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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:11 pm  
Where's the Wigan Warriors option?
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:30 pm  
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:30 pm  
The crazy thing is none of us know who will play 4 of the positions 1-7. Assuming Sandow will play left HB, Lineham will play 2 and Atkins at 4.

That leaves Ratch, O'Brien, Patton, king, Monaghan, Evans, Gidley, Russell and Ormsby with Possibly Penny and Wheeler.
Will Monaghan play left wing or right centre?
Same for Evans.
Russell at left wing or Full back?
Gidley at right HB or Full back.
We could go on and on.

It is a good guessing game but I hope TS knows. We would all have a better chance of naming the 1-7 for next year for Wigan, Saints, Leeds, Cas and Huddersfield for next year than we would of our own squad.

Interesting little article about Gidleys influence at Newcastle on NRL.com hopefully a good person to have around for the likes of Patton, Toby King, Brad Dwyer amongst others.
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:33 pm  
I believe Gidley is brought in to play 6 as option over 1 & 13.
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:00 pm  
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Bang on? He states ratchford is our best player when he mentions chris hill in the same post. The constant statements by warrington fans such as "he's our best player" or "he's the most naturally gifted player at the club" seriously wind me up. There is NO evidence to back up such claims.


Thanks FMC, nice while it lasted, but it seems normal service has already resumed and I hadn't even followed it up!!
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:17 pm  
Ratchford is our most elusive runner by a long shot. He tops the stats for "tackle busts" for Warrington and is 11th highest across the league. He is also our 4th highest meter maker per carry. I like him in our side.
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:01 pm  
I think John Kear said on the SL Show something along the lines of it doesn't matter where you play him, as long as you play him.

Don't forget we signed him in a season where 1,6 & 7 were all nailed on jerseys to "specialists" in those positions, plus both our centres were on decent form. He still played practically every game in a number of positions including off the bench, and was highly influential for us. Nothing wrong with that IMO.
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:36 pm  
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I think John Kear said on the SL Show something along the lines of it doesn't matter where you play him, as long as you play him.

Don't forget we signed him in a season where 1,6 & 7 were all nailed on jerseys to "specialists" in those positions, plus both our centres were on decent form. He still played practically every game in a number of positions including off the bench, and was highly influential for us. Nothing wrong with that IMO.



It was Nobby Noble that said on the SL show about Ratchford. In response to a question by Tanya Arnold (yes I would), on where would you play him...."He should be played in a position where he can get his hands on the ball".
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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:42 am  
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It was Nobby Noble that said on the SL show about Ratchford. In response to a question by Tanya Arnold (yes I would), on where would you play him...."He should be played in a position where he can get his hands on the ball".


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Re: Stefan Ratchford position : Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:25 am  
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.
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