Correct.



Someone who has to face their own try line to pass the ball out to the right should NEVER be in a ball handling position at international level.



McGuire sucked but Ive been saying that for years, if smith was to choose one of the leeds halfbacks it should have been burrow.



Briscoe at FB has added nothing to England in attack, he never beats a man running the ball back and his positioning is suspect not to mention his tackling poor.



Lee Smith believes his own hype now and is a poorer player for it.



Morley and Peacock were poor.



Peacock is not a Captain and never will be.



Next week [ucould [/ube embarassing.

But then again it couldn't.

why dont we just do what the aussies do then and stick a ball handler at full back, then we can play a big 13, eastmond to full back, he would always break the first tackle and get us on the front foot, as for the centre i would have pryce along with fox.

I think that just about sums it up.



If Peacock was a captain don't you think he would be a club captain!!



McGuire and Lee Smith should both be dropped and never under any circumstances be considered again for international selection.



We should say thanks very much for your input over the last few years to Morley and Peacock but we need to move on from picking these 2 - they were both very poor and overshadowed by younger hungrier players on Saturday.

I agree with dropping Eastmond to full back. My 17 for the Kiwis would be;



1) Eastmond (would bring the ball back strong and provide options coming into the backline)

2) T Briscoe

3) Gleeson (much needed defense and experience in the backline)

4) Shenton

5) Hall

6) Tompkins

7) Myler

8 ) Morley

9) Roby

10) Graham (grafter, not an impact replacement)

11) Burgess (we need some fire from minute 1)

12) Ellis

13) Sinfield - capt

Interchanges

14) Peacock (would work better as an impact player)

15) Crabtree

16) Carvell (had a big season - deserves a chance)

17) Wilkin (can cover in either backline or pack)



Any thoughts on this?

defiantly agree with having wilkin in the team, dont think westwood adds anything. good cover for the pack and backline.



id even consider having Wilkin in the centre he played at 6 for saints this season

Wilkin would give us so many options with regard to interchanges depending on how the game is going. At the moment we do not have a player in the side with so much versatility. He also would add a little experience in to the backline along with Gleeson if needed.

Agree with this selction? Not sure Eastmond is any more a full back than he is a centre TBH. No Maguire is right - he's had enough chances and without the pace he had, he is a liability esp in defence.

Id rather stick Jonny Vegas at Loose Forward and have him as Captain rather than Sinfield. Sinfield is a good Loose Forward and Captain at club level but certainly not at International level.

Everyone has their own opinion! My only other thought for skipper was Ellis, but went with Sinfield as I believe he is a natural leader. Out of interest Joynty, what would your selections be?

I like eastmonds eagerness and pace. I think that he is young enough to play anywhere and find his natural position. I would just like to see how his pace would be coming into the line in attack, and I feel sure that he would break first tackles on kick returns.

Thats one of the best i've seen. Only thing would change would be to start with Graham and sue Morley off the bench