Ashton analyses

[ChrisA]

Defence:
He needs to work on his positioning, front on defence. He needs to attack the ball from a kick more, rather than letting it bounce, he's lucky it hasn't back fired on him yet, and he needs to challenge for the 50/50 more rather than hanging back.

Attack:
what more can he do?

That is as simple as I can make it.

[Stev0]

Flash posted:
In summary.
Don't agree that his defence is suspect full stop.
Certainly doesn't lack bottle (that for the others Chris, not you!
)

Well that's that sorted then. Thanks for putting me and the other posters correct on this matter.

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[Stev0]

Flash posted:

Stev0 posted:

Flash posted:
In summary.
Don't agree that his defence is suspect full stop.
Certainly doesn't lack bottle (that for the others Chris, not you!
)

Well that's that sorted then. Thanks for putting me and the other posters correct on this matter.

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My pleasure. Any time.

Any answers for me yet?

In answer to your questions Flash, no and no .... but he still lacks heart IMO. Time will tell whether he gets this with age/training experience but i very much doubt it. Like WW said your born with it, you don't learn it.

[Likely_Lad]

CA has been a revelation and one of the only good things to come out of this season. I don't know about everyone else, but I'd only seen him play once or twice before his SL debut, and in the academy looked behind players such as Goulding and Gleeson, so he's given me a very nice suprise this season.

However, one thing I would say to the lad is, 'Trust your pace!'.

The kid is lightning but really doesn't seem to realise it. One instance was last night when he threw the ball out to Richards, Vainikolo had all but given up in his pursuit but Ashton thought he was going to be caught. Yes it came off but it resulted in Dobbo missing the kick, if CA had carried on he could have crashed over right under the sticks. This isn't the first time I've noticed Chris' lack of confidence in his own pace.

[GeoffN]

Flash posted:
He has mastered the sheparding technique like no other teenager I have ever seen in 20 years of watching rugby and has made some fantastic try savers this season alone. I said on an earlier thread at least half a dozen, but Geoff assures me that it is more and being as he gets most things right I'll bow to his superior knowledge! Also his pace means that his scrambling defence is already of the highest order.

In summary. Total agreement re: attack, that Nobby (and hopefully Rads!) are the men to get the best out of him, that he will be with the club for the next 12 years andthat there are areas of his defence that he needs to work on. Don't agree that his defence is suspect full stop.
Certainly doesn't lack bottle (that for the others Chris, not you!
)

Oooh! Thank you, kind sir!
We saw another example of that "shepherding technique" last night, in fact...I might need to watch the video to get the right people, but I think it was Vainikolo broke down their left, with only Ashton to beat. Instead of trying to tackle him straight away, and run the risk of being handed off (as big Les has done to so many would-be tacklers in his career), Ashton held him up long enough for Calderwood to get back and help. Very sensible and mature play, I thought, and certainly not lack of bottle. I'd agree about his positional play needing work, but at least he has the pace to make up for that.

[ellery]

I remember a "Wigan fan" once say at Central Park what good is that Hanley! All he can do is score tries. - it takes all sorts!

[ChrisA]

Flash posted:

ChrisA posted:
Defence:
He needs to work on his positioning, front on defence. He needs to attack the ball from a kick more, rather than letting it bounce, he's lucky it hasn't back fired on him yet, and he needs to challenge for the 50/50 more rather than hanging back.

Attack:
what more can he do?

That is as simple as I can make it.

Agree in full.

All that, and we agreed anyway.

[ChrisA]

Flash posted:

ChrisA posted:

Flash posted: Agree in full.

All that, and we agreed anyway.

Yeah but we have to argue about it first! where's the fun in just agreeing?

I can't agree with you there I'm afraid

[Bear]

What Can you expect he`s only what 18/19?

[Lockers15]

he was in my brothers form at high school. He's nineteen but plays like a 29 year old. I dont know how you can complain about him?!?! He's becoming a legend at wigan and if we learn from our mistakes with Briscoe we won't let him go!