Nathan Brown column

May 28 2009 by Chris Roberts, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

So that means you must have been encouraged with the way (on-loan Wigan back-rower) Lee Mossop played on his debut?

I thought Lee went okay.

He’s still a young kid (20 years old) and has got a long way to go.

But to say this was his first start for us he showed some good touches, which was encouraging.

Lee’s Cup-tied for the home game against Castleford, so does that create any major selection headaches for you?

Not really.

Fortunately, everyone came through the Wakefield game unscathed, which means changes will be kept to a minimum.

And with having Lee ruled out it means Paul Jackson will come back in for him.

Jacko was rested for last week’s game and I’m sure he’ll come back refreshed and eager to play.

There is, however, still the question mark over Brett Hodgson.

He’s recovering well from his (quad-muscle) injury, and he was able to train well yesterday.

But we’ll give him a fitness test tomorrow before thinking about making a final decision

If he isn’t right, then Leroy Cudjoe will continue at full-back, and after the way he played at Wakefield last weekend I’d be more than happy about going down that track.

With changes being kept to a minimum, that presumably means Michael Lawrence will be 18th man for a third week, and in the few games before that he had been switched from centre to wing. What’s the thinking behind that?

The fact he moved from centre to wing was more to do with Jamahl Lolesi’s best position being centre, and that affected where Bruno’s played.

You have to remember he’s only just turned 19, so at this stage of his development it’ll do him good to move out wider or have a week or two off.

I do, however, think in the future he’ll be a centre.

You often find that talented young centres often come in at the start on the wing at the elite level, and move back inside later in their careers and go on to have a massive impact in the game.

We see no reason why that can’t happen with Bruno.

Finally, as the game against Castleford fast approaches, how much would it mean to you to help the club reach a Challenge Cup semi-final?

I suppose I’ve been brought in to do a job and hopefully be part of a coaching team that can prepare the side as best as we can to be successful.

But everyone throughout the club puts time in and contributes to the cause, so if we do get through this weekend everybody should be feeling proud.

There’s no question it’s a big thing to do well in it, and I think we’re all determined to make further progress.