I just feel like we have been selecting the same category of winger for years with little success. We don't score tries on our edges, we've picked some great big blokes who can cart it back but there just seems to be something lacking in finishing off our tries. We are choosing a defensive strategy rather than an attacking one. Can you imagine Queensland picking their team based on how to stop Hayne or Morris? We made a ton of breaks last year that didn't turn into tries because we didn't have somebody backing up. Merritt is probably the best in the game at doing that, I think a Merritt + Jennings combo would be lethal. The best finisher we've had at this level is Akuila, but his issue is being a liability under the ball.
It's just my opinion, I've watched Merritt for years. He isn't leagues above the other wingers, but he is something different in a sea of wingers who have not done much of anything for NSW. And I think he is a better option than a Brett Morris with one scrappy game back from injury or a center playing on wing which he hasn't played for a few years.
