Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:12 am  

Think its presumed Hurrel will be playing and he was well marked by Martin. A frustrated Hurrell isnt something you want on your team.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:23 am  

RAPIDO wrote:

We signed Momski as an out and out Centre but x games in he is now a winger moving Martin back to centre?Unless Roberts is injured I don't get the dicking around like Gannon to standoff etc Round peg Round hole!

Are you trying to equate playing a player who has played wing in the NRL to Gannon playing in the halves?

Daft.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:51 am  

In this game I can completely see the rationale in playing Mom on the wing. To win this game we need to cut out the unforced errors,be stronger coming off our own line particulary in our right corner and take our opportunites when they come. With a first choice bench me must fully utilise all the players to keep momentum in the game. If Ackers can play majority of the game I would load the bench and take the risk on no injuries in the backs.
If we were playing say Cas or London then no way should it be Mom on the wing go with the kids.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:48 am  

So you think Martin Centre,Mom Wing and Bentley / McDonnell back row then a bench of two props and two backrowers ?.

It's not a bad idea and it means a more experienced edge. Though I do think Martin is less effective there.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:11 pm  

ArthurClues wrote:

Who's on the scrapheap? If you're talking about Roberts - he isn't even a winger. Of the others you mention only Tindall and Olpherts are wingers. For what it's worth I totally agree that we need a real winger to replace Fusitua next year.

My point exactly in your words" he's not even a winger" but being picked as winger? Handley apart we haven't had a decent winger since Briscoe was deemed past it.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:15 pm  

christopher wrote:

Are you trying to equate playing a player who has played wing in the NRL to Gannon playing in the halves?

Daft.

If mom is a winger why play him in the Centre?

Daft.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:32 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

If mom is a winger why play him in the Centre?

Daft.

Like many outside backs he has played a bit if both although mostly centre over the last few years. Clearly with Fusitua out, we are short of a winger. The question is - who is the better candidate to play wing in a high pressure knockout game, Roberts or Momirovski? Momirovski gets my vote considering Martin has proved an able back up at centre.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:21 pm  

Agree. The wider issue here is we lack depth of a good young winger when Fusi is out against the better sides in the competition.. as we do up front. That's 2 areas where we remain behind the top 2 or 3 sides imo. We're most certainly better equipped this year but still a tad short.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:54 pm  

RAPIDO wrote:

If mom is a winger why play him in the Centre?

Daft.

Momirosvki has played both Centre snd Wing in the NRL.

The point was you compared that to Gannon playing a couple of games at Stand Off.

As I said. Daft.

Re: RD 5 | St Helens (H) : Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:17 pm  

Will be a year or two before academy kids are ready to start phasing into the team iirc.

If we could get a decent winger for a few years that would be great.