Had an excellent game for Gateshead last week. Then again so did Jamie Rooney, partnering him in the halves. And Louis Sheriff was probably the best player on the pitch.

Big step up from KPC1.

Keating is a hooker

Just not a particularly good one

he has played in a grand final though and as were told the nrl is a million miles ahead of super league

He may well have played in a grand final but he has been appalling in super league.

I've sen plenty of players who have played in GF's who have been useful over here

With respect to the lad and I know we got hammered but he was a kid amongst men when we played Wigan last year. Not the answer Im afraid.

I dont think throwing him into a team thats low on confidence and not playing well is a good idea. I havent seen enough of him to judge, but hes been here for a long time now and not broken through and purely based on that it makes me doubt if he will make it to be honest

With all due respect to the lad, he looks to be far from ready for SL to me.

Personally I am not a fan of Keating although he does have some skills in his portfolio.



I prefer a Lee Briers type player who thinks on his feet sees the situation in front of him and reacts to it. Bright, alert, energetic and constantly seeking out ways to deceive defenders.



Keating has all the footballing skills of Briers but none of the imagination, vision or energy. And whereas a Briers or a Burns will impose themselves on a game Keating waits for the game to come to him.

Fair and accurate view I would say Sir Bob, maybe it's his settling in season let's hope so, but as you say, all the skills but not the get up and go of a Burns.