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I don't think they are ineffective. They've just had a couple of quiet trial matches. With the emergence of Whyte (23) and Wong (22) at the end of last year they probably think they can replace May (26) and his busy work off the bench for a lot cheaper. He did take a lot of carries to get his 110m per game.
Not was, is. The answer is Collins, like I said.
"his middles are struggling to get numbers in the tackle"
Naufahu Whyte is already as good as May, and Wong isn't far away. But you are also overstating the importance of 'props' (as opposed to middles) in the brave new world of the NRL. Jack Williams was our best player in the 8 jersey this weekend and he is hardly what anyone would call a prop. He is a middle forward and that is how he played. In each our trials we only had one forward make 10+ carries, being Sam Tuivati (a genuine prop) and Matt Doorey, a converted back rower. In the modern game, middle forwards are primarily there to work hard in defence, and locks do that better than props. It's not a weasel word to describe them as middles, it reflects their usage in the modern game.
Based on a sample of two trial matches. It's meaningless. These are games for reserve graders to shine.
Of course the one's that suit your narrative ffs!!
Hmmm, back in the 1930s they would have wondered how many Wong's make a Whyte.
No, I'm fairly certain they gave up wondering about that when it was discovered that 2 wongs don't make a white.
