Absolutely brilliant performances from both halfbacks. Lomax kept the defensive line guessing with his footwork and strength (so refreshing after Eastmond's no shows), and Gaskell put in a very mature, steady display. His kicking game was excellent.

Another point is that apparently Lomax had spent part of the week with the England Knights. So prep time for the Leeds game must've been minimal.

He had two training sessions with Saints, according to Simmons.

Got some good raps on Boots n all last night, they focussed on the "young guns" of superleague , gave Gaskell and Foster some credit also

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Lomax looked very useful in the halves last week, as did Gaskell. Be interesting to see how they go over the next few weeks.
Credit to Roycie for giving them a go.
Couple of years ago we had two promising halves in Eastmond and Tomkins. Neither have really progressed, and I'd go as far as saying Eatmond has already dropped to Union standard.

You're saying Tomkins hasn't progressed?

Dear, oh, dear.

He didn't make it as a half back and was permanently relocated to fullback. IMO he's too concerned with cheating, cheap shotting and niggling to be as good as he was when he first broke through.

He will never be an Edwards, Long or Gregory.

Ski,
Tomkins is too predictable and I can't see him posing much of a threat to the Aussies later this year.
As Saddened says, the cheap shots and niggles are now the major part of his game. I hope he DOES eventually turn into a Long, Edwards or Gregory, but he's way off their standard at the moment.

Has he been played on the wing like Long was at this stage in his career?

I'm not sure if you are comparing him to those players in their second season or when they were at their peak.