: Sat Mar 28, 2009 6:37 am  

Have to say I was VERY impressed with Lomax last night.

He didn't look out of place when he came in field and got involved at the play-the-ball.

Even to the point of holding the ball for big Tony so he wouldn't knock on. To have the presence of mind to do that in a game which is your SL debut is very impressive.

All hail the Saints academy.

In fact I was vey impressed with all our young lads tonight. Dirty shot by Atkins on Wheeler though his card should have been marked by BIG JAMMER after that!

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:40 am  

Lomax looked lively and all-in-all made a decent debut. If he cuts out the mistakes he looks another good prospect for the future.

[Fantastic Mr Catpiss]

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:22 am  

leon felton, mark 2

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:52 am  

~ No1 Saints Fan ~ wrote:

Lomax looked lively and all-in-all made a decent debut. If he cuts out the mistakes he looks another good prospect for the future.

Really ? I thought he looked pretty poor. I know it's naughty making judgements based on one outing on SKY, but I thought he was the weakest of your 'kids'. Even thing like pace etc, I thought he looked slow, when he made a half break in the second half etc.

Without too much fanfare, I thought that Ashurst went about his business well, good ball for Gardener, and good composure when he put Pryce under the sticks, just seemed to make stuff look easy.

Wheeler looks to have something about him. I'm not sure what he is, that footwork for his try was excellent, he looked like a young Bobbie Goulding after converting his own try, chest puffed out, trotting back. He looks to have the bit of atttitude, maybe that's the wrong word, presence, self belief about him. He was excellent on the wing last week, his try apart last night, I wasn't that impressed with him, I thought his passing was a bit laboured, a bit slow, but he's got a massive future in SL as 'something'.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:18 am  

JWP wrote:

Really ? I thought he looked pretty poor. I know it's naughty making judgements based on one outing on SKY, but I thought he was the weakest of your 'kids'. Even thing like pace etc, I thought he looked slow, when he made a half break in the second half etc.

It was his debut, so I imagine he probably would have looked the 'weakest'. It's also a really hard role to fill with the big boots of Paul Wellens haunting him so I give him respect just for doing what he did.

Incidentally, Wheeler's chest is always like that!

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:32 am  

SaintsFan wrote:

It was his debut, so I imagine he probably would have looked the 'weakest'. It's also a really hard role to fill with the big boots of Paul Wellens haunting him so I give him respect just for doing what he did.

Incidentally, Wheeler's chest is always like that!

Maybe so. you lot probably see far more of him for the reserves etc. It's just, as a neutral, your looking for something, not a polished performance as you know there'll be nerves etc, but something raw like, and he just looked a bit laboured to me, that's all. He worked hard enough, ran in the ball in full of zest etc, was probably a bit unlucky not to score, he just seemed to lack a bit of class, genuine burst of pace etc, y'know what I mean ?

SL is good right now, people knocking the competition after the WC, but there's plenty of young talent, at different stages of their development, top tryscorers are folk like Hall, Wheeler, Halley etc.

That Wheeler, is footwork for that try, very Chris Bridge-esque.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:39 am  

Tony Catsmith wrote:

leon felton, mark 2

There was never a mark1 pal

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:21 am  

I was impressed with Lomax.

Pretty tough task to make your SL debut at Full Back when it isn't your position. He made a couple of mistakes, but what I liked was the fact that he was always hovering around the play the ball and the ball carrier looking for something to happen (more like an Aussie style full back).

As for the comment on his pace, he didn't look too slow to me when he was chasing down Danny Brough.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:58 am  

Promising debut from Lomax for me. Dont understand where the no pace comment comes from at all.
Lots more to come from the lad by the looks of it.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:59 pm  

Jealous fans on here again.

Can we start banning these fools please?

Knocking young lads with rubbish statements. No pace etc.... absolute bollox!

Played well, welldone!