You know, 15 minutes at the end of each half, just charge the ball up like a wounded bull in the forwards and smash in defence? I vaguely remember someone else suggesting it or at least hinting at it and thinking at the time yeh I agree so this is not completely my idea. I keep hearing our forwards lack punch, too soft etc and it looks like we won’t be signing anyone (good) soon so should Maguire try this out? Maybe in the trials and see if it works? It could be a transition period for Fonua I mean when we have back injuries he can still slot back to centre. Are these thoughts realistic?
He is a wrecking ball but I don't know where you play him. He is slow and it's okay in attack because he offloads all the times and runs over the top of people. The problem is that he gets caught out defensively both from being slow and from dropping the ball. Could he handle it in the forwards ? Is he the best option as an impact forward in are we better off with someone like Mikaele or Aloiai ?
Hes a winger. He plays well when hes playing on the end of a moderate to decent backline. Hes the kind of winger that will make good settlers on the 1st and 2nd. Anything else is asking too much of him. Lets see what Maguire does with him in the pre season. Will he bulk him up, or trim him down and speed him up? To me he was always a depth player.
