It's part of the outcome of the RFL's enquiry into why we were so guff in the world cup.

The masterplan is to do what we've done every season since the beginning of time (i.e. name a train-on squad), but we'll call it an elite squad so that it sounds a bit more like a RU/Cricket central contract type affair.

You've proved the exact opposite of what you was trying to achieve!

Maurie is not and never will be a 80 min prop.

That don't mean he not fit but is a impact player who as good bursts which is very important to saints.

Roby never does 80 min but I'm sure you don't think he unfit.

Paul Anderson was great for us and never did more than 40 mins a game.

Maurie and graham are both good at what they there for.

If you want an impact prop we need this one to do a Fa'asavalu and become English.

I thought that. From those stats, Maurie is playing better than Burgess. Although, i like Burgess, wouldn't mind him down Saints.

I think luke burgess will turn out better than sam

I reckon by the time Sam is the age Luke is now he will be an absolute monster. It's easy to forget that he's around about the same age as Gareth Frodsham.

Also Sam is playing in a poor pack in a poor bulls team.

He is taking some stick this year and teams ave started to target him.

If bulls don't get some decent forwards he gonna be £d in few years like graham will be if we don't get a prop asap

Sorry, I missed the link
[urlhttp://www.superleague.co.uk/statistics_player.php?season=2009&stat=metres&hs1=2009&hp1=1135&hs2=2009&hp2=1950[/url

Mauries stats look just as impressive.

Great, now you can be utterly predictable on 2 messages.

Not much in it really.

Maurie makes more meters per run.

Makes more tackles from dummy half

And don't miss as many tackles

again pretty even, maurie makes more metres per carry, feka makes more tackles and offloads and maurie more tackle busts just.

Feka is so fat he can tackle people from the bench. When he falls over he makes 8 metres, it's like tackling a bag of spuds the size of a house.

Maurie isn't playing how he can just yet but has stats just as good as feka.

All the pies I know say feka has been top class this year.

Maybe maurie not playing that bad or the pies are used to feka playing $hit

I'm waiting on ya comment rogues

I'm busy trying to put them right on Radio Manchester.

Why what's up pal?

Jack was intimating that the 17 man squad announced today was the squad for France. I had to remind him that this was the first phase of the train on squad.

Oh and check your maths re Feka and Fass on metres per carry. I think you'll find Feka makes more per carry.

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Don,t think Maurie is getting enough game time to be honest, I,ve noticed quite a few games lately he,s just getting into his striden the Mick Potter brings him off.
Like to see him do the back 20mins in each half, that would improve his stats even more.
At lease Mick Potter has the intelligence to bring Roby and Maurie on at the same time, Roby opens up the play and Maurie does the tackle busting.

I just assumed Maurie was in the squad for Big Sam to smash around in training.

the problem is that maurie looks so out of his depth at international level its unreal!! he's a good mobile prop when he's playing off of a quick play the ball and saints are all over teams like a rash!! as for carting the ball up and making hard meters as you have to do against the kiwi's and aussies he just gets hit hard and go's backwards.

when saints have the role on they are by far the best team in our league. but when they get trapped in their own half they look cluless!! because when the going gets tough the only member of your pack who puts his hand and and has the ability to do somthing about it is graham. maurie just cant do that. for a prop he is a luxury england cant afford against the the big 2 imo.

Spot on that.