Gareth Widdop, What position?

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Looks like we might see Gareth @ 6 on Sunday ?
Hints dropped by the England coach in today's press conference.
Sam Tomkins back to FB
Robinson to 7
Gareth to 6
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I don't think Widdop will start the season at 5/8th..i'm pretty sure luke kelley will start there for now..from what I have seen of Widdop he needs a lot of improvement before he is a regular first grader..in saying that he has the talent it might just take some time to develop him...

I'm really excited about Duffie and O'niel tho :)
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what about in the centers? kelly would be good at 6, i just want both widdop and kelly playing
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Gareth did OK when they moved him to centre in the England squad,so I don't see when not.
At least from there he could be rotated or used as cover for the halves spot.
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O'Neill, Stanley, Nielsen and even Duffie are all better center options then Gareth
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Why play a half in the centres - leaving genuine quality centres on the sideline - just for the sake of rotation?
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Have to agree why play a person out of position in the centres, we have heaps of other much better options..in a few seasons he will be good, just not atm...he will be a handy backup for Billy when origin comes tho
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He's naturally a fullback from what I've seen on him but the game has changed so much in the last 5-10 years where the fullback is an extra play maker anyway so I reckon he could make a decent fist of five-eighth the way GI did in 2007-08. I could maybe see him at centre as well.
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Having said that, if I had to make the hard choice I'd put Widdop at five-eighth ahead of Luke Kelly in 2011...
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Bad news for Luke, good news for Gareth
Luke KELLY (Osteitis Pubis) – Had surgery to fix severe Osteitis Pubis in September. It will be a long 6-month rehab for Luke, but he is looking positively towards the new year. He will miss the first few games of the 2011 season.
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Michael :P wrote:Bad news for Luke, good news for Gareth
Luke KELLY (Osteitis Pubis) – Had surgery to fix severe Osteitis Pubis in September. It will be a long 6-month rehab for Luke, but he is looking positively towards the new year. He will miss the first few games of the 2011 season.
It changes nothing because Widdop was always the first choice replacement for Finch, the only reason you saw Luke playing was because of the injuries to Brett and Gareth.
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Welcome back grouch :-*
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Michael :P wrote:Welcome back grouch :-*
Grouch!!!
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BigG wrote:
Michael :P wrote:Welcome back grouch :-*
Grouch!!!
There is a touch of the curmudgeon to you Big G
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Michael :P wrote:
BigG wrote:
Michael :P wrote:Welcome back grouch :-*
Grouch!!!
There is a touch of the curmudgeon to you Big G
It's maybe I'm just a little sick of the dribble from some of the posters on here, so yes there is a bit of Victor in me!
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