Superb defenders are usually your Centres. I would have him at Centre. Would hope to see Ali on the other but if RTS plays wing he is not that strong defensively. Great attacking weapon but this year was his best defensive effort statistically and he wasn't flash. Hopefully the coaches have confidence in Ali defensively as it would be a great attacking edge with the two of them.
)Great point. I love Rocco’s kick chase on long balls as well - so many great grass cutting tackles. He’d probably not be able to do that if he’s also doing a zilllion hit ups.
I don’t think I’d play him there because of the balance of the squad (we need a winger) but tbh I still think he’s probably the best fullback at the club.
I'm picking a Tohu renaissance, in the middle somewhere between front row and lock - he was so broken last season and you could tell the leadership weighed hard, until Mitch stood up that is... If the rehab has been done right he'll come back in fresh and have Mitch, Capewell and JFFuckingH alongside him and will have the chance to contribute for shorter bursts - my hope of course ... I feel the same way about Niukore too, and am hoping he is staying a middle .... Interesting seeing the promo shots for the Pasifika jersey (which I really like btw, contrary to most takes): Zyon Maiu’u looks like he's slimmed down and Laban is a little bulkier, taking for granted Laban is in the 2nd row but possibly Zyon Maiu’u in there too? - Ale's in those shots as well, and he's getting towards the geniunely massive end of the spectruum - as a useful point of reference the scary-old-huge-units of Hitro and Seuseu are standing along side them in some of those shots
Hopefully Dylan stays healthy next season. I read somewhere that it’s something like a 45% chance a partial acl tear turns into a full tear, similar to what happened to Sam Walker. That could be a big factor in offering him a contract.
True, I guess there's no hurry from either party to jump into a contract immediately. Brown has good long term security with his current contract setup, and we can't afford to take a risk signing a guy who is likely to be one of the highest paid on the team when he may not be able to perform at the same level/at all. So best to wait until we see how and when he bounces back.
You know after thinking on it fir a month, and after watching just how cocky and confident Demetric is I'd say he takes fords spot easy. But is he more a prop?
What is actually CHT's all round game?Don’t get me wrong, RTS is very likely still our best FB. But I also reckon if he’d gotten a bit better service inside him, he’d have shown that he was our best centre last year as well. By Montoya leaving, think that leaves wing as where he probably ends up (unless Kosi bumps him out
1. CNK - just a safer bet than TT with all the unknowns of Vegas
2. DWZ
3. Berry
4. Leiataua
5. RTS
6. Metcalfe
7. CHT
The halves are such a ‘who knows’ - I just really like CHTs all-round game, and Metcalfes probs the best run threat.
Interesting take. Not sure about the ‘clutch’ thing - he wasn’t any better or worse than most of the spine IMO. Basically our dominant halfback was playing hurt and in and out of the lineup, which meant lots of roles had to change on the fly to adapt -very hard to shine in that situation.
Back up hooker - Clark or Walker?
