Quote cadoo="cadoo"I've always thought Charnley has been a bit error prone. Goulding may not have the same attacking prowess as Charnley, but more often than not he is very safe and error free.
I've been encouraged by Brett Finch after every game. He has improved and seems to have settled in more with the squad. His defence needs to improve and sometimes some passes don't come off, but with time he will fit right in.
Joel Tomkins is in a tricky situation for me. He's being asked to learn a whole new skill set at centre and pretty quickly too. In defence I haven't noticed any mishaps, which is encouraging. It's just his decision making and lack of acceleration that is letting him down. I certainly wouldn't drop him though.
McIlorum has been poor for a few weeks now. His place must be in serious threat with Logan Tomkins doing a superb job at Widnes.
Still I don't feel wholesale changes are needed. With the situation we've found ourselves in (losing WCC, getting over Madge leaving, Gleeson leaving and a new halfback partnership) I think to be second - win our game in hand and we're joint top - does not warrant us to panic. We can still win this league and we can beat Wire in the cup. We've a squad capable of doing it. By the end of June we'll see Andy Coley, Gareth Hock and possibly Stuart Fielden return which will freshen up the side. I'm still confident.
Credit to Les Catalans though. They're a real threat this year. Trent Robinson has turned them around.'"
Thanks for giving a serious answer
My posts were in the heat of the moment (and bloody hell is there plenty of heat) but I do think Charnley could be at risk. He seems to have made quite a few errors and that was enough to get Goulding dropped so the same should apply for Charnley.
Joel Tomkins is frustrating at centre, but he might be banned for our next game if he's been fighting again. It sounds like Charnley and O'Loughlin might be at risk of a ban too.
McIlorum hasn't been consistent this season and consistency is very important for a hooker.
Finch tends to do several good things in a game and also several bad things. In poor games he'll be bad, in good games he'll be very good but with a few mistakes. I keep wavering between being very impressed and very unimpressed.
My posts were in the heat of the moment (and bloody hell is there plenty of heat) but I do think Charnley could be at risk. He seems to have made quite a few errors and that was enough to get Goulding dropped so the same should apply for Charnley.
