I posted this on TCT yesterday and would like to get some IEE versions and responses as to who will be our starting wingers round one.
Still find it hard to believe that some people on here have make believe options with previous failures from our immediate past.
Sean Russell could be 7 ft tall and he will be out jumped, he has no high ball skills and is apprehensive right to the end of last season diving for the tryline. Unfortunately he has never gotten over the trauma of his horrific injuries. Dunster was always an overrated player even before his injuries, last year he could not keep up with Will Penisini when he made a break down the right wing.
If any coach could prepare a defence against Melb it is Ryles, but here we are telling him what he MUST DO.
The Pappilli process of playing the wing is a no brainer. The key to prevent the acrobatics of the Storm winger’s is variable to how to prevent the kickers positioning it accordingly, to make sure that other players are supporting the defender who will have a focus of disrupting the catcher. You actually saw how opposition sides started cancelling Lomax’s effectiveness with disruption by the end of last season and also through the pacific championships.
That’s why picking Lomax in the centres will make sense, how he uses him will not be telegraphed to Bellamey.
Iongi is only a rookie by Parra (unmet)standards, he is already a better fullback than anyone left from last year or even new this year. Gutho never had any sort of fullback support.
So yes the wingers will be interesting and the canditates will be carefully chosen….lets not hope it is with “deadwood” from past failures.
