Johnny Ringo

Not sure he'd get many trys at Saints the style of play they have lately. Saints to win due to their superior defence.

Can't you loan him back to Barrow for a game or 2?

To say Ritson was poor last season is a joke, Wellens has several times given praise and he was offered a 2 yr deal to 2025 and option to extend to 2026 , a top club would not do that for a poor performance surely? Interestingly with a new centre arriving, Hurrell and Bennison are in the reserves squad playing Swinton. Not sure how to read into that but it seems they both could be being considered back up players and non of the first choice 21 man squad players are being risked?

Got to disagree, Blake at center then yes, on the wing? Known as being very suspect under the high balls, fumbles too many which gives teams possession metres out, the reason he was dropped for most part of the last season and no doubt the opposition will target this. I'd rather have safe hands, a pass or take the ball in and win a penalty than lose it metres out in the corner. I don't see many SL games but with the Barrow interest I did watch some and Ritson did actually make several breaks and good meters in the limited games he played.

Most quick wingers will often get trapped when recieving kicks to the corner and returning. They would score 20 trys a game otherwise. Ashton is exactly the same, as is swift and so on. It's only part of their game to be good at catching ihe high balls then gsining a few yards and either passing to the second row or centre if it's on or take the tackle. You cannot expect a winger built for speed and agility to crack a solid defensive line any more than once or twice in a game unless it is a poor opposition. They all get tagged, even French and Field in returning from deep high balls to the corner. The issue then with Blake is he is known for being very suspect under those high balls to the corners.

I see more the case that taking the shirt away from the lad when they were only looking to sign a Centre for the vacant 3 shirt would have been unnecessary and a demoralising blow after only being given it. Shirt numbers do not guarantee starting places or even any guarantee of a certain amount of game time these days.

Why would Bennison, who looks a bit unnatural or awkward on the wing and lacks a bit of power and pace be nailed on if Saints are openly saying they will be changing and focusing on being a more quick and attacking style team in 2024?

If the focus is attack then it has to be Blake centre Ritson wing. Both have real pace and could jell very well if given a run of games, I don't think Ritson had that or much possession or chances to break last season. Percival to be Makinsons inside man.

What was funny about it? St Helens wanted him on loan trial from Barrow for a season, he was under contract but had a SL buy out clause, St Helens bought out the remainder of his contract. All above board.

Nonsense, it was a loan deal with a view to pay £20k for the last year of his contract if they decided to keep him.

Tonga have been a poor outfit in this Test series.

So it was, silly me I'd actually wasn't watching it at the time I'd totally switched off. Or nodded off.

On the left?

He missed that one though

I was meaning the over excited drooling from the commentary.

What? He put too much on it and Welsby shepherded it out. It's what any good fullback does.

I never said they weren't being out played, of course they are being out played, the scoreboard tells you that. I said Tonga are sluggish ( slow, void of idea) and predictable, are you saying they aren't?

To lose it would be catastrophic, Tonga are very poor today, sluggish and predictable.

It was a good kick but to be fair his first real moment of the game, two poor knock ones previous to it.

I watched it, he was still wrong footed and slow to react.

Lewis struggling a bit in this first quarter.

Both, a winger always has to man up on his opposing winger.

He got turned inside out there though.

Poor defence, wide open on the right.

He's still a great player, but it's an area he needs to work on .