His performance was quite simply sensational today.

He was every on that pitch with and without the ball.

AWESOME!

P.S Surely it would be "Tik a boo Son" not "Tek"

The first one never came off anyway





They call the player the king
KC KC
He'll make a try out of nothing
KC KC
He cames from Wigan St Judes
400 games and that's quite good
Keiron Cunningham
St Helens Number 9

See if that one catches on

sit down shut up!

Can't be bothered digging up the thread, but someone was asking a couple of weeks ago why any of us thought Wilkin had potential as anything other than a grafting back rower.

Well there was the answer. I really hope after that performance he is given a bigger share of the responsibility of guiding the team around the pitch. One thing Leeds have had over us over the last few years is that they have three ball players with reliable kicking games in McGuire, Burrow and Sinfield. We've had one. Wilkin is clearly up to the job ... stick him at loose forward and get him involved.

I agree - should surely play at 13 and be part of the thteam's organisation structure a lot more, especially with Longy likey to retire in the near future.

He is a great runner as well, but his ability to organise and move the team around is probably a more prized skill at this moment in time

Exceptional yesterday, he has clearly stepped up and looks the part.

He needs to be given our deep kicking game responsibility.

The next Sculthorpe....

Sculthorpe is the next Jon Wilkin.

In playing ability only i hope, lets keep him fit

If he keeps on improving, he'll be even better.

How many 40/20's did we have before yesterday?

He's e isn't he?

Doesn't turn up for the big games?

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A long way from the days of Martyn.

indeed its something i think we should try to exploit more. Leeds had 4 before the match, and still do now

Wilkin's best ever game in a Saints shirt on Sunday. The two 40/20s were brilliant and his defence just gets better and better. Tremendous performance. He is in the best run of form that he's had at the moment and I wonder if it's a true coming-of-age period for him in the same way that I remember Paul Loughlin having after he beat Leeds in the JPS Trophy. Loughlin's run of form that year propelled him from being a soild player into one of our best.

an early punt for MOS ? His tackling and general work rate before sunday were awesome, but now with a fantastic kicking game to boot.

He's in the right team to win it...

it is easy to forget that MOS doesnt have to play for saints

Later on in the 2007 we had a tough run of fixtures and more than our fair share of injuries, up until that point Wilkins form had been excellent. I expected him to kick on and perform as he did yesterday. It didn't happen then, but he's shown he's definately got it in him.

The question for me now is whether his recent road down the more industrious back row role has been dictated by Wilkin or his coaches.
I assume we all think now's the time for Wilkin to really grab the 13 shirt and add his own creative edge, but in an age of such strictly thought out and structured moves, do Saints (from Potter's POV) actually want a ball playing 13?

I'd say he is the running so far.

Interesting point. From what I have seen so far, Potter seems to like his 13 as another prop/big forward with Clough and TP playing the role alot this season.

Even if he doesn't play a creative role, he could still take a more active part in the kicking.

But I'd be inclined to say we'd benefit a great deal from having another ball player in the side.

Tony P won the MOS award the moment he stepped foot onto UK soil. Wilkin will get FHM player with trendy wooly hat award.