know it's only early but Milford looked completely lost and looks far too small to play five eighth in today's game. Will Bennett persevere or switch him to fullback?
He was completely ineffective against the Bunnies and it reminded me of Barba's time in in Brisbane and his debut for the Sharks last night.
Brisbane's pack is soft, old and ineffective. Milford will struggle in either position IMO.
It's only round 1. To be honest Bennett picked the wrong forward make up, especially in terms of the bench and also picked the wrong wingers IMHO.
Our wingers should have been Oates and Vidot giving us two players who can get us on the front foot early in tackle counts, we struggled in the first couple of play the balls of each set, something we didn't do last year with Vidot smashing it up. Whitchurch and Dodds should never have been selected IMHO, Ofahengaue and Nikorima should have been. By adding Oates, Vidot and Ofahengaue to the side we would have has the size needed to match Souths and Nikorima to come on and add spark.
As for Milford, the kid needs time, he isn't going to be an overnight success in the 6, but he will be a success. But people have a different opinion of that.
I can't wait to see the make up of the side for round 2, will be interesting to see the side and how they respond ( especially those in the line of fire ) to Bennett's public spray and honest assessment of the side.
