Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:29 pm  

Wow surprised at this Jon Wilkin named Captain for Wednesday's game http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18675376 Forgot to add - Congratulations Jon and well done.

Wow surprised at this Jon Wilkin named Captain for Wednesday's game http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/18675376 Forgot to add - Congratulations Jon and well done.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:31 pm  

Well done Jon.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:38 pm  

Thought Robes would have been appointed, but, good luck and well done Jon

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 2:54 pm  

Benidorm John wrote:

Thought Robes would have been appointed, but, good luck and well done Jon

I think it's a question of leadership and is Roby vocal enough. If you want a captain to lead by example then possibly Roby's your man but if you want one that's Vocal maybe Wilkin is a good option.

Either way I don't think he will be appointed permanantly but it's always a great accolade to captain your country even once.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:10 pm  

I'm not sure about McNamaras thinking behind this. Wilkin couldn't even get in the side for the last game.

We had Adrian Morley as captain not so long ago...now we have Mr Wilkin. What a comedown.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:49 pm  

Perhaps they're looking for someone that won't get sent off in the first 4 seconds.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:10 pm  

wirethunder wrote:

I'm not sure about McNamaras thinking behind this.

Your comment assumes McBanana thinks

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:16 pm  

Out of the squad named for the second Exiles match, he seemed the most logical choice. As people have said is Roby vocal enough? Wilkin's got a lot of big game experience, and leads from the front in terms of effort. The only other possible candidate would be Carvell, as one of the only other senior pro's in the squad. Peacock did McNamara no favours in announcing his immediate retirement when he did. He should have just retired at the end of last season and allowed England to plan for the future without him. as for Morley, yes he put's the effort in but, can be too much of a liability. How much longer can he continue to play both internationally and domestically? He must be 33, or 34 now and reaching the end of his career.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:13 pm  

Well done Wilko. I'm sure he will give it his very best shot.

Re: Wilkin Captain against Exiles : Mon Jul 02, 2012 6:28 pm  

Well Done Jon Wilkin grab this chance with both hands.