: Mon Apr 27, 2009 8:11 pm  

Richards is superman! wrote:

:lol: lol lmao rofl pmsl

that good, thanks

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:25 pm  

Fearnhead Cross wrote:

If Briers is injured what about Mathers @ 6?

Ask Wigan what they thought of Mathers at 6.

: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:54 pm  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

that good, thanks

Well tbh Ive seen him play 6 in the reserves twice and his short kicking game was suprising good but didnt see him do any long range kicks

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:46 am  

Richards is superman! wrote:

:lol: Well tbh Ive seen him play 6 in the reserves twice and his short kicking game was suprising good but didnt see him do any long range kicks

SAme here. Watching him on Saturday he looked to be directing thigs in the middle of the park. Lets face it we should not just rely on 1 person to kick the whole game, other SL teams like Leeds & Saints tend to have a main kicker but have other people who can kick so it keeps the opposition guessing

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:23 am  

Wire_Yed_79 wrote:

What's his tactical kicking like though?

It depends if the opposition players ankle is close enough.....

: Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:59 am  

gogreen wrote:

I agree watched Mathers in the reserves at weekend and I think Riley deserves to keep his place. Mathers needs time to get to the level required, all he seemed to do was shout alot, with little effect. Riley is getting better each week and has earned his place

Mathers is one of the most enthusiastic players in Super League, that I can give him credit for.

But Riley seems to be a very attacking-minded fullback who may make mistakes but can often redeem himself by making a decent break/backing up to finish off a try etc. From his time at Wigan, I can't say I remember seeing Mathers make a break or finish off/be involved a break by being support...1 try and 1 try assist in his whole Wigan career tells it all. Also, in defence he seems to be lacking alot of confidence.

In the reserves, he performed better when playing at stand off.

He comes across a sound lad and the right attitude and hope he can find form at Warrington.