Any idea what's happened to this lad, from what I saw last season he was a brilliant prospect and seems to have been underused this campaign.

Is it down to injury, or just not being selected? Personally I think he should be getting more opportunities, as it looked as if we had a potential world beater on our hands. Perhaps a few games on the left wing to get him used to first team action again.

I suspect if you go to the Bradford match you might see him - just a guess.
He played for the U20's on Sunday. He was a little rusty first half, but scored a superb solo try from stand off in the second half - he just cut through their defence and outpaced the chasers.
I think he was unlucky with the timing of his foot injury. Then there was a gap of no U20 matches for him to get back to fitness. I would quite like to see him have a run in the 3/4, but I suppose he will get pushed to the wing again when he does get another chance.

He played against Salford.......

Sums up Tony Smith`s not unpleasant dilemma: too many fine players trying to get into a 17 man squad every week.

I genuinely fear for Rhys.

He was heralded as the next big thing and started off like a whirl wind. Unfortunately injuries hampered his progression and he may struggle to get in the side.

Personally I see him wasted on the wing. I'd like to see him given a run of games at centre. If Bridge is struggling with his injury/form then maybe this could be his opportunity.

to be honest i was one of rhys's biggest fans and i still am but with riley in such great form and monaghan just being top class we couldnt take either of them out, i would however consider putting him in for bridge in the centres for a few games seeing as he is carrying an injury would do both players good

I think he could do a job at loose but would have to put a bit of weight on I guess.

He is a great player but as stated already unlucky with injuries, he is very young still isnt he.

Good dilemma to have for Mr Smith TBH.

Loose? he's a biscuit as it is without sticking him with the big boys.

Jesus man he's 19.

Drop Riley for him.

His defence isn't upto it atm.

If you mean for this week's game, I agree. Riley has played quite a few games and Rhys needs some game time.

Longer term I am surprised TS has not given Rhys a chance in the 3/4, after all he is always trying players in different positions and values 'utility ' players.

He has given him a chance. He started the first home game of the season and got injured. He's only just back to full fitness a couple of weeks ago and there is big competition for places. He also played at Salford.

True, perhaps I am a bit impatient. But I think he is a real talent, a natural rugby player with speed, an eye for a gap and can run good lines.

Put him in the centre instead of Bridge. Bridge has been struggling with a niggle all year. Put Matty Blythe back in the pack (when required)

Lets face it Blythe is not a centre

His better performances have come at centre IMO, I've always felt he struggles with the work rate at second row, it seems to bring out the 'daft penalties' in him.

IMO, Evans will eventually be a centre, but I wouldn't play him there just yet, he needs consistent minutes and I'd prefer him to get them on the wing for now. If we're dropping/resting Bridge, I'd put Monaghan at centre with Evans outside of him. But if we're looking to establish Rhys in the first team for the rest of the season, then Riley is the winger I'd drop for him. Sad, but Rhys clearly has more potential.

If the lad is naturally a centre then why put him on the wing. It does frustrate me when coaches do this

Correct, it baffles me how many people come on here wondering what has happened to certain players despite the fact their injury situation has been well reported.

I presume you haven't seen Riley's try scoring record this season and that you didn't see his try on Sunday. Rhys will get a chance when he's fit. He's hardly played at any level all season.

Very infrequently I post, but when I read somebody suggest dropping Chris Riley at the moment I feel compelled.

Don't think I've ever seen a player so in form. Chris used to have his weaknesses but has overcome them all, and is beginning to take on defences like he did as a schoolboy! His try this weekend was phenomenal.

Rhys is a great player, but still very young. His defence was a bit of a liability in the Salford game. Patience everybody!

Blythe may not have started out as a centre but he has put in consistently solid performances there, and at the moment given Bridge's injury situation I'd rather have Blythe.

On a more general point it shows how far we've come when we're saying the likes of Blythe aren't good enough when previosuly we've had Benny in the centres and Sibbet on the wing..... both of whom would hardly set the world alight in those positions and both - I would suggest - would be lower down the pecking order as centre than Matty

Rugby League is a sport played in about 4 countries, and this last 12 months I haven't been in any of them for a significant amount of time. There's a big world out there, and not every one lives in Warrington you know.

Plus I've only been to one Wire game this season, so how was I supposed to know about his injury situation? If I was aware of it I wouldn't have come on here to ask.



I know it's not the most interesting topic, but thanks to those who came back with informative responses. Anyway all the faintly interesting threads such as the one about the flare seem to get locked because the moderators don't like them, and we're left with the same boring old subjects such as:

Parking@ insert name of Yorkshire pit village here

Ref for Sunday

19 man squad v ...

Surely you enjoyed my '2011 accounts' thread ? It had everything; suspense, drama, sex. What more could you possibly want ?

I think SEB may be upset that you don't check the 2012 Squad thread, because he keeps a (mostly) up-to-date list of injury news there, which is how I knew despite now living Leeds and only going to the one game so far.

I've still enjoyed this thread though, and the 2011 accounts one, though from that description I can't have been reading it very carefully

. Nothing stopping you making more threads if you don't like the ones we already have, too.