St Helens Wolf wrote:
Nothing to add in respect to the Gelling rumour (no inside knowledge and I certainly don't believe all that is written on social media) but, if we were to lose a centre due to injury or other circumstances, we have a number of options.
Brand - direct replacement
Charnley to centre, Ashton to wing (I'm not convinced that Charnley is a centre)
With Widdop fit, move Rachford to centre
Burrell to centre (or Hughes when fit)
We're not short of options this season
Please not Burrell. During the brief stint on Thursday he looked a bit like a rabbit in the headlights. There’s was 2 occasions at marker where Austin has to shove him into the right position and tell him where to go as he’s in his heels, and a third on our line where he back peddles like under 7’s, falls over and barely regains his feet before the PTB. A better dummy half would have gone over him there.
Don’t get me wrong, he’s making progress, but if you look at the way King defends, especially from marker, Burrell is miles away. I think he needs a few weeks in the reserves playing 80 minutes, learning in real game scenarios, Just to get game-savvy.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Mamo in the centre, although I’d prefer a genuine centre, in Brand.
