It wouldn't surprise me if Moylan ends up at 5/8th, DZW at fullback, Hiku on the wing and Blake and Whare in the centres.
I dont mind this setup at all.
Watched the replay & made these observations:
* Moylan played & defended in the front line at different times of the game - unsure if it was due to a lack of match fitness & he couldn't get back to fullback or if he was trying to get a better feel of being there - hoping it's the latter. Just having him out there brought a calmness & composure that we've been missing all year. I'm hoping as he works through the rustiness the team will also grow around him - we're looking so much more complete with him there & confident we'll only get better
* re Soward, i dont get the shallow penalty kicks into touch from within our 20 - gaining only 10m at times - why dont you at least get closer to halfway? also with the disallowed try, my understanding is that if he follows through with his bomb (instead of admiring it) he at least runs others onside & that try isnt disallowed - i know these gripes are more annoyances than anything but these 1%'ers can pile up & contribute to winning or losing games
* Wallace has been a revelation at 9 - he just has to pay more attention approaching DH instead of looking at the next receiver - has been caught out a couple of times already missing the PTB or offloads
* Hiku needs to wash the soap off his hands before getting on the field - he seems to be grabbing & slipping, although he did show he has the ability to put on a good shot as seen in the dragons game - i know this was one of his weaknesses at Manly but hoping he'll recognise this & work towards improving it just like Mansour & Blake have
* Latu looks very good in attack - he'll only get better as he gets used to being in grade - his passing looks smooth & he'll definitely be drawing attention from opposition coaches which can only be a good thing for our attacking edges as it spreads doubt across the defence - he deserves more credit for both Cartwright's (1st) & Mansour's tries
* you can see that Blake has the attributes to be something special - i too just want to see him in space or at the very least one on one - with his fend & offload ability he can really attract defenders & create space for others around him - now that he's holding his own defensively & getting used to the demands of playing centre, i dont think we're too far away from seeing his best. He too deserves mighty credit for his leap, catch & offload for our try on the buzzer! hope that contribution gives him more confidence to know that he's an integral part of this team.
* JFH is looking better with each game - i would also persist with him - he brings more menace & aggression which we need - looking forward to see where his game goes - it's been some time since we've had an aggressive type forward (my memory is pretty bad so happy to be corrected if i've missed anyone since MG!)
* errors just seem to be a part of our game - if Hook can work towards introducing more discipline (without compromising our off the cuff style too much) we'll win more games than we lose! i too agree we're nowhere close to reaching our potential - effort & fitness seem to be keeping us in games but we really do have to stop these last minute finishes - such an emotional roller-coaster!
