I have watch Kyle for a long time and yes you are right he COULD play 5/8 but he is been groomed to play halfback or centre.
If Darius and Wayne both sign on beyond 2011...Darius will be moved to 5/8.....does the word Lockyer ring a bell?
Does the phrase "Boyd is a very good player but Lockyer is one of the Top 20/30 players to EVER play the game" ring a bell?
The fact that Lockyer turned into a five-eighth doesn't mean Boyd will .. and besides, Lockyer was a far better fullback than he has been a five-eighth. As a fullback, he was without peer, and I think it would be fair to say that he was one of the best fullbacks in rugby league history.
Kyle Stanley has simply not been groomed to play halfback or centre. He has played centre for the First Grade side because that's the only position that's been free for him. He has never played halfback as far as I am aware. For example, in the TYC he has played five-eighth, and Beau Henry has played halfback.
Trust me when I say that, provided he sticks around long-term, Stanley will be our best five-eighth for a loooooooong time, and Soward will be shifted into halfback if he sticks around.
Hopeful that a future lineup would involve the following (Cooper, Hornby, Fien amongst the players who will be retiring etc):
1. Darbs
2. B Moz
3. Gaz
4. J Moz
5. Flo
6. KStanley
7. Sowie
8. Bubsy
9. King
10. Horse
11. Ginger
12. Beau
13. Deano
14. Custard
15. Marketo
16. Prior
17. Who knows ... A new purchase? Hancock? Rein? Another of the U20s?
There are a lot of talented players in the U20s who will be pushing, but that 17 would basically start every season as Premiership favourites if we could keep them together!