Phil Clarke's OPTA stats

[Kittwazzer]

He has used his formula to choose England v Exiles squads. I might write a bit more when I've stopped laughing!

[i'm spartacus]

He has used his formula to choose England v Exiles squads. I might write a bit more when I've stopped laughing!

It isn't actually his formula. The opta rating system has nothing to do with Phil Clarke and he has no input into it.

I agree though it doesn't seem to pick some you would have thought would be in. No Charnley or Hock in it, and of course it wont take into account the english players plying their trade in the NRL. I really don't see Hardaker as a selection at all after Sam made him look like a turnstile last Friday.


1) Sam Tomkins

2) Jodie Broughton

3) Ryan Atkins

4) Zak Hardaker

5) Ryan Hall

6) Danny Brough

7) Rangi Chase

8) Eorl Crabtree

9) James Roby

10) Jamie Peacock

11) Jon Wilkin

12) Danny Tickle

13) Sean O'Loughlin

[TrueBlueWarrior]

Just shows that statistics don't always tell the full story because for me at least 8, maybe 9, should not be in that team. Maybe I am being old fashioned but surely an International team should be picked on current form with a tiny sprinkle of experience, no? Sam, Charnley, Goulding, MM, Mossop, Hock, Lockers maybe HH if eligible and fit and Preccy, if fit, should be certs, maybe I am biased?

[ancientnloyal]

My formula would be:

Tries
Charnley - 21
Broughton - 8

[i'm spartacus]

should be certs, maybe I am biased?

Seeing that you picked almost the entire Wigan squad mate, it's a fair comment.

As long as the other members of the Wigan squad are playing for the exiles

[exile in Tiger country]

The OPTA chosen Exiles squad had neither Finch nor Leuluai, so again stats don't pick great teams. It also had Kearney at FB instread of Hodgson.

[TrueBlueWarrior]

should be certs, maybe I am biased?

Seeing that you picked almost the entire Wigan squad mate, it's a fair comment.

As long as the other members of the Wigan squad are playing for the exiles

Haha, I know but I can't help but think that our current English born players are comfortably out performing other English players especially Charnley and Goulding and why they are not in the squad is baffling!

To be honest for the sake of Wigan I don't want any players in either squad!