Jack Bird is a great footy player. But for someone who loves to rip into our attacking structure, I'm not sure why you're so set on the idea of adding a guy who is a centre who can't kick or organise to play 5/8 for a $1million... Not gonna say it's a dodged bullet or anything, because I'd like him to come, but it's not the be all and end all. We don't actually need a playmaker that badly, we can stick with Lamb and be absolutely fine. Ts the forwards that we need much more.
That's fair, I do hate it. But it's a Hodko / fullback / coaching issue as much as anything. Hodko should already be that organising half, but since he can't do it we might as well at least have quality. I'd go 6. Bird 7. Lamb and hope Brown can get them playing smart.
That said, every opinion any of us have is surely through a filter of realising most elite players are not possible for us. Bird is not my absolute number one choice, but I don't think we can do better.
Would I prefer a proven rep half with organisational skills or an absolute gun like Cleary or Taylor? Yes. But Bird is a gifted player and we need something, anything in our team that currently has nothing to scare anyone in attack.
