An exciting prospect indeed, Dufty getting his hands on the ball more after seeing him last year would be good but it will be interesting how this would work as 12 months ago Heys was being touted as the future of our team this isn't me knocking the idea just putting a little quandary out there to think about. I agree about CTW iv been harping on about him for two/three years now so much so i think my friends was bored of hearing his name until they seen him play last season in the first team

Not sure that's fair. The issue Ashton had been suffering with a little was his his foot, not his knee, and I'd say it was more likely the fact King has been struggling with his groin that saw Lindop on the bench.  Aston was never a doubt for the semi - he only didn't play at Magic due to the HIA.

You have to feel for the lad. I'm worried about how he'll be when he returns. As someone who is so quick and relies so much on his pace and his explosiveness you'd have to wager that he will lose a bit of that. The only sportsmen I've seen return from an ACL as the same player as before is Virgil van Dijk. Ben Currie has never been the same player since he did his, remember how fast he was?

Ashton has developed beyond being a speed merchant, but I really hope that we get the recovery right and don’t rush this. This season is done for him, so let’s not try and force a pre season into him for early round fixtures.


We’ll miss the way he carries the ball off our line. Lindop the likely candidate to fill in, good chance for him to put his hand up and get 15 games under his belt and audition for the right centre spot, assuming Tai is going. 


The knock on effect is that Jake Thewlis can’t really go back to Salford with our backline being so depleted. At least until Wrench is back ready for first team, given King is carrying multiple knocks. Jake T will get a chance this week, and likely Cas too, but then on will likely be back to the reserves. 

Its a shame we can't get him off the salary cap and bring Dom Young over to replace him in between his stints for the Roosters and Newcastle!