If you still have Bailey at R3/R4 doing his cleanups and cutoffs I like it because it means giving the side balance across the park. If it's not Hilder, due to injury, it has to be someone else for 80 at L3/L4.
That's been a huge problem this year. Bailey has been a constant, bar one anomaly vs Parramatta, and the right side defence is the more stable side. But with the bizarre interchanges, not only time wise but personnel wise, the left side has a different guy 3 or 4 in right through the game. We have up to 6 blokes filling that role in any one game. It's not stable and it's not consistent.
If we went with "mirrored" defence - same both sides we would leak less on the left and it would stop the isolation that happens with the left centre/winger.
The only change I'd consider is with 9,6 & 7.
I think Noddy need time off. I'd consider that which means Addo has to stay at 6 or 7 with Rusty Acorn. Preferably 7 for Dykes. I'd use Kinga as hooker for 80 in that case.
The reasoning is we are getting nothing out of an unfit Noddy anyway. He may as well try and get right as the likelihood is that we will still make the semis. In fact I am starting to think this will be one of those years where 26 points will be enough.
Dykes is carrying as well but his injury is such that it can't be made worse by playing even though it needs attention and he has indicated he will play till he can't or till the season is over. Whichever comes first.
