I'm all for getting an O'Meley or an Asotasi, but, you can't always get what you want. I want another premership for Parra but it doesn't mean we'll get it.
You have to make contingency plans. Granted. It is early stages yet as the price war for the Front Rowers have not (or have) already begun.
But still, we need to look at what we've got for the future and possible shape and groom them. If Ben Smith (who has re-signed) might be molded into a 2nd rower, then maybe that's what we should try and do. Who's not to say that Inu doesn't pop into the team at the tail end of this year or early next year and is successful as Timmy was last year.
I don't think it matters if Hindy is playing 2nd row or prop. Hindy is Hindy and he'll do what needs to be done regardless of what position he is playing. If we get an O'Meley or Asotasi, then of course Hindy would stay in the 2nd row. If we don't then what? Stick a fringe 1st grader in the front row, so that we can boast that we have the best 2nd rower? Or would you prefer a
8. Peek (as an example)
11. Hindy
rather than
11. Creagh or Pritchard
8. Hindy.
Delaney, has not resigned, so he's up in the air. But during the Easts game, when he started running straight and hard, he picks up pace and actually gained some decent metres. At the moment, he is running sideways first to see if he can beat the opposition with pace but because of his lack of pace, he fails. However, if he ran onto the ball like Vella did and running straight, I'd reckon he would contribute more to the team than he already has.
