Our centres arent ball players, they are running defensive players so our wingers dont get much quality and space from them. I cant disagree there, but again what are our options. Dougs, Uate, Sau, Lulia - Some solid options there, especially in defence but they couldnt throw a pass between them.
Wicks is not performing well, but Smith sees a champion inside this bloke so for the time being I guess we have to deal with it.
agree with everything youve said.
i think in our backline atm, we can all agree kids has got to be the fullback. The only other player who needs to be there somewhere is jimmy.
i say the team v saints should be:
1.Kurt Gidley
2.Aku Uate/Wes
3.Jimmy Mcmanus
4.Junior Sau
5.Cooper Vuna
6.Jarred Mullen
7.Scott Dureau
8.Steve Simpson
9.Danny Buderus
10.Jesse Royal
11.Chris Houston
12.Corey Patterson
13.Zeb Taia
14.Richard Faaso
15.Ben Cross
16.Chris Bailey
17.Mark Tafua
18. Matty White
Smithy had enough patience with lulia, its time for him to show the same patience with sau.
the combination of sau and vuna has unlimited amounts of potential.
Jimmy has proven that he doesnt set the world on fire with blistering pace or raw talent, he has however proven himself to be a perfectionist. he makes great metres getting out of our own half. he rarely makes mistakes, he has well and truly converted me to a james mcmanus supporter. (i used to bag on him a bit) and he wants to play centre if i remember correctly. let him play there, he has well and truly earnt it. he could end up being the best defensive centre in the game and lets be honest, who else has really warranted their selection in the 3 or 4 for us?
i also think its time to test aku out, however i would think about putting wes outside of jimmy before putting aku straight in because its quite frankly to much change at once. it would be unfair on jimmy. let him get used to playing center before putting aku in.
wicks needs time in nsw cup, theres no arguing there. potentially, he is our best prop. but he needs to learn how to put 100% effort into every run and every tackle he makes, not to mention increase his workrate by a mile.
mullens not a halfback as ive already said.
scotty has potential.
bailey has played his best footy for us this year playing lock or playing five-eigth like a lock so bring him in for taia.
it would be unfair to drop royal to the bench for ben cross atm. so until cross earns himself a spot in the starting side he should be on the bench.
id have matty hilder in their except apparently he's injured his thumb.
