Why move Gaskell? We've won 2 games with him at FB

Disappointing, but keep Gaskell at FB, Gale at 7, Addy at 6.

Kear/Foster/Henry/George wings depending on form, fitness, Arundel/Purtell/George/Henry in centre depending on form, fitness or need to play elsewhere.
Purtell in back row with Pitts only until Ferguson, Donaldson are back. Could really do with Bylthe getting back in contention too.

Agreed, but I'm not convinced about Henry's defence in the centres.

No I agree (also I suspect FC isn't either), which is why he was fourth in my list of centres. With Arundel being only on loan, purtell useful on the wings and 2nd row, Blythe injured, George slightly suspect in defence and useful on the wing you could see why the Worthington rumour might have come about.

Purtell is having some season, isn't he?

Player of the year for me so far. His ability to hit the right line, at top speed makes him tough to put down. Can't believe this is the same player as the Purtell of 2012.

Got to say I had my doubts last year, but this year he's been one of our outstanding players. On Sunday when the team was read out I was worried when he didnt appear in the backs, then relived he was in the 13 when he was read out in the 2nd row. I hadn't thought about it much up to that point, but my reaction to thinking he might be out speaks volumes for his improvement. And he showed up really well in the 2nd row.

He’s having his best year so far and has been a real plus. Quite a few people were wondering if he’d contribute much this year with all that went on with his health but he’s shown he’s still good enough at this level. His deal ends at the end of this year, I wonder if he’ll get offered another? (obvs subject to us staying up).

Because putting him at stand off causes minimum disruption. Addy has been doing ok in second row, putting him at half back doesn't work. Also we effectively lose ANOTHER forward if we put him at 6.

I did wonder when I heard the teams read out if this was the game where we finally kill him but he stood up well and his stats for the game back it up. This far I agree with Davey, he's the player of the year atm.

I too have been impressed after finding him a big disappointment up to 2014.

The sceptic in me wondered if it was to do with i) being in the final year of his contract and ii) standing out in a lower quality side, but if he keeps performing then who cares what I think?!

Adam Henry is firmly is his scapegoat shoes now. You've got to go some to miss more tackles than Danny Addy. And not just that, far far fewer completed tackles too.

Henry; 141 tackles, 45 misses. 75.8% tackle success.
Addy; 239 tackles, 38 misses. 86.3% tackle success.
Kearney; 82 tackles, 29 misses. 73.9% tackle success.

Oh and just for fun...
Foster; 19 tackles, 9 misses. 67.8% tackle success.

TBF Addy being in the forwards will have more occasions he's called upon to make a tackle than a centre or fullback so will have far more completed tackles in total.

Those stats aren't exactly Mumby-esque though!

Just wondering - is it time to make a round 12 thread?

Do we really have to join this Eddie and Stevo-ist nonsense of calling league games 'rounds'?

I looked twice and three times at this thread title thinking surely it's the quarter final we play them in - and though, obviously, we didn't play in the early rounds - I thought surely it couldn't have been the 11th round.





Then the penny dropped.....enough, I say, enough!!

Shouldn't that be the pence dropped?

This Eddie and Stevo nonsense is how SL refer to the games in their own competition.

In these days of closing Public Houses I suspect a lot of people may now be unfamiliar with the real meaning of "a round"

It's what Brian Wilson gets, isn't it?

True. That tigertot, for one.

Joking about the willingness of others to buy beer, that's classic commentator nonsense. We'll be criticising each other's ties next.

It's T.I.E. time.

and it only took the one...

Pennies went out in 1971. Replaced by new pence.

Almost correct, though it was actually '[iold[/i' pence which were dispensed with in '71, only to be replaced by the new variety. However, following a very familiar pattern; new pence, plural and new penny, singular. Still a penny - all be it a new one