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Hooley was usually excellent, but a poor day with the boot cost us a game against Tigers, I recall.
I recall a fair few of those from Myler too! It's a valid point you make but obviously there is risk as well as reward in trying new players. If the LV really is scrapped and we don't want to risk Academy prospects in AP games it's going to be tricky to see how good they are.
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What is gratifying is that players like Elliott, Stephenson, Alex Waller and Haywood are trusted week in, week out.
I think in some ways that's true but I also think that the team generally supports and introduces forwards (Wallers and Haywood) better than it does backs. Ofc that may be for all manner of reason; that they are just better prospects, that because of West we are better at bringing along forwards, that injuries meant we begun their introduction earlier than we would normally etc.
Our backs aren't the biggest (Elliot, Collins, Olver, Packman) although Stephenson and Mallinder jnr are both decent sizes but they have the talent and in Stephenson I think you have a player who should be starting no matter what other centres are available.