African Monkey
First Grade
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Yeah Cooper lookes like another full back to me. He just doesn't seem to be able to take contol at 10. However, I do feel that McLinden has looked good at the back for you guys so maybe Barnes and Cooper can swap positions for the time being.I actually like the Barnes-Cooper duo. Switching between the two positions is working well for Qld...and its something we'll see when Giteau and Barnes team up in the Wallabies. It gives an air of unpredictability when defending.
I reckon Cooper is a better inside centre than 5/8...but I've also seen him play fullback and he was pretty darn good. He blew 3 tries on the weekend though...and the Reds were lucky they had points on the board.
Ioane certainly is playing well at outside...and I drool at maybe seening O'Connor (how good is this kid....reminds me of Tim Horan when he was 19) at 12, Ioane at 13 and Barnes at 10 for Qld one day
Also, what do you think of McMenamin at blindside ? I personally would put him back at lock with Horwill and try Houston at 6 for next season. He does have to lose a few kilos though in the off-season.