We need to sort out our halves and fast.
IMO, Smith was being awfully unfair to Witt last night. He's 19 y.o., just finding his feet in first grade again, coming off a two week break, playing in a position he has barely played all year and by playing Wags at five-eighth, Smith put the entire responsibility for organising the team on Witt. He handled it reasonably well in the first half when our forwards were on top, but he's not got the experience to take the team by control when things arne't going well...
If Dykes isn't in the team, Morris has to play in the halves. I can't understand why if Morris is being considered a five-eighth next year, that we refuse to consider him in that position when we're short in halves.
I remain as convinced as ever that Witt is not going to make it as a half back. He just doesn't have the natural ability to take charge of a team. I still think he can be an NRL five-eighth, especially as he body matures. But I think Morris definitely should have played half tonight, Witt at five-eighth and then Hopkins/Webster hooker combination.
All this makes me awfully worried about next year. I don't care what it would have taken to get Orford we should have paid it. It doesn't matter who else you have in your team, if you don't have one rep quality half in your team, you can't win a premiership.
IMO, Smith was being awfully unfair to Witt last night. He's 19 y.o., just finding his feet in first grade again, coming off a two week break, playing in a position he has barely played all year and by playing Wags at five-eighth, Smith put the entire responsibility for organising the team on Witt. He handled it reasonably well in the first half when our forwards were on top, but he's not got the experience to take the team by control when things arne't going well...
If Dykes isn't in the team, Morris has to play in the halves. I can't understand why if Morris is being considered a five-eighth next year, that we refuse to consider him in that position when we're short in halves.
I remain as convinced as ever that Witt is not going to make it as a half back. He just doesn't have the natural ability to take charge of a team. I still think he can be an NRL five-eighth, especially as he body matures. But I think Morris definitely should have played half tonight, Witt at five-eighth and then Hopkins/Webster hooker combination.
All this makes me awfully worried about next year. I don't care what it would have taken to get Orford we should have paid it. It doesn't matter who else you have in your team, if you don't have one rep quality half in your team, you can't win a premiership.