The Virtual Terrace • 2019 Super League Ins & Outs
NickyKiss wrote:
Johnstone is a fine talent but McGillvary and Makinson have set an incredible standard for any winger wanting a place in this team. The performances by McGillvary in the World Cup and to a lesser extent in this series along with Makinson’s incredible introduction to test match rugby have pretty much sealed their places for any internationals we play next year.
I hear a lot about form and how players should be picked on it but international form should count for a lot as well as club form. At the minute they have so much credit in the bank it’s tough to see a way back in for Ryan Hall who’s been incredible for England for about 8 or 9 years or a way in for two freakish talents in Johnstone or Dom Manfredi.
Think we’re in a position now where it can be a combination of both international form and club form with the depth we have which we haven’t had previously and meant some players got picked even if they didn’t have a great club season.
Whilst some players have had good games in this series, last time we beat NZ in a series at home in 2015 the MOM awards in our 2 victories went to Brett Ferres and Matty Smith so I think it’s a bit early to name anybody on a team sheet for matches that are 12 months away.
Statistics: Posted by ThePrinter — Mon Nov 05, 2018 11:16 pm — Replies 308 — Views 29353