Question: Is Gidley being brought in to play 1 or 6?
Question: Is Russell REALLY a better fullback?
and as an extension to that question, excluding kick returning how is Russell better than Ratchford?
Is Ratchford just a victim of his own utility? would he be reading defence better if he was given FB permanently?
At centre he would be a better distributor than Atkins, Atkins has the vision of a mole rat looking at the sun through a telescope, no game awareness what so ever, i would absolutely hate to be a winger on Atkins wing. He certainly has the brains for a 2nd rower but is his defence strong enough for the pack?
I fear though that if Ratchford replaced him at centre his running style and willingness to take on the line would still be there and be detrimental to his winger yet again.
Bridge is always looking to beat that first defender and create just enough room for the winger to open up, Ratchford doesnt have it, he's looking for the room for himself, Atkins is just driving it up and then when he's wrapped up looking for the impossible offload, usually as he's falling or that stupid basketballesque over the head of the guy wrapping him up.
Loose Forward for Ratch...not big enough, not strong enough, if they want him in that position then you have to change his training regime and bulk him up, and if that happens it could affect his mobility and change his entire game besides i think Ben Currie is our long term answer to the No.13 shirt.
Stand off....NO, just no and only because we have a Sandow type player in the halves, next a Cronk or a Pierce then all day long i'd have him at 6 but him and Sandow i just can't see at all.
Although even though i say no of all the positions 6 makes the most sense for Warrington the team, if we have to fit him in then halves it is.