Just want to say well done on developing this kid. He was very impressive tonight. Good speed, backed up his collegues very well, good kicking game and appears (apart from last penalty) to be a promising goal kicker. Is he in the England knights team? Definitely a pleasure to watch.

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Very well deserved Man of the Match tonight.

(Not sure if he is in the Knights squad)

Didnt hear MOM but he was certainly my choice. Read somewhere he was seen as a long term replacement for Lee Briers, well at just 20 with a performance like that he's definitely going to be promising and a great replacement.

That's what I hear, too. They are big shoes to fill, but given another season or two I think he'll be plenty 'seasonsed'. His conversion ability is terrific, too, so no worries about having to leave the kicking details to Westwood once The Hodge is gone

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Massive potential, but no way was he MOM. Briers ran the show the first half.

True. I guess I just see that as a given, though. He was very 'keen' tonight, it must be said, would have liked to see one of his intercept attempts coming off.

Yeah but to be honest that's expected of briers. O'brien wasn't expected to shine like he did. And certainly stepped up and stood out. Can't argue with MOM at all.

O'Brien was much better last night. I've been cautiously impressed with him up to now but expressed concerns that he hasn't been doing enough in a game. Yesterday he had been clearly told to up his involvement (and partnership with Briers) and he certainly showed what he is capable of.

Great performance from him. He's got good speed too,the fact he could slow down in a breakaway and play Riley in for a try. Looks like he's been playing with briers for years.

Ps the last conversion was a chip accross to try and catch leeds out to get a try.

But what a try

I thought he was excellent last night, but Briers was head and shoulders above anyone hence making him man of the match.

Who was the sky man of the match?

O'Brien. I presume Briers was the sponsor's mom.

A nice selection headache for TS, Richie Myler is going to have to fight his way back into a starting place

He wasn't head and shoulders above Chris Hill. Thought he had a great game last night.

So our future spine will be

1 Ratchford
6 O'Brien
7 Myler
9 Dwyer
13 Currie


Happy with that

O'Brien was the sponsors MOM

That will do me. Flesh it out with the likes of Rhys Evans, Riley, Cooper, Harrison, Hill, Laithwaite (and possibly Bateman) who are all under 25 and we look ok for the next 10 years or so.

So he got both, deserved them both too.

Briers runs the show every week. I can't quite believe how good Briers is. Even now at the Autumn of his career, the guy is immense. He's our best player every single week.

For some reason he's not a fashionable player. He got the odd "Briers for Great Britain" comment once or twice a year off Eddie a few years ago and gets the odd comment now and again off Stevo now, but he's criminally underrated. And he's one of the few characters in the game too.

To see the hype and bull$h!t that some players get, constantly, and then to see what Lee does week-in-week-out...



As for Gaz O'B; I'm very very impressed. He's still a bit raw in some areas but I'm excited about his future.

Briers was MoM for mine and he is playing as well as ever. Best kicking game in SL bar none.

With GOB his kicking was really aimless and I do wonder if he lacks a yard of pace. Lots more to come from him though and he is learning from an absolute master.

Thanks to the OP for their kind words.

I have posted this a number of times before but once more won't hurt.......... Gareth O'Brien is only 20.

That's a joke right?

Also take into account the age of others such as Bridge, Atkins, Hill, Grix. Great for the future. What would a team without Codgers look like?

1. Ratchford
2. Riley
3. Atkins
4. Bridge
5. Evans
6. O'Brien
7. Myler
8. Hill
9. Grix
10.Harrison
11.Currie
12.Laithwaite
13.Bateman

14.M.Cooper
15.Dwyer
16.McCarthy
17.J.Cooper

The future is bright.

Nope he doesn't appear that quick for a half-back especially compared to many currently in SL.