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I wouldn’t be suprised if Jack Walker was the England full back by the next World Cup.

We'll see, there isn't exactly much competition at the moment.

Tomkins, Ratchford, Lomax, Hardaker, i’d say thats a bit of competition and some challenge to overtake them all.

past it, maybe, injured, brain farts.



Only ratchford seems a serious contender from that lot, and that depends on whether he stays in that position or not. He's played everywhere over the years

You'd think 3 of those will be past their best by the time the next world cup comes around.

Two of them already are

Id be amazed if walker isnt considerably better than 3 of that list when the world cup comes around, and Hardakers proved you cant trust him to be available for selection from one day to the next. Think theres every chance walker could be englands world cup fullback



Not sure where the comments about him needing to prove himself in superleague come from, he hasnt just played well against a 12 man Leigh team or against Barrow in the cup, he has played brilliantly in superleague, rightly winning m.o.m's against some of the best teams in the comp. In the grand final, the biggest game of our season, he was flawless, in bad conditions, he cought absolutely everything, looked dangerous, and made a lovely break leading to one of our trys.

The point about hype is clearly missed when a good display against a 12-man mid-table championship team starts this thread.....

So you cant see the lads class most weeks???

I see glimpses of real promise. I've no doubt he has potential, but he's a mile off the finished product yet. More than anything I hope Walker himself realises that he has a lot of improving to do, otherwise when he's 22 or 23 we'll be talking about him the same way as Sutcliffe, or Williams at Wigan seems to be heading.



My other concern is that he needs to bulk up, whatever position he ends up in, and hopefully he can do that without losing his edge.

If you read what I put in the OP I started this thread to have a bit of positivity on the board, his MOM performance may have prompted the thread but is a genera thread not just a thread about the game against Leigh.