He's nowhere near as good as Westwood.



Obviously I'm wrong, he's no doubt one of the most consistent players in the league and is completely irreplaceable, better than Hock & Westwood and never has a poor game.

I not sure I even know where to start with that. How about - they're totally different styles of player and impossible to compare directly?

They both play 2nd row, Westwood is a better 2nd rower. What he does for his team is better than what Manu does for us as a 2nd rower, hence why Westwood's up for MoS and Manu was nowhere close.

Manu's a one off, I don't think there's another backrower in S/L like him, he's unplayable on his day, which imo is far more often than not. Whilst Ellis is no doubt a top player I do think that you'll miss what Manu brings. When Rovers were promoted Manu was the 1 Cas player I hoped wed sign as they were relegated, nevermind.....

Manu is irreplacable but should we get Ellis and Bateman to replace him and Tickle then I think it's an improvement. Our current game with a lack of creativity in the halves means we rely on him a lot to bust tackles. Maybe with better halves and a different emphasis on attack it will lessen the blow of losing him.



He can blow hot and cold and isn't getting any younger but that said i'm gutted to lose him.

If Westwood played for Fc he wouldn't be up for M.O.S probably, as if Manu played for warrington he probably would be up for it too.

Remind me who the current MoS is?

Spot on mate.

Manu will be massive loss and i dont think Ellis can be compared to him as they are completely different players but he does play well in 1-2 games then go missing for 2 and has done his entire FC career. Saying that we are most defiantely a better side with him in even when he's not on fire

Manu is the leading forward for try assists, not only that he can be a beast in the tackle, draws defenders like flies to , makes tackle busts for fun.

I hope he has a terrible season for the next year or two because he is a potent threat every time is is on the pitch, just not always as effective as we would like him to be. that's sport, can't always be 100% all the time.

Hope Willie gets a massive send-off at the Cas or Playoff game, he deserves a pre-match round of applause like Swain & Domic and not just the walk round at the end when half the crowds gone home. We've had 5 years of fantastic rugby out of him.

Agree 100%. Manu's contribution deserves special recognition.