I agree it's a concern and not an ideal start in terms of luck on the injury front however I see NOTHING from Huddersfield to suggest we can't bag 2 points against them and with Borouh and Ashworth likely to be back I'm quietly confident. Moy wouldn't be playing anyway so can see us carrying on with same backline that played against Wigan unless we bring in a wildcard on loan or something

If Moy is injured so we need to keep Rapana at full back I would seriously consider giving Westerman a shot in the centres. Huddersfield are one of the weaker teams in the league so arguably a good time to give him a shot. Hopefully it doesn't need to be for a prolonged period of time but I'd rather see him in the centre and Chamberlain at second row than keeping Fash at second row.

Alternatively give Kirby a shot again. He showed up fairly well against Salford last season and looked solid defensively.

I'd rather play Westerman than Chamberlain at centre, Hudds are weak there unless Milne plays.

Agree with this, anyone has got to be a better option than Chamberlain at centre.

Has anyone seen stats for chamberlain against Wigan. I dont feel hes as bad as people make out but willing to be challenged on this

12 carries for 72 metres

11 tackles 3 missed

One error



And think he got taken into touch twice.

Swap Ashworth and Chamberlain round for me, Ash better off the bench

Good news on the disciplinary front with no bans, hopefully some good news to come with injuries too.

The error will be the getting taken into touch as it goes down as an incomplete set so maybe only once, although the stats from the super league site don't look right. They take them off a live/real time analysis, the other more comprehensive analysis is done post game but not sure where those stats end up. There's no way Wigan completed at 99%. Off the top of my head, Leeming knocked on at the PTB for at least 1 incomplete set, so unless they had 100 sets (they didn't) then theres a mistake somewhere.

All stats aside, I just don’t rate the guy and he shouldn’t be anywhere near a starting shirt, a truly baffling piece of recruitment for me.

Has chamberlain taken over from lane as the new fall guy?

Wigan absolutely battered us.

It can’t all be chamberlain, Lane and Fash’s fault.

I don’t see anybody blaming him (fall guy) for the defeat, Wigan were just too good as they will be for most teams. That doesn't distract from the fact Chamberlain is a poor signing especially on a 3 year deal.