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I'd be all for Bird moving to the bench if it made us stronger, but it doesn't.
Beale played 26 games there last year and scored 2 tries. Bit more of a passing game, but he was defensively a worry as well.
Beale is also a noted left sided player.
Leutele is a left sided player as well.
The unfortunate thing for us is we have no right sided centre banging on the door.
I know the combo with Val last year was good, but that is now 23 games ago.
You can't bank on that combo having the same impact so close to the finals.
Bird looks more frustrated than anything.
We use our centres as battering rams and that isn't his go.
Search my posts a few years back but I said the club needed to sign (then) Jamal Idris and BJ Leilua to completely unlock Flanno's game plan.
Unfortunately, we have very skilled, very sleek centres who are being used to make meters out of our own end.
Defensively, for the first part of the year, Bird was one of the best. This just looks like a change in attitude than career deterioration.
Hopefully with a chance at the Minor Premiership and another finals series all players get the lift they need and reach a new level.
The other thing for me, I don't want a utility on the bench in the finals. Bukuya and Lewis can cover centre positions, Wade and Lewis can cover the halves. Chad can go to Hooker if the worst case scenario in a game happened.
We need a 4 forward bench to compete in the finals.
Beale played 26 games there last year and scored 2 tries. Bit more of a passing game, but he was defensively a worry as well.
Beale is also a noted left sided player.
Leutele is a left sided player as well.
The unfortunate thing for us is we have no right sided centre banging on the door.
I know the combo with Val last year was good, but that is now 23 games ago.
You can't bank on that combo having the same impact so close to the finals.
Bird looks more frustrated than anything.
We use our centres as battering rams and that isn't his go.
Search my posts a few years back but I said the club needed to sign (then) Jamal Idris and BJ Leilua to completely unlock Flanno's game plan.
Unfortunately, we have very skilled, very sleek centres who are being used to make meters out of our own end.
Defensively, for the first part of the year, Bird was one of the best. This just looks like a change in attitude than career deterioration.
Hopefully with a chance at the Minor Premiership and another finals series all players get the lift they need and reach a new level.
The other thing for me, I don't want a utility on the bench in the finals. Bukuya and Lewis can cover centre positions, Wade and Lewis can cover the halves. Chad can go to Hooker if the worst case scenario in a game happened.
We need a 4 forward bench to compete in the finals.
