You can't compare Kearney's wealth of riches in the position with the lowly Rabbitohs. Yes Luke played well for 80 minutes most of the year, but then he had to.
With Leuluai and Fein as options Kearney can change the gameplan if it doesn't work quite easily, if the Rabbitohs actually had some halves to compliment Luke they may have done better this year
Leuluai as an option?, He is rubbish, and Fien is hardly a great halfback either!!!. Issac is more then just a good player now, You need your forwards rolling forward for the whole 80, Issac can play attack and defence, He made 40 tackles in the Anzac Test this year, and as i said he performs the same quality throughout the whole game.
Issac had a great 2010, One of the best players in the NRL this season, and I have no doubts he would of gone bloody close to taking out the Dally M if it wasn't for injury and suspension.
It was always Souths intention to play him as an 80 minute player this year regardless of what the halves did.
There is absolutely no reason in the world which would validate why he is playing off the bench. Issac is in a different class all together in comparison to Leuluai, yet Leuluai starts..Where is the logic in that?. He is one of two players who has a spot cemented along with Benji Marshall. They are the two premier players of the Kiwis and the core to build off in future years, Benji is just 25 and Issac is 23, It's gunna be the two players that will lead the way for the Kiwis in future years.
I just find it dumbfounding to be honest, Cannot believe Kearney's decision on this one... Forget Impact, Issac is an 80 minute player, He can turn on his impact game with a drop of a hat when playing the whole game, His ability to think on his feet and the ability to mix his game up is quality.
