How does he not start games at lock for us next season ?
Its the perfect position for him . His silky ball skills before the line , his pass selection has been perfect and his runs off the back of it more damaging .
Then when Dylan Walker comes on he can have a rest or drop back to prop. I honesty think the biggest thing to come out of these games from a Parra perspective is Junior would be a top 2 or 3 lock in the comp.
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Yep definitely
Paulo at lock 13 works for Samoa because you got Molo and a bloke named Haas bending the line.
Eels do not have that starting prop that bends the line to afford moving Paulo to 13.
Molo would be flat out having 50 metres and 40 of them were from kick offs .
Hopgood will be a prop next year .. as will Jack Williams , De Belin , Big Sam , Moretti , Doorey.. NAS would be phenomenal get but not counting on it . There's more than enough go forward through leg speed in that side. They're not 1 out brutes but that side will go forward with Paulo playing 13 and bringing blokes onto the ball. I think Ryles bought De Belin to play the role but Paulos skill makes it a no brainer for me . His pass selection is outstanding .
Id have Junior there opening 20 , Dylan Walker there back end of the half while Junior spends the next 15 or so at prop.
bigger question. When Murray T got injured, why the fuck would Samoa move Paulo to the back row? He has never played backrow. When you got the likes of Kini and Brown running at him, Paulo has no chance to keep up with their speed and agility
100% agree with everything you said here. Would love to Junior kick on in some sort of coaching capacity post retirement and help develop our juniors. His leadership and the respect other players show him is a real asset for us