Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:59 am  

http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... nd-captain

http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... nd-captain

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:01 pm  

Surprise, surprise!

Sinfield at 6 again then.

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:09 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Surprise, surprise!

Sinfield at 6 again then.

As I have said time and time again Sinfield is not the man who can break down Aussie and Kiwi's defences. We have better Stand Offs in England. Gareth Widdop, Sam Tomkins (Zak Hardaker at Full Back), Leon Pryce, Danny McGuire and even our own Jonny Lomax (Who I know plays SH but I think he could be a great running Stand Off taking the organisation role away from him) He wont get a game at Hooker as James Roby is a 80 minute player, Sean O'Loughlin is a shoe in at Loose Forward if he stays fit. So in my book the bench would be the only option for Sinfield as he could cover 6,7,9,11,12,13 if anyone got injured from the walk on 13. This is a joke decision in my book. Granted he is the best Super League Captain in history but I personally would have had Sean O'Loughlin as the England Captain.

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:10 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Surprise, surprise!

Sinfield at 6 again then.

He is a 6/7 and pretty much always has been regardless of what shirt number he wears. Personally I like Sinfield and think he is top Superleague player, a great organiser and a real leader. Like him or not if he's in the team he should be captain, his record speaks for it's self. Personally I'd love him at Saints, he has pretty much everything we lack.

Sinfield and Widdop at 6 & 7 maybe ??

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:12 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

He is a 6/7 and pretty much always has been regardless of what shirt number he wears. Personally I like Sinfield and think he is top Superleague player, a great organiser and a real leader. Like him or not if he's in the team he should be captain, his record speaks for it's self. Personally I'd love him at Saints, he has pretty much everything we lack.

Sinfield and Widdop at 6 & 7 maybe ??

Can you actually remember a great game Sinfield has had playing in the halves against Australia??? Breaking there defence down??? I certainly cant!

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:18 pm  

on_the_charge wrote:

Can you actually remember a great game Sinfield has had playing in the halves against Australia??? Breaking there defence down??? I certainly cant!

No I can't but is that because we've used him wrongly? the rest of the team have been poor? I'm not sure tbh. If we let him have the same role he has at leeds with good runners around him it may work . Essentially he plays the number 7 Role for Leeds.

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:24 pm  

Widdop had shoulder surgery after the NRL grand final so he wont be playing. Trouble is, Sinfield will look like a magician at 6 against the other home nations and the media wil be raving, so he will then probably get the gig in the 2013 world cup.

Thats the trouble with international RL in this country, can you imagine Oz or NZ playing a 13 at 6 in an international game??

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:26 pm  

Shocking decision when everyone fit he won't get in team there is loads better halfs backs and backrowers around then him plus look at his age personally I make graham or Burgess captain for the world cup

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 12:34 pm  

The Chief wrote:

Widdop had shoulder surgery after the NRL grand final so he wont be playing. Trouble is, Sinfield will look like a magician at 6 against the other home nations and the media wil be raving, so he will then probably get the gig in the 2013 world cup.

Thats the trouble with international RL in this country, can you imagine Oz or NZ playing a 13 at 6 in an international game??

I think thats were your letting the crappy squad number system get in the way Chief. He is not a loose forward and hasn't been playing there for years. I think McDermott has him down as a 7.

Re: Kevin Sinfield New England RL Skipper : Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:39 pm  

Regardless of the number on his back and his positioning on a field for Leeds, he is not an international standard 6 in the memory of man.

Dont get me wrong, hes an absolute talisman for Leeds and a consumate professional, but as an international stand off capable of matching the likes of Jonathan Thurston, Benji Marshall, sorry, hes not the right player for that position. For me, it would be a fully fit Widdop every day regardless of where Sinfield plays for his club.

GB & England for some reason have a tradition of playing natural loose forwards at 6 in the international stage, Andy Farrell, Paul Sculthorpe and now Kevin Sinfield. All class players but surely playing them in their best position at the highest level of competition should be the ultimate aim?