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.

to be honest i think pelutua takes some stopping and will put his hand up!! he's that kind of bloke and player

Good role, although Clough is doing his best to help at the mo. Faas is good as a "specialist 4th choice" but should only ever be considered for that role.

Since 2006 we've lost Anderson, Fozzard and (essentially) Cayless, that's 3 [ivery[/i big set of boots to fill. Clough and Puletua are back rows who've performed admirably, but we are lacking one more mature prop.
I've posted elsewhere that were walking a funny line - give us one more good (not necesserily great) prop and our pack'd be as near as unstoppable as the salary cap would allow, but on the flip side, if Graham got injured, we'd be struggling to compete with half the forward packs in the league!

I wonder if Tesco sell prop forwards, we must be well and truly under the cap this season?

Lynch should have been selected far ahead of Maurie, he's been brilliant in a struggling side.

I don't think you will get anyone, bar the idiots who see a good run a game as a good game, disagreeing with you.

I disagree. Lynch is a regular prop, the kind we have many of and better players in Graham, Peacock, Morley and Burgess. We don't need another in the initial 17 man Elite squad.

Maurie has been picked as he is about the only British player with the ability to be an impact player.

Is he being picked on his 2007 form?

No he's being picked as he's not got much competition for his specific place in the setup. He is also probably the best athlete we have, certainly none of the other suggestions for forwards have anything like the power he has.

I wish no Saints players would get picked to play along side some of that shower!

I'll have my Kiwi Jersey on in a few months.

Tony p as yet to put his hand up agaisnt Leeds, wigan or any of the big teams.

I like him and he been great signing so far but he seems to go missing when other teams pack gets on top of ours.

Also he grabs alot in defence

Spot on.

Lynch is a starting prop and maurie is a impact player off the bench.

Lynch wouldn't be able to do what maurie does off the bench and lynch wouldn't make any impact off the bench.