Re: Gelling on the wing! : Fri Jun 29, 2012 11:39 pm  

Wasn't just him but the whole "it hasn't cost us a game" is out the window now!

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:34 am  

I don't think he will last long in the team IMHO.

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:04 am  

I brought up my concerns weeks ago about this guy and his lack of finishing will cost us a close game he didn't lose us that on his own but he played a big part in it last night

He needs to be in the pack or dropped to the academy imo he's not a winger the guy is like a rabbit in head lights out there

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 7:28 am  

king warrior wrote:

I brought up my concerns weeks ago about this guy and his lack of finishing will cost us a close game he didn't lose us that on his own but he played a big part in it last night

He needs to be in the pack or dropped to the academy imo he's not a winger the guy is like a rabbit in head lights out there

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:16 am  

The guy is certainly a bit of an enigma, can't help liking him until he gets the ball near the try line and it's like the lights go out sometimes and last night when he knocked on with the line begging the vast majority of the crowd put their heads in their hands and after that I just didn't want anyone to pass to him and it wont be long before the players feel the same unless he starts to believe in himself

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:54 am  

I don't think he's necessarily a bad player.

He does come in for work and his footwork is fantastic.

I just don't think he's good enough to stop an local/British academy player to be denied first team RL.

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:03 pm  

I'd like to see him in the centres, which is his natural position, before we can fully judge him.

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:09 pm  

Gelling seems to be the opposite of most wingers in that he's better in his own half than the oppositions. In particular he seems to be the opposite of Karl Pryce, especially in terms of effort.

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:09 pm  

He runs in hard from his own half, comfortable under a high ball and his defence is good. This is why IMO he keeps getting picked above any of the academy lads who could be a bit more suspect in defence. His finishing and ball handling at time is atrocious though and he has plenty of errors in him. Wane needs to decide if risking a potentially poorer defender but better finisher is going to be worthwhile.

Against Wakey he could put Sam back at 1 with Murphy on the wing instead of Gelling? Though I think we might see Sam in the halves next week.

Re: Gelling on the wing! : Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:18 pm  

Cherry.Pie wrote:

Gelling seems to be the opposite of most wingers in that he's better in his own half than the oppositions. In particular he seems to be the opposite of Karl Pryce, especially in terms of effort.

Pryce would have probably scored all the chances which Gelling missed and yet still would get slated.