Wigan Warriors • Forward watch

Partington isn’t ever going to be an impact player from the bench. The only way you’re going to get a good contribution from him imo is to start him and play him for 80 minutes and probably as a loose forward because he’ll not make the ground you want from a prop forward.

It’s unfair to say this (but I’ll say it anyway) in a way but he has summed up everything that has been wrong with this team in the last couple of years. He’s still a youngster even now but we’ve treated him and played him like he’s a senior prop forward for a few seasons now. It’s been a joke in many ways and unfair on Partington himself.

I’m not writing him off, I do think he’s a good player (when used correctly) but the competition looks too hot for him at the minute. He’d be my 6th choice prop (after the 4 in the side now and Havard) and at best 3rd choice loose forward (after Smithies and Isa and possibly lower if you shifted Ellis to loose and it would be close with Shorrocks), so it’s not going to be easy. Ultimately it shouldn’t be easy but it has been easy for too many seasons now for these young forwards fo get a place in the side.

Statistics: Posted by NickyKiss — Sat Feb 26, 2022 1:05 am — Replies 130 — Views 8551

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