I am biased on this matter as i am a big fan of Brett Finch. But please don't think i am trying to argue or anything because i don't intend it to come across that way.
Throughout the season i found that in certain games when we seemed to be down and couldn't seem to score, Snags would come up with one little play that would break the game open and we would come into out rythm and score some points. He also took alot of pressure off Freddy and took more control of the game and playmaking. He became a leader in the team. His defence is brilliant. Snags was the Halfback of the Year as i mentioned in my previous post, and he also led the competition for try assists. IMO with the Roosters 2005 outside backs around him, Snags could cause some real trouble. Having prolific try scorers in, Minichiello, Cross, Walker, Monaghan and Roberts around him can only improve his game and widen his range of options. It will also bring his attacking kicking game more into our attack as this season we seemed weak under the high ball (Minichiello, Monaghan and Roberts are all excellent under the high ball) and didn't use an attacking kicking game as much as the other top 4 teams. We maintained a passing attack plan. Perhaps the biggest weakness in Snags' game is his running game, but IMO he makes up for that with a great kicking and exceptional passing game.
I really think that if Snags wasn't to play Halfback next season his game could suffer and if one of the playmakers' games is suffering, the Roosters will
suffer.
Just my thoughts on Brett Finch and why he should play Halfback in 2005.
