Lomax : Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:47 pm  

Been impressed since he came back hope his injury woes are finally behind him! Question is where will he play when barba is available?

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Re: Lomax : Fri Aug 04, 2017 9:12 am  

he is playing well, not sure what is going to happen when Barba is clear to play.

Re: Lomax : Fri Aug 04, 2017 12:50 pm  

1. Barba
6. Fages
7. Smith
9. Roby
13. Wilkin

14. Lomax

That should be the spine when fit and on form.

Re: Lomax : Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:26 pm  

He shouldn't play in the 13. He can't play any other position and Barba is better. Provided Barba lives up to his billing, we don't need to be shoehorning players into roles. If they want a fullback on the bench they can, but I wouldn't want to be moving Barba every five minutes.

Although it's ridiculous to criticise players after last nights performance, I don't think he had a great game. His tackle on Hitchcox was sensational, but he was very rusty with the ball in hand.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:45 am  

Quality line ball for the Roby try & overall Lomax was good with the ball imo. Lomax off the bench covers the whole back line and possibly even at hooker. You don't leave quality like that out of a 17. Holbrook has been sensational since he arrived so I'm sure this particularly conundrum has been debated and given his track record to date we back his decision all the way.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:42 am  

I agree. He's got to go utility sub because there's someone better in each of the other positions he can play. But that doesn't mean he's unvalued. It's a 17 man game, and being able to introduce a fresh body of Lonax's ability into any of those key positions is a great weapon in the armoury.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:49 am  

I personally expect him to slot into one of the half back slots. Most likely Fage. With Fage going to the bench and rotating at hooker.

I actually expect that barring injury the halves will end up being Lomax and Smith with Barba at fullback.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:11 am  

Why would we do that? Fages is improving week on week and now looks a very dangerous player. It's not coincidence that Percival is getting so much better ball now Fages is supplying him.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 1:28 pm  

Roy Haggerty wrote:

Why would we do that? Fages is improving week on week and now looks a very dangerous player. It's not coincidence that Percival is getting so much better ball now Fages is supplying him.

Fages is playing well. However Lomax for me is a better player.

Re: Lomax : Sat Aug 05, 2017 3:34 pm  

The Chair Maker wrote:

Fages is playing well. However Lomax for me is a better player.

Theo sees himself as a 6 and that's where he wants to play but lomax is fullback. Why move Theo who has possibly been our best player this year and most good things in attack comes off him.

I'm a massive lomax fan. I've virtually backed him all way from a kid, through his injury problems and imo the best ball playing fullb ack England have but a fully fit and switched on barba is a diffrent class to any fullback In super league and I don't like playing players out of position just to accommodate players. So for I think lomax goes to bench.