happyjack:Trojan Horse:
Now the 21 has been released. Vagana returns is a boost.
I would make a few tweaks but not too many:
Roarke
Russell
Scott
Pratt
Johnstone
Trueman
Lino
Mckmeeken
Hood
Atoni
Vagana
Croft/ Griffin
Pitts
Smith
Uele
Rodwell
Faatilli
Only tough choice was Croft/Griffin but we need more minutes from our second row. I would consider spelling Pitts there if needed with Rodwell or Mckmeeken going 13.
Lino just about keeps his place but he needs to have a good game with Trueman this week with no errors like kicking into touch.
That team looks strong and can certainly do the business. The forwards like KR will need to dominate down the middle vs Leigh.
On what basis does Lino just about keeps his place ?, he's had a good game every time he's played with Trueman, he made one error with ONE kick and has been slaughtered for it and on the other hand Trueman's stand in hardly set the game alight did he, had even a bit of luck gone our way you'd have to be looking to find something else to have a side swipe at Lino, and fwiw please give me some indication where no other player has not made any errors, thanks in anticipation.
Lino has made the same mistake twice at similar times against KR and FC on kicking it out on the full and losing the pressure at a very important part of the game. I genuinely don’t mind Lino at all, he’s a savage in defence and it’s nice to see him playing alongside a decent 6 in Truman and hopefully forging a decent partnership, if they play consistently together.
For me and I’ve said this in another thread, does Lino make us a very good top 6 team in arguably the most pivotal position on the field, I’m not sure. Would he make it into any other of the top 6 teams at 7, in my opinion no. He’s by far the best 7 at the club and from what I’ve seen Oli Russell can’t tie his shoe laces. Like other players in the team, I hope the mistakes are knocked on the head and we can win a lot more than we lose.
