Re: Shenton : Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:59 am  

Walter Neff wrote:

IIRC think that was the turning point in that final....

Absolutely, Leeds ran riot down his channel and we didn't score another point after he went off. Was his best game in the V that.

Re: Shenton : Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:04 pm  

SFW wrote:

He's a class player in this league Shenton and I'm glad for him that he's showing it again. Should definitely be in with a shout of that left centre berth for England in the autumn.

Funny how some don't travel well even if it's only an hour or two away, all that Scott Taylor business at Wigan is strange to me.

Has he got fed up of travelling too?

Re: Shenton : Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:15 pm  

Some nice respectful comments, which are appreciated.

Re: Shenton : Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:28 pm  

Was allways a good player,but we played him on the right in a team with no real half backs and some average forwards,at Cas they are playing him on the left and have a good pack and decent halves

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:54 am  

Shenton's a great player in the right team, but his strength comes from him getting ball while coming from deep. Unfortunately, our lack of available halves, inconsistent starting line ups and (once rush took over) narrow game plan didn't suit him. He did improve mightily once he'd agreed a return to Cas, though, which shows there were some physiological issues.

I remember him scoring at home (widnes) against Catalans, he hit a short ball from Leon pace at full tilt, absolutely class finish.

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:19 am  

Shenton seems to have switched sides. Played down our right, has been on the left for Cas this season. Could that be the reason his form's picked up?

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:09 am  

St. Rughead wrote:

Shenton seems to have switched sides. Played down our right, has been on the left for Cas this season. Could that be the reason his form's picked up?

He was switched to the left as given the ball early, he is able to create space, and thats what we wanted for Carney

For me he has been for years and still is, the best defensive centre in the league

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 11:28 am  

St pete wrote:

Pretty sure he lived in Leeds and still does.

Leeds - Featherstone, it's all the same place really....













Stands well back

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 12:27 pm  

brook40 wrote:

Was allways a good player,but we played him on the right in a team with no real half backs and some average forwards,at Cas they are playing him on the left and have a good pack and decent halves

I wouldnt get too hung up on all this playing him on the right stuff, we signed him as a right centre and in his first stint at Cas he predominantly played there.

I'd say the other stuff mentioned about a lack of halfbacks and our limited game plan for a while effected him far more

Re: Shenton : Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:18 pm  

No1 Saint wrote:

I wouldnt get too hung up on all this playing him on the right stuff, we signed him as a right centre and in his first stint at Cas he predominantly played there.

I'd say the other stuff mentioned about a lack of halfbacks and our limited game plan for a while effected him far more

I was surprised how poor he went defensively to be honest.