Our problem has been a lack of balance in the playmaking positions. We had two out and out five eights in the halves, neither great player makers or with a great kicking game. We had a running dummy half and a ball running full back. It was an absolutely poor combination of players in "the spine".
I totally agree with the club moving on Benji and Rein. I think McInnes is a good fit for our team. Not sure about Hutch at half, but he's steady can kick, pass and is a good link man, also played really well in the grand final. It's already a better combination than we had this year.
The missing piece is fullback. Was it the way Mary instructed him to play? Or is it that Dugan is that Dugan doesn't have a passing game? Either way I'd like to see him offload a bit more and I'd also like to see a lot more support play from Dugan if is to remain fullback. Otherwise Mann and Dufty are eagerly awaiting...