The Virtual Terrace • England Squad 2022 - Why are we falling further behind?

How many of these players would you say are in there prime?

Sam - past his prime which was 10-12 years ago

Akers - prime but untested

Batchellor - prime but untested

Bateman - not in form he was 3-4 years ago

Burgess - not in form he was 4-5 years ago

Cooper - past his prime in his NRL/peak wire days

Herbie - probs a few years away from his prime

Hall - 7+ years past his prime

Hill - still a great player but 5+ years past his prime

Knowles - in his prime

Lees - in his prime

Makinson - in his prime

McIlorum - 5+ years past his prime

McMeeken - in his prime

Oledzki - maybe a few years off his prime

KPP - still developing, years off his prime

Radley - prime

Sneyd - not seen enough, untested at this level

Thompson - prime

Watkins - playing well but a few years later his explosive best at Leeds

Welsby - playing great but untested and will probably been even better at the next World Cup

Whitehead - prime

Williams - prime but out of form

Young - will be in his prime at the next World Cup

Farrell, Walmsley, Newman, Lomax, Percival are big misses to the squad.

Gone are the days off stalwarts like Farrell, Peacock, Morley, Ellis, O’Loughlin, Burgess, Sculthrope

Statistics: Posted by NSW — Sat Oct 01, 2022 6:14 am — Replies 20 — Views 1010

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