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What is Luke Lewis's positional history?

maple_69

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I know he played a bit of 5/8 as a lad. As I understand it, he was pushed wider as he came through. Then of course he debuted on the wing. Was brought into center when Girdz and Fatz left us, then was used as a makeshift 5/8 from time to time. He was moved to the backrow early this year and has now emerged as halfback.

Someone will give you a more definitive answer.

I think he is not a half and would be best utilised as a lock.
 
Panther_Daz

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I think he should be either lock or 5/8. If Sammut is the fullback, he can help out in the playmaking area which allows Lewis to do what he does best,run.

In answer to the question, Wing-Centre-5/8-Backrow-Halfback
 
Fibroman

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I believe lock is his best position. He is not a half back. He would be great at lock.

We need to find/or develop a quality half back before next year.

Personally, I don't think Sammut is the Answer. He relies too much on individual efforts and doesn't steer the team around the park as well as a first grade half back should. I'm starting to think that Wade Graham is the only answer in the short term.
 
maple_69

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If no one stands out over the next few weeks it could be an idea to give McCrone a go. I'm not sure how he's been going?
Ideally I'd like to see 6. Sammut (as a Preston Campbell type player), 7. Graham (main playmaker and organiser) and Lewis at lock. Then play it by year what we do when Seijka comes through.
 
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Fibroman said:
I believe lock is his best position. He is not a half back. He would be great at lock.

We need to find/or develop a quality half back before next year.

Personally, I don't think Sammut is the Answer. He relies too much on individual efforts and doesn't steer the team around the park as well as a first grade half back should. I'm starting to think that Wade Graham is the only answer in the short term.
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Michael Monaghan. Whatever it takes to get him back from the ESL. If only Gowie could have decided two weeks earlier he was off to Rah Rah in France we could have made a play for Mona's. What a buy he would have been. Exactly the type of player who would have made all the difference.

We knew we had major issues in the 6/7 positions leading into this season and frankly I do see it being any different for 2009. Wade Graham is a 5/8 not a half. We will surely have to wait until 2010 when perhaps Seika at 18 may be ready as he is the best number seven prospect seen at this club since Brandy.
 
Dave Q

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IMO he's one of the great genuine utilities in the game.

This is the way the game is heading, good players multi-tasking in key positions.

Like the kid at school who swum, they usually did well in all the strokes and meterages.

Its also the current policy of the wallabies-they have players training in all kinds of positions. Not just to cover injury but to help improve the players game awareness.

Say in water polo, all the players are expected to be able to swim, defend and score, even though in theory they have positions in settle into.

Sporting ambidextouness.

The days of unique specialisations are fading away.

Look at the way wingers are used these days to 10 or 20 years ago, theres also some pretty quick forwards in our game. I imagine some are faster and slinkier than some backs.
 
Pantha-Boy

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Yes he should be a lock. Halfbacks need to be good kickers...unfortunately he isnt a very good one.
I think Wade Graham has been kicking bad since being in 1st grade.
Coote should be our kicker.
 
murraymob

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i never thought i would say it but i agree on one thing with pantha boy and that is the best position for lewis is lock.Lewis is a running player not one that organizers .Keep graham at 5/8 he will improve the more he plays at the top level and he has a solid kicking game once he gets the confidence up we will see it
 
Fibroman

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IMO Masada Iosefa has the ability to be coached into the half back role. He has all the skills.
 
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Agreed.

I proposed a new coaching structure on PI:

Head Coach - Stephen Kearney
Back's Coach - Ryan Girdler
Skills & Kicking coach - Greg Alexander
Forwards Coach - Shane Webcke
Consultants - Mark Geyer, Andrew Johns
Conditioning Coach - Billy Johnstone/Johnny Lewis

I reckon that'd be great hahaha

Purely for the fact that Kearney would be a great man manager considering the amount of Islander kids we have, and then you have two local legends as assistants and one player who is regarded as the greatest to play and also a great technical advisor for young halves which we'll have. His and Brandy's influence on these players would be crucial for their vision, awareness, kicking and general play and leadership.

I've always thought Shane Webcke would make a great forwards coach. He was tough as nails and really an influencial figure. Also would be well versed in how a forwards unit should operate. Learnt under the best coach in the comp as well, similar to Stephen Kearney.

Girdler to keep his place he has now.

Billy Johnstone or Johnny Lewis as conditioning coach because I believe one of these two would take this team to the next level...similar to the impact Johnstone had on the Cowboys before and Titans now...and I think Lewis...while untested in Rugby League could be fantastic.
 
Fibroman

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Get a decent wrestling coach so we can dominate the play the ball area and make easy metres from dummy half like EVERY other team does to us.
 
Special K

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you guys are looking into a nsw cup half who has been playing well recently and picked up a rep jersey at that level.. A few other clubs are looking around as well but penrith are in the mix
 
murraymob

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we do not want ben rogers back in all the positions he plays we are not looking to bad.Lewis should be lock .Just a further note .We always get the arguement that smith racks up big tackle counts .Well after the weekend stats the tackle counts need to be questioned .3 players in the game got 50 or more another 3 got in the 40 to 50 range.Smith is usually 2nd or third giving him a high count .Lewis to lock just as good in defence even better in attack
 
Bob

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Big Mick said:
Who?

The only one is James Maloney...who made NSW Residents.

Rogers wouldn't be coming back.
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Mick Found this in the Wenty part of the Parra forum
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Re: Wentworthville Magpies 08 - official thread.
Was speaking to my physio earlier this week who also works with Wenty and he suggested that James Maloney has been absolutely killing it week in week out and if not promoted to NRL ASAP will be playing somewhere else in the NRL in the not too distant future.

Without watching any Wenty games it was hard to comment and was wondering if anyone here had similar thoughts about Maloney???
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