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Thanks for the insight Kit66. All the more reason why it was important to hang on to Ben Hunt for 2024 while Flanagan coaches and assesses his half combination.I just watched a couple of Warriors games involving Ronald Volkman and he's a long way off being a regular 1st grader. His kicking game is really solid but his attack, organization and defence are works in progress. The Warriors played him pretty wide in defence, at times outside his centre. He did ok as a supporting 5/8 playing with Johnson in Round 5 but really had low involvement, just kicks and a bit of dummy half - it was his first game for the Warriors, I understand that but he must have been under instructions to take it easy, let Johnson run the show. The other game (no Johnson) in the 7 jersey supporting Te Maire Martin in the 6 he was pretty poor really, with the Dolphins targeting him in defence a bit and showing him up rather badly (Bennett exploits a weakness like no other). He offered nothing in attack or working plays but again his kicking was pretty good. Short and stocky and underdone in the fitness stakes but could be handy in reserves and maybe a game or two alongside Hunt to ease him into 1sts. I'd be worried if we ran him and Kyle on as our halves, that could be disastrous in a headless chook kinda way.
I know most on here talk as if they would like to shoot Hunt on sight, and I understand why they have the sh.ts, however he's been our best player for a while and we need him running through brick walls for us next year to help Flanagan make the changes he needs to make. I'll be getting behind him as a fan in 2024. That's the best way we can help to get the best out of a player.
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