Anyone think that this "Kidley as a rover" concept is not all that far removed from the position of lock?
Many of us have agreed in the past that we would like to see him play lock to make best use of his assets: fitness, tackling, kick-chase, footwork, some solid playmaking skills (not enough for the halves, but definitely enough to be a handy extra).
This rover idea see him just getting in there and being involved as much as possible, running around like a man posessed, getting into dummy half, occassionally hitting it up, occassionally being 2nd receiver or supporting the bigger forwards.
To me this is pretty much how players like Dallas Johnson and Alan Tongue play, and they do it extremely well.
I really like what Smith is doing, no matter what the position is called, the idea of Kidley being an "everywhere man" is just the way it should be. Now throw a fit Milton back in to the mix, Tanner doesn't even get a look at the 8 man bench..... Hagan is but a distant memory.