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  Clive March 30, 2015 at 8:12am

  I will cop flack for this but I don't see what all the fuss is about with Davis. He is very big and could end up similar to Inglis in size but for me he lacks the speed and flashy footwork to be a top line fullback. But I agree with you on Docker Clay Horo. I hav'nt really seen all that much improvement in Zac and to me he plays like he is still playing under under 10's, he is a bad hog of the footy and bombs a lot of tries due to his selfishness. 
  • aveel > Clive March 30, 2015 at 9:23am

    Agree Clive. He is very over rated. Slow and turns like the titanic. ZDC is also terrible.
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    Ham Sammich > Clive March 30, 2015 at 10:25am

    Inglis also lacks the speed and flashy footwork of a top line fullback. Instead he uses his strength and hopes that players attempt to tackle him high so he can use his fend and shrug them off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhrN4_R6CWo you only have to watch "the try of the year" to see that Inglis is very strong around his chest but a lot of outside backs were able to catch up to him quite easily.
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  Tin Tim March 30, 2015 at 8:19am

  Got to try & watch a little more of the lower grades. If 5 clubs are interested I think he might develop into something.
• Hugo March 30, 2015 at 8:58am

  He is a centre. Wasted at fullback
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    xX Parramatta Eels Xx > Hugo March 30, 2015 at 10:02am

    His long term position is centre.
    
    I think they are just getting him used to playing both sides as we won't know what happen with our centre positions in the future, that way they can slot him on either side.
  • Hugo > Hugo March 30, 2015 at 10:43am

    That sounds reasonable.
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  Pugger March 30, 2015 at 9:26am

  From the two players mentioned so far, both are playing out of position. Davis is by far a better centre than fullback and if he makes the step up to NRL level, it will be at centre. As for ZDC, he is a hooker who moved into the halves when we lacked other options. But with kaysa being constantly plagued by injury, de gois coming the end of his career, and good young options in the halves coming through, im not sure why they still persist with ZDC in the halves. He was touted as the next issac luke before he was moved into the halves.
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    Cammo > Pugger March 30, 2015 at 5:13pm

    Didn't zdc play 7 for the kiwis 20s?
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  Ham Sammich March 30, 2015 at 10:17am

  Not surprised that Davis is being chased, he has good vision, is fast enough for centre, very strong and has broken a lot of tackles that goes unnoticed. When he has his forward pack going forward, like we did last year in the 20's he looks something else. This year hasn't been his best but then again in the 2 games that our forwards won the ruck he scored tries and we won. He's more of a centre than fullback but given how much fullback he's played in the NYC he could slot in there if need be in first grade.

  The fullback in the NYC this year is Bevan French who is playing in the halves.