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: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:40 pm  
I don't think Wilkin has quite lived up to the potential he had as a youngster.

But that has nothing to do with his attitude as far as I'm concerned ... he works his backside off on the pitch. He's averaged around 27 tackles a game for the last couple of seasons, and, according to the Super League site, is averaging 39 per game in his first four appearances of this season.

It's probably true that he isn't big enough to be a destructive running second rower, but you can hardly put that down to him thinking he's a superstar.
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: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:42 pm  
Wilkin is a GB international forward, so he does have some ability.

I think many of you are not taking account of his excellent angles of running when hitting the line, and his generally intelligent footballing skills, and support play.

He isnt a blockbuster but he is a footballer.
RL isnt all about bash and barge, you need players with subtle skills as well.
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: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:45 pm  
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Wilkin is a GB international forward, so he does have some ability.

I think many of you are not taking account of his excellent angles of running when hitting the line, and his generally intelligent footballing skills, and support play.

He isnt a blockbuster but he is a footballer.
RL isnt all about bash and barge, you need players with subtle skills as well.


Spot on, he runs some great lines.
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: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:48 pm  
he's great at playing hide and seek in big international games too... :lol:
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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:32 am  
In the all conquering 2006 season, he made the step up from behind the shadow of Gilmour to become not only the best second rower in our squad, but arguably the country. In that season alone, I can't think of a second rower who had performed better than Wilkin.

Since then, he has not improved, and has possibly taken a step backwards.

Now, I don't think he is worthy of a GB shirt anymore. (although don't ask me who deserves one ahead of him :lol: )
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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:05 am  
He's a damn site better than Flannery and I'll bet he's cheaper too. For those thinking he hides from the hard work, I remember him breaking tackles to win us the Challenge Cup final against El Giantes at Twickers, with a broken nose. Hardly the stuff of lazy pretty boys.

We haven't played well in donkeys years, when was the last time we cut lose and pasted someone? We struggled through last season, grinding out results and it wasn't pretty. A lot of the work Wilko does goes unnoticed.
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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:48 am  
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He's a damn site better than Flannery and I'll bet he's cheaper too. For those thinking he hides from the hard work, I remember him breaking tackles to win us the Challenge Cup final against El Giantes at Twickers, with a broken nose. Hardly the stuff of lazy pretty boys.

We haven't played well in donkeys years, when was the last time we cut lose and pasted someone? We struggled through last season, grinding out results and it wasn't pretty. A lot of the work Wilko does goes unnoticed.


Funnily enough. Wilkin hasent had a good game for years either!
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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:58 am  
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Nothing to say he couldn't make good loose forwArd as pryce ain't really a ball playing stand off.


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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:59 am  
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Funnily enough. Wilkin hasent had a good game for years either!

He wasn't that bad in the cup semi against us last year.
P.s Clough looks like a great prospect how's he been playing??
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: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:54 am  
It's ok sayin he does 27 tackles a game cox he prob does.

He's prob the best 3rd man tackle machine in the world.

And yes he did run good lines but now he is just like a dummy runner.

Don't get my post wrong cox wilkin is a player I like but IMO he thinks he is better than he is and not played how he can for year and half.

No matter what anyone says he has not lived up to it.
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