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I don't entirely agree with your assessment of the changing role of the halfback. Yes, Robson is a catch and pass merchant with us, but several other teams rely very heavily on their number 7 (e.g. Norths Qld, Canterbury, St George, Gold Coast, etc) and those halfbacks play the traditional organisational role.
Many people on this forum seem to get tangled in a knot over 6 and 7 (which are basically interchangable these days). Comments like KK is more a 6 and Mortimer a 7 is utterly irrelevant as both could switch between plays with minimal fuss. Nonetheless, teams do need an organiser - ours currently is Mortimer - and that role needs to be a constant. If KK is, as you and I believe Phil, a quality halfback in the making, then he ought to come in for Robson now, rather than rotate as a dummy-half interchange.
If we can bed down a set halves combination and maintain stability while executing the game plan, then we'll be a markedly better side than we currently are.
Although if not done correctly could have the opposite effect.
No matter how big you think your dummy-half has in organising a team, your whole gameplan usually revolves around your halfback. Changing halfbacks during a match just to add extra attack or defence would kill any momentum and confidence gained by the halfback throughout the match. Certainly not a fan of implementing it.