Have been thinking about the future of our spine quite a bit (love pre season footy withdrawals) Does anyone else think that Salmon would make a good fullback? I read that he has been training at 6 and centre but I feel like his skills as a 6 and his running game could make a great 1. Still a French fan and I hope he has a cracker year at 1 but just have a feeling Salmon could develop into a brilliant 1 or a backline utility who could cover the whole backline.
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He has actually played fullback at junior level i think he will find himself in the centers or at 14 at this point but fullback is not out of the question
That's interesting!! Do you know if he only switched to 6 when he started 20's?
I personally like my fullbacks to have explosive acceleration, which is why I like Bev there.
I know we're all wondering what to do with Salmon - I still think Hooker.
All of which does make him the ideal 14.
Salmon as a 9 is interesting... I guess only time will tell. I have a feeling we will sign another 9 and with Mahoney opportunities for him to play 9 will be unlikely, backline utility seems to be his future similar to Kurt Mann (except go figure hes being groomed as a 9 now) would not be against Salmon being trained at fullback at all however.
Does Salmon have that acceleration?
He never looked that quick from what I seen last season.
Reading cumberland throw he seems to be very fit as well as pacey. Dont quote me but I think he might be the quickest half parra has on the books and Moses is I think fast for a 6.
Salmon will never be fullback. And even if he wanted to be fullback, he would be about 4th in the pecking order like.
Gutho surely wont be a long term fullback, French is coming off a bad year and could lose confidence early... Who else is there to play fullback? I think if Brown and Moses cement themselves in the halves, then Salmon could be a great future fullback project.
Drew. That is crazy, at fullback he will like be a fish out of water.
it was also "crazy" to put Ben Barba at fullback when he first moved from the halves? It was "crazy" to move Lockyer who was the Aussie fullback to 6 (I know lockyer is a living legend but still) these were both said to be a "fish out of water" it is not too strange to move Salmon who is obviously a running 6 to a more free roaming role like fullback.
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