TomRedVRiver
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Great debut by Dufty, but I just hope everyone cuts him some slack when he makes the inevitable rookie errors......and he will....... it's just part of learning. Today was just one game and against a team that didn't test him out positionally or defensively so he is going to have a few bad days ahead and we need to keep faith when he does.
However, I just can't see Mary playing him at FB if Duges is back next week. In fact, if both Duges and Aitken are good to go next week, Dufty will most likely find himself back in reggies or at best, taking Mann's place on the bench.
Great post.
If McGregor decides to persist with Dufty at fullback (although highly doubtful), every team will be testing him out. Every bomb will be straight to him, the opposition defence will ensure they have a couple of men covering him and I can foresee second rowers & centres racing out of the line to shut him down.
He will make mistakes, he will make some poor decisions, he will drop a few bombs under pressure... But every rookie faces this challenge and it's how they bounce back that counts and as you said, it's all about keeping the faith.
The kid has an enormous amount of talent, he'll be just fine.