival coming through who may get an appearance next season.

Which means it'll be approx five years before he's a fully mature pro. By that time Shenton will be long gone and close to retirement.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:25 pm  

I commented on shenton after the hull game, he just don't look right and his arm/shoulder looks weird, it's of sync with his body.

His defence has been very poor and his attack poor also.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:09 pm  

Smurf wrote:

I'm actually amazed at how slow he is.

He isn't slow. He's just not playing well. Either it's his arm which is troubling him or he is just off form. That happens in sport.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:12 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

He isn't slow. He's just not playing well. Either it's his arm which is troubling him or he is just off form. That happens in sport.

I think it's his arm, he's clearly not happy with it yet and seems to be carrying it.

The big thing saints need to work out, if it's just a case of it getting up to strength and him being ok mentally with it or is this permanent.

He's off contract at the end of the year so we need to decide pretty quick.

Re: Shenton : Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:21 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

He isn't slow

I beg to differ. See his 'chase' for the length of the field Hull try for proof. He is nowhere near as quick as his frame suggests.