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  ParraMagic July 12, 2010 at 11:10pm

  Yep, would be good but i dont think Moimoi likes coming off the bench and doesnt take it too well. We tried it at the start of the season and there was talk about it.
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    Bourbon Man > ParraMagic July 13, 2010 at 9:17am

    You can be a twit sometimes Sinbad. As a general rule, the smaller players tend to be wider of the ruck. The prop forwards have to run it into the teeth of the opposition forwards where, amazingly, you find the big boppers.
    
    Wider running forwards like Dave Taylor, Sam Burgess, Ben Creagh and Sam Thaiday often target the halfback, fife-eighth or centre and run at them because they play in the second row and have greater license to roam wider.
    
    Moi Moi is an unusual case because not only does he receive the ball early to be the typical prop forward battering ram, but also gets the ball at second receiver a fair bit and that's when he makes the breaks - brushing off the smaller players. Now, you can't have all your big men out wide because that forces your smaller men into the middle of the field and the likelihood of them making breaks and using their pace against 3 or 4 gang-tackling forwards is considerably less than when taking on their opposite number one-on-one!
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    David > ParraMagic July 13, 2010 at 9:25am

    So true. Moimoi is effective off the bench but he doesn't like it.
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  Robisms July 12, 2010 at 11:13pm

  I think it sounds excellent. But, what if, crazy thought, we started both Moimoi and Mannah? Blast the opposition off the park with raw power and strength?
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    big black guy > Robisms July 12, 2010 at 11:16pm

    haha, i know what you mean, but do u really think Caylo will be benched?
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  ParraMagic July 12, 2010 at 11:22pm

  Guys, dont forget Cayless has been our second best prop CONSISTENTLY throughout the whole year. His offloads have been creating havoc, he's doing his job fine.
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  Robisms July 12, 2010 at 11:25pm

  I reckon Cayless' contributions are worth more than Poore because;
  
  a) His offloads are smart, crisp and almost always to a specific player not just putting up a prayer.
  
  b) He leads by example and is extremely level headed and mature, a trait that can never be underestimated.
  
  c) Consistency
  
  Poore is better than Cayless in his work-rate and probably average metres gained, but hasn't had Cayless' consistency.
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  Fyno July 13, 2010 at 12:51am

  he would make a good super sub, smart thinking. hopefully he doesn't take it as offensive or he wont perform
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  YDIDISAYIDO July 13, 2010 at 6:22am

  If Ben Smith is Injured I would moive Cayless to lock. He will still play down the middle and the team can base some basic plays around him. He has a good pass both before and through the line.
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  Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" July 13, 2010 at 9:28am

  Caylo is a team player BBG and "if" you had Moi Moi / Mannah and Caylo / Poore rotations then what you are saying about Caylo's offloads and smarter play could be very beneficial for Poore as well.
  
  Either way somebody has got to come off the bench.
  Mannah and Poore have been doing very well lately but if a slight tweek of combos gives us more firepower why not try it?
  Just make sure everybody knows the benching of either one is a positive for the team's chances and not for any other reason.
  
  I don't know if it was coincidence last night but Morts and Robbo seemed to be creating more space and better kicking. ie - slight tweek of an old combo.