Finishing tries after the lead up work by others and scoring tries from your own speed, elusiveness etc are 2 completely different matters.
Nighty certainly is a great finisher but in all reality how many of his tries this year would not have been scored by other wingers?
On the other hand how many tries has he scored from speed and elusiveness?
Wingers are supposed to be the Lamborghini's in the backline that streak away and put the icing on the cake not held onto simply for their hit ups out of our end.
Yes he can catch a bomb but he can't run 40m to score a try nor can he catch anyone else who makes a break against us.
I get what you say and I am not saying that Nightingale is the answer to our lack of strike in the back line.
He is however reliable which is why he justifies his selection.
On the other hand, if you take into account that they persist in playing him on the left wing and also avoid other options but immediately select him at FB whenever Dugan gets injured, we are not doing him any favours.
That brings me to recruitment.
Apart from Brett Morris, our wingers in recent time have been ordinary.
Why is it that we cannot recruit a couple of flyers (Fijian maybe) or try some speedsters from the lower grades?
I think the minute there is a better alternative, Nightingale will be replaced.
I just like the guy because even when we are losing he always plays with heart and never gives up.
I also loved the 2 tries he scored in the 2010 GF.