It makes you appreciate the characters we now have at the club. I can’t think of a single player who worries you that they’ll go off the rails or bring trouble. It doesn’t mean it can’t happen but it would at least now be a surprise.

He does look handy at 13 and could develop well there. As you say though, we could really do with him converting to a strong running 2nd row and I reckon he's got the tools to do that. Maybe that's behind the Hull loan, given their need there?

I like Mago at 13. He's got good hands and moves the ball well whilst still having the powerful running game that the extra prop option brings. He seems to have the fitness levels to play extended minutes now too.

I was going to say about Mago; he has played 13 a bit, hasn't he? Can pick a pass as well as having an offload. It's another option, at least.

I'd move Mago to 13 this weekend if I thought he could do the minutes you need from somebody in that position. His handling ability is superb and comfortably better than what we've seen from Ellis so far. He's worked hard on his fitness and it's much better but you'd still need to get another stone or more off him if we wanted to use him as a starting 13 IMO. As things stand he's a good option to use there in shorter bursts for sure but probably not a starting option.

Do you not think the minutes thing is a hangover from his previous lack of fitness rather than anything we're seeing now? He's played longish minutes on occasion already this season and didn't seem to be struggling in any way? Ellis isn't playing long minutes there as a rule either.

Mago isn't the "tackling machine" 13 we're used to seeing there but he brings other things that, say Smithies, didn't. It's a trade off, for sure, but it's certainly one that gives that something extra in attack.

That said, I don't think Peet would go that way as he likes a tight defense, particularly in the opening stages of matches.

Mago for me needs to come off the bench. He is best used as impact in my opinion either side of half time.

His fitness has obviously improved significantly but I still think he lacks a bit of mobility and can be targeted by fresh legs.

For me throw on the older heads early in the arm wrestle in Cooper and Thompson backed by Mr Consistent in Havard (who swear is morphing into Fielden) then rotate the 2 older lads for Dupree and Mago leaving Havard on for longer.