Just on Turner, I like second rowers who break tackles and make line breaks, and Turner doesn't seem to do that much at all. Maybe he just needs to get more fired up or something. Maybe his past injuries have something to do with it. I don't think he should be an automatic pick when we have some other good second row options. I'm looking forward to seeing how young Fuimaono goes in the preseason games - I hear he is quite talented. Crichton could have a big year too. Hopefully he has a better year injurywise.
Madge's approach has probably geniused Turner's growth as an attacking player.Encouraged mainly to concentrate on his defence & just take the ball up without a risk of losing it.
He should be a good,running backrower--being an ex centre;but is this encouraged??? I don't really think so!
I think we'll see a "back to the future" in the 2014 plan--big forwards making metres & a reliance on GI,Cody,Farah & AR to create something.
This is what Madge loves to do;not too much flair, expansive play or creativity but it will probably win us enough games to make the 8!! It will be predictable stuff relying heavily on big forwards.
I hope we do,though, show a bit more innovation in our general play as I think we'll need to cultivate this to match it with the best sides!