Brett Hodgson's place

After a fantastic performance and win at Wakey, if (and it's a big if) we beat Leeds ect and win the next 3, when Brett's fit should he get straight back in? also interested with regards the same as when Mason is back to full fitness? should such as Patrick and Raleigh who are playing awesome miss out?


My feelings are no matter who you are you should have to play your way back into the side, interested in peoples thoughts.

He's the captain mate and should be in. He's played great up until injury.
Even though we beat Wakey yesterday, lets not get carried away, they didn't exactly prove to be the hardest team in the world.

Mason should get back in as he will be fresh and then one of the others can get a rest. Now we know we have 5 top class super league props we can rotate them a bit and then pick the four most on form for the big cup games and play-off matches.

Brett should also get back in as he was his typical fantastic self before the injury and although we didn't miss him against Wakey he is still a world class player, but what we do know is that he doesn't have to be unnecessarily risked.

Its great that not only do we have a quality 17, but we have quality in depth.

Know what you saying Reidy and Matt and certainly not getting carried away just yet, far from it until we actually win sommert.

But if we went out and hammered the next 3 sides we play it would give Browny a real selection headache (in a good way).

I know can't really take much from the Wakey game as although we were very good they were awful, the thing is if we have the same attacking/defensive performance against such as Leeds, ie throwing the ball from wing to wing, scoring from our own 20 ect and hammering them. Does that make us a better attacking team without Brett?

Interesting

I think the tactics would have been the same if Brett had been playing to be honest mate. They had 2 young inexperienced wingers out there so we threw everything at them and it came up trumps. We still broke them down the middle though with ease.

Firstly Brett Hodgson is awesome and that is in no doubt, just to clear that up.

Secondly it shows with the injuries we have that the squad is stronger this year.

Browny will have a real selection headache (in a good way) when the likes of Brett, Drew, Wild and Mason ect are fit again.

Thing is though, if Leroy was to win the MOM for next 3 games should he then be shipped back out onto the wing when Brett is fit again?

I know your thoughts but it is very interesting to see what would happen

brett who ? lol.. keep him for one more year and get him to teach cudjoe all he knows and we will be ok

I have always said you should not change a winning side, I'm not sure i would have the nerve to do it with a player of Hodgsons class though, I have to say though that K Brown really stepped his game up when he had more possession, To be honest Wakey were as bad as i have ever seen them, and everything we did came off, we may have racked up 70 or 80 with Hodgson who knows ? I'm with Matt as regards props, we need as many fit as we can have, Really pleased with A Raleigh.

Good to have varying forms of play though and team choice.
At least we don't become predictable.