With our campaign in Australia ending last night some thinking of the future may be of value.
Michael Gordon filled a hole for us this year and did it well. The last several weeks his has played winger rather than fullback. I think he has played better in attack at wing than at fullback. His goal kicking last night was first rate. I mention this because I suggested some weeks ago BA should be trying out some of our Young Turks in first grade in the last three or four games which had no real relevance to us. Moving French to fullback and MG to wing was something of a case in point. We have seen how good French is and how good MG has played wing. Other youngsters may shine with a chance in first grade.
Something must be done about Semi Radradra. He is the best winger in League yet he has been left out in the cold on the left wing. Jennings is not the centre for him. Why not try SR out on the right wing? Or move Taka to Jennings centre spot and Jennings to right centre? Try it out against the Warriors this week end. There is nothing to lose. Semi is too important an asset to be not used in a game.
Gutherson will develop into a first rate player. I have said before there is something special about him which I can`t put my finger on at the moment. He keeps trying for eighty minutes. I hope we can tie him up long term. Bozo the clown, and Zorba the Geek, will be sniffing around him to go back to Manly after cutting him 2016! Typical Manly.
Gutherson wants to play fullback. He would succeed there.
It was on show last night again. We go to a big lead only to collasps late in the second half. It`s time that the coach resolved that problem, otherwise it will be the monkey on our back in 2017. Is it a fitness problem?
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Take on - no tries down that side
Taka off - dragons tries.
Raiders game - no Taka, 5 tries down that side.
Nuff said
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I agree regarding Semi, he needs a centre partner who is always going to be thinking about the option of putting his winger in like Taka. Semi doesn't need the same space as most other wingers, a sniff of it and he's in. We are wasting a huge try scoring avenue there at the moment in my opinion.
As for Gutherson to fullback, I think French should remain at fullback. He is going to score about a million tries backing up through the inside like he did last night and he can't realistically play anywhere else in my opinion. He is too small for winger or centre. However Gutherson is probably too skillful to remain on the wing.
I would play Gutherson at 6 next year with Norman at 7 provided we don't pick up another half option.
What about Semi to right centre, Taka to reserves bench?
Michael Ericson: I was not prompting for Gutherson to be full back, just reminding that he has said he would like to be fullback. If he got there, he would make a good fist of it in my opinion. French looks like he will be full back for the reasons you give.
BA doesn't seem to agree on what?
Well he has had a season to reflect on it. When he does he may think that Semi could have scored about 10 more tries on the other side and change it. Lets wait and see.
Jennings has been great in defence and I think Semi is one of the best defensive wingers in the game. So that's always going to be a rock solid defensive edge. But Takaraingi and Semi also defended pretty well together.
We need to score more tries, we had the second best defence in the comp this year but our attack wasn't that flash. Semi Radradra is a try scoring machine when utilized properly and I have a suspicion that something will change there.
Glenn Lifetime Eel : Lets try it out against the Warriors---nothing to lose.
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