I may have come off that way recently but genuinely not a Wighton hater. Want the guy to succeed but he has been underwhelming this year. No consistency in his play. Some of his mistakes have been quite critical too, leading directly to points or in important stages of games. Saying 35 errors doesn't tell the whole story nor does 9 TA -good but terribly low number to be equal top (not that its Jacks fault it's equal top). You would think too with the number of runs he has made his line breaks would be higher considering he is half decent at breaking tackles.Seiffert82 wrote:We'll, he's racked up the second highest and equal highest try assist tally for us the last 2 seasons. Yeah he makes mistakes, but he's a critical component of our attack for a reason.Sun Coast Raider wrote:Wighton isn't a ball player. His percentage on passing plays would be so low. He is capable of the odd brilliant thing but he has no consistency. Maybe his short passing game is better but I never really saw it when he was playing 5/8.
I do think it is a bit early for Cotric at FB under normal circumstances, but if it is a choice between more of the same or more involvement from Cotric I know which I would choose. Having said that it is a moot point as you said. He ain't moving. Hopefully he can find some consistency and with help improve his support play and positioning. Give Cotric a couple more years on the wing and see where we are at.
He's not a one trick pony and he does it both sides of the field. In an attack that is often flat footed he hits the line at pace and he has the strength to put the defensive line in two minds when he has the ball.
I get there are a lot of Wighton haters out there. Sometimes it's clear I'm watching a different game to many people. That's OK, keeps life interesting.
Considering his form in the last few rounds - effort definitely there - I wonder why he was so poor for so long. I still believe he needs help from a dedicated FB coach.
Either way you look at it he is not the kind of fullback that should prevent us from looking elsewhere.