No, because i think Dean has played very well and been consistent for us. I'd prefer him at centre to Gilmour.



Gilmour is more versatile than Longy.

Its the first comment you have made about Chris Dean before - conveniently timed too





You do have KC playing an awful long time on potentially one leg - Gilmour maybe versatile but he ain't no hooker!



Where is Long was on the bench Kyle can do the acting half work and be bloody quick around the PTB when KC needs a break

Wellens

Gardner

Gidley

Gilmour

Meli

Pryce

Eastmond

Graham

Cunningham

Hargreaves

Wilkin

Flannery

Dixon



Long

Ashurst

Clough

Puletua



Eastmond going into hooker when KC goes off and Long goes to scrum half, we need Kyle's speed at dummy half.

Same here. Gilmour is needed elsewhere.



I cannot believe Long is going to play. That's just silly.

Long has to go in. While Eastmond did a great job, our lack of an out-and-out decision maker made our last tackle plays an absolute farce. We can't afford that in a semi final.



OR



if Long doesn't play, Eastmond needs to be given more responsibility when it comes to the last tackle.

Not on the evidence of his matches this season prior to his injury, no.="st.stickyWould it be any better with Long?'"

I think under Long we'd be more organised but that doesn't mean we'd be better off and i don't want Long to start the game.



I do like the idea of having him on the bench to offer something different should plan A not work



But as a general rule i've not been happy with most of our last tackle plays for a few seasons especially on oppositions line we always tend to panic

Maybe it was planned not to kick on the oppositions try line as it would be better to turn the ball over on their try line than give them 20 free meters

We don't always run it though, we often put indecisive kicks in.



Just because you kick on the last doesn't mean cheap 20m if its a good kick does it it often means a repeat set of a drop out or even a score.

How many times has Long done that though this season?

We must have a goal kicker on the pitch at all times (just in case

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