Ryan Atkins never passed to his winger either, Look at him now. Give Walshaw time, and I'm sure he will start putting his winger away.

Walshaw and Ryan were the only two yesterday who punched holes in the defence. Walshaw showed good pace and whilst he may be a little shy of passing to his wing, I though a couple of times he wasn't exactly helped by his winger coming inside.

BUT, back to the original post - twice we kicked it on the ground from drop outs and twice we got it back, so why put it up in the air. Kick the ball to LAND, not to HAND as Benji Marshall says.

In the first half with the number of handling errors, its schoolboy tactics to realise that kicking early in the tackle count and playing the game in the opposition half rather than your own will reduce points conceded and give yourself more chances.

Walshaw is a big unit but has a lot to learn and I mean a lot but the one thing he has on his side is age.

Would that be the match winning looping reverse pass that he gave to mathers that launch out match winning try - great awareness from a natural centre - or would Collis have done better, assuming he hadn't already hobbled off to have one of his biscuit bones reset by McVitee's.



I was sceptical about Wallshaw when Belly was bugging him up, however it now staggers me that some can't see what's in front of them.



As for Riley, give over - he's a determined little player but his positioning and awareness have always been questionable, talk about building the lily.



Also was last night really the night for centres to be passing to winger, I mean really was it?

In dryer conditions with a longer passing game, Ryan and Walshaw would have been been a real handful.

As for Sykes, he does what he does.

Think it's fine to pair him with Smith but should be looking to move forward for next year.

Will Sykes be 34 next year, so maybe time for a change and if Tim does come back permanent, find out who is his best match.

Thinking about it, Andy Mason never passed to his winger and he wasn't bad! Back to Sykesy, not surprised Webster opted to put him alongside Smith, it's a proven combo that may well keep us out of trouble. Like others however I was surprised that Sammut got dropped.

He's an excellent example. He can't pass and that means although he is the best running centre in the league he isn't in the England side. It's an important part of the game for a centre.



He may get it. I hope he does.

Errm I think you are wrong. Andy Mason had a good pass. Phil Fox was our top scorer outside him.

Phil Fox was a speedy and underrated winger as I recall who played 3 season at Trin? I'd be surprised if he out scored Mason whilst at Wakey though. Perhaps a slight exaggeration on my part when I said he never passed, however happy to be corrected. The mason era were perhaps my fav wakey team. Plenty of guts who could beat anyone on their day and mason was a big part of that team.

Sykes or Sammut - come on - Sammut all day long !!



Sykes should be at centre - hes a good defender too.



Walshaw doing a fantastic job - but hes a second rower and does not miss a tackle.



But those who would rather pay to see Sykes play then watch Sammut are talking/typing rubbish !!