Bateman at Centre

up the junction · Post by **up the junction** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:04 pm

Brilliant. Reminded me a lot like Dean Bell ,tough,gritty,determined.Got to keep him there,it's something we've really been missing.As I started Brilliant.

Firestarter · Post by **Firestarter** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:05 pm

I've been saying that since saints away last season(emergency centre)

TrueBlueWarrior · Post by **TrueBlueWarrior** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:09 pm

See my post on the win/lose Leeds thread!!

cpwigan · Post by **cpwigan** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:24 pm

NO, great in an emergency BUT he is a back rower first and foremost NOT a centre

Firestarter · Post by **Firestarter** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:30 pm

Defo emergency centre cp..I was getting sick of the Joel Tomkins( EC).We never learned from his last spell ,that he can't think,or act,quick enough for a centre.
At the end of the day we didn't play fantastic rugby in attack,but we tackled well.
We still play braindead rugby in our own 25 ,and struggle with the go forward collision.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:37 pm

Bateman went great at centre. Now sarg is out its likely he'll stay there. Offers so much going forward in our sets compared to straight backs.

up the junction · Post by **up the junction** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:40 pm

cpwigan wrote:NO, great in an emergency BUT he is a back rower first and foremost NOT a centre

But he's better than any of our so called centres when playing there .Isn't Gelling supposed to be a back rower? Wasn't Sam supposed to be a half back? Batemans best performance by far.

cpwigan · Post by **cpwigan** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:42 pm

up the junction wrote:
cpwigan wrote:NO, great in an emergency BUT he is a back rower first and foremost NOT a centre
But he's better than any of our so called centres when playing there .Isn't Gelling supposed to be a back rower? Wasn't Sam supposed to be a half back. Batemans best performance by far.

Gelling on pre injury form was a far better centre than what Bateman did tonight. He offers far more in the back row probably loose forward when Lockers retires.

up the junction · Post by **up the junction** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:47 pm

cpwigan wrote:
up the junction wrote:
cpwigan wrote:NO, great in an emergency BUT he is a back rower first and foremost NOT a centre
But he's better than any of our so called centres when playing there .Isn't Gelling supposed to be a back rower? Wasn't Sam supposed to be a half back. Batemans best performance by far.
Gelling on pre injury form was a far better centre than what Bateman did tonight. He offers far more in the back row probably loose forward when Lockers retires.

No way! To much of a loose cannon ,Bateman tonight was a centre ,not someone pretending to be . As I said earlier something we 've been missing for a long time.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 11:49 pm

No problem. We can now have both Gells and Bateman in the centres and spend our money on a stand off.

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