Re: RL Fans England World Cup Team - Prop : Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:49 pm  

I picked Mossop, Burgess, Graham and Crabtree

Think i was totally wrong to be honest.

Graham, Hill, Mossop and Lynch would be preference.

These meter makers would be great backed up by the wide impact that Ellis, Hock, Burgess and Westwood could make.

I picked Eorl purely because i think the ockers struggle with him.

Lynch should get much more praise than he currently gets as the meters he makes is pretty special.

Mossop has been pretty so so toward the back end of this year, but i fancy him to really kick on now.

Sam B has always been more of a back rower or 13 in my eyes.

I know that we say this every year, but the England pack is frightening on paper.

Re: RL Fans England World Cup Team - Prop : Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:52 pm  

supersuperfc wrote:

Am I the only one who just doesn't 'get' Mossop? A decent enough player but never seems to dominate. IMO of course which is only based on when he plays against Hull and on sky games

He had a poorer season this year and got flat towards the end. Shame Crabtree couldn't prove himself due to injuries this year because he seemed to be in excellent form at the end of the season. Burgess plays a fair chunk at prop in the NRL too but in reality could go anywhere in the pack. Graham, Burgess, Crabtree and Hill atm for me, but obviously with so much pressure on Hill at the moment it will be interesting if he resists second-season syndrome.

Re: RL Fans England World Cup Team - Prop : Fri Nov 16, 2012 4:29 pm  

That really is the "problem" of Burgess in a way. He's at least close to top 5 in the world anywhere in the pack apart from hooker. I was convinced 2nd row was better for him until the season just gone. He seemed to play most of it in the front row and put in some real dominant displays leading from the front.