Brough will be back next week when we play leeds at home.

why is every one so anti broughton the pass was a shocker as for full back after Friday murphy should be automatic selection

it was a forward pass to broughton yes.

i have seen an improvement in broughton the last 3 weeks, he is doing alot better than before... but if it was a choice between him and murphy it has to be murphy for me... no way does murphy deserve to be left out on his performances.

Are you suggesting the my opinion of Broughton is based solely on him dropping a very difficult catch on Friday? I believe both Grix and Murphy are better and more experiecned with our team and that's why they get my pick over him!

Is Mullally injured? Surprised to see Johnson in ahead of him. I think Johnson has been solid but I've been really impressed with Mullally. He's made a real difference on several occasions both giving us momentum as a starter and making a real impact off the bench.

the only place to play grix is full back due to the fact he cant tackle and after murphy played there he should keep his place.as for Broughton he has pace and we going to need it at wigan

Grix and Crabtree to come straight in. Grix comes into the line times better than Murphy or Connor at fullback. His experience is valuable. IF we lost he won't be coming in the week after shaking off the cobwebs.

I'm going to be shot down for this but Murphy to be taken out for this game even if only for one week. The lad put everything into the last game and I just feel Broughton has that speed and killing edge that Murphy doesn't have. He's improved a lot too. Any mess ups and Murphy comes back in.

My team would be...

1. Grix
2. McGillvary
3. Cudjoe
4. Wardle
5 Broughton
6. Connor
7. Robinson
8. Crabtree
9. Lunt
10.Kafusi
11. Ferres
12. Patrick
13. Lawrence

Bench. Koppy, Ta'ai, Bailey, Faiumu.

JJ had a really good game against Saints, especially his first stint, he is very good defensively. AM is better at hitting up, but JJ seems more controlled, by that I mean less likely to do something daft, JJ is also the better defender imo.

I also thought Koppy had his best game of the season against Saints,he and JJ did a lot of graft which allowed Kaufusi to do some of his eye catching carries and hits.

I actually think the future looks very good for us at prop, Huby coming in too!

Madness! Wouldn't have Grix straight back in, not after such a lay off he's had. The players in the team at the mo are battle hardened. Plus Murph was awesome at FB last week, I'd even say he's wasted on the wing after that display and the ones at centre. Connor to stay at SO, Cudjoe can cover there too, he stepped in nicely last week on a couple of occasions at first and second receiver. Theres Bailey too and no probs if Robinson is ok. Although Mullally has been going well but Johnson went up a notch or two last week as well, thats a toughy if both fit.

We seem to have healthy competition for most positions at the business end of the season. All season I've doubted our ability to do anything (compared to last year), but the last couple of games have given me a bit more hope, couple with the weakness' of other teams. Have we sneaked up on the outside and timed this right? hmmmm...

Muprhy has everything BUT speed and in my opinion is a lot better all round player than Broughton, wouldn't want to be a coach with these kinds of selection problems.

murphy did everything a full back should do last week he was there in support if there was an off load ,ran the ball back very well ,didn't drop a catch,organised the deference and what a tackle

While I would have no concerns about Murphy being at full back I think you need to be careful not to get carried away with his performance against Saints. At the end of the day they had 12 men for the majority of the game, their kicking game was non-existent at best and we spent long spells in their half with our defensive line not being under pressure. The Wigan game will be entirely different.

am i unbelivever every time murphy was needed he was there the last minute kick down the wing not knocking grix but i think murphy is our best full back

Yes.

Is Murphy out of contract at end of season? Wasnt suprised about Danny as Anderson said internal bleeding into his testicle sack. Would be suprised If he plays again this season.

i agree with this. mullally should be given a run of games

Yes I agree, re him and kaufusi I can only think that their attitude off the field hasn't been hard working enough for anderson.

Connor at full back for me, he puts 100% in every time. He can kick, catch and tackle all with a bit of speed. Just what we need on our last line.

Tough choice between Murph and Jodie....but for this game, Jodie as we have Charnley to watch out for and Jodie has the speed to catch him.

Good job I'm not a coach eh

Watched the highlights last night - my first thought re the fullback was if grix had been as "slow" to come across as murphy for makinsons try or had got caught out between two players as for Robys try Grix would have been absolutely slated for it!!!
I think they are both good players with different plus points. I think Anderson will make the decision not solely on the player but on the role he wants the fullback to take as part of the TEAM. - but that aspect of the choice will be lost on many.

You cannot seriously be blaming Murphy for either of Saints first two tries.

Just had to watch these again. First try how can the fullback get across the pitch faster than the ball. Second try from Roby is no way that the full back is to blame. What do you expect him to do other than try to tackle the man with the ball.

grix comes into the line better than connor? cant agree with that one, connor comes in very well and scores tries too with it.

not sure johnson will play this game... would think it will be crabtree/kaufusi/kopczak and taai at prop. or even faiumu

I don't think Jools was saying Murphy was to blame. What he was saying was that if Grix had been playing many on this board would have been blaming him for the exact same tries.

THATS EXACTLY MY POINT!!!!!!!!!!

that's exactly what im saying

Fair enough. In my opinion it will be a very tough call as to who plays full back between Grix and Murphy as both have different qualities.
If Anderson chooses Grix then he must also find a place for Murphy on the wing.
That would be harsh on Broughton who is now playing much better but for me Murphy has the better all round game.