I would definitely have Hopoate on the wing next year.
Probably Sio on the other. Morgan and Loko in the centres.
I can't believe some people have come out and said "Why would you pay so much money for Hopoate just to play him on the wing" when it is clear that wing is such an important position nowadays. As you said we have definitely proven that this year.
How many bombs have our wingers dropped? How many tries have we let in because of this?
How many times have our wingers been caught in "no-man's land" in defence?
I'm pretty sure we have scored zero tries from kicks out to the corner. Can anyone remember one this year?
Hoppoate can play wing; and very well. There's no doubt about that. But he's also an extremely good centre. Played for NSW at centre. Played very well, too. I'd prefer to see Loko on the left wing, outside Hoppoate. Either Morgan or Tonga the other centre. The right wing could then be Morgan or someone else. See, Hoppoate can actually make breaks from the centre position because he's very fast and very skilful. Morgan can too. I'd like to see two dangerous attacking centres for a change.