Eventually he could - would you debut him there though with only training a few days in 6?
Of course not. But I wouldn't move Barba either.
Eventually he could - would you debut him there though with only training a few days in 6?
So did Barba.
Gal played some junior time there too .
In person or nothing. ill even chuck in a free bubbling.
It makes more sense putting Wade in 6 and moving either Lewis or Bird into the backrow, if you ask me. But I doubt either line up will happen. Too many players vying for backline spots. I can't see how you fit Holmes, Feki, Gordon, and Gagan in :\
Just shuffling the deck chairs though isn't it ?Wade started off playing for us as 6 but it became clear that it wasn't working and he was moved. I still think the idea of Ennis to 7 and Robson to hooker has some merit.
Better than the current scenario anyway....
chopping and changing our spine isn't going to help usJust shuffling the deck chairs though isn't it ?
Is it fair to say it's up to barba to find form and not have blokes pushed into other positions just to accommodate him ?I can understand the temptation of wanting to put barba at fullback and hoping he recaptures his 2012 form but at the end of the day we don't have a suitable 5/8 replacement, we are far better of just swapping flash and holmes around, would be far less unsettling for the teams structure
yes and no, the problem is he can play fullback or at 5/8, we have 2 fullbacks and no fit suitable 5/8's. If we had someone like Gardner playing fullback and a suitable 5/8 in the ranks id be all for the change, but thats not the scenario that we have.Is it fair to say it's up to barba to find form and not have blokes pushed into other positions just to accommodate him ?
Pretty much what I was thinking (baaa...)yes and no, the problem is he can play fullback or at 5/8, we have 2 fullbacks and no fit suitable 5/8's. If we had someone like Gardner playing fullback and a suitable 5/8 in the ranks id be all for the change, but thats not the scenario that we have.
Obviously we need to make his transition into our structure as speedy and successful as possible, and that would probably be at fullback but the fact of the matter is he has to play 5/8 and there is just no other logical option imo
The problem we face in the future is what happens if he never comes good at 5/8
Savour the moment mate, could be the last one you ever see down thereAll i want is a robbo settling touch finder.
Don't be surprised to see this line up come game day.
1. Barba
2. Feki
3. Beale
4. Luetele
5. Gordon
6. Bird
7. Robson
Desperate maybe but I would be impressed he is willing to make such drastic changes, we are going to lose this game regardless so may as well mix things up and try something else even if I think its a disaster waiting to happen it will be a fresh new disasterFlanno is a desperate man if doing this after two rounds. I doubt it eventuates.
Barba will develop perfectly fine into a 5/8th. Our biggest problem is that we expect our 5/8th to do everything in attack. its simple we need a ball playing fullback and a competent halfback. we have a ball playing fullback in Holmes. Get a competent halfback and we will be fine!
He would work well with Maloney, Sezer, Sandow in the halves
I think you're pretty spot on here, have a full back doing some ball playing and a competent halfback and Barba will do what he's expected which is to pop in and out of plays and support the forwards etc, not control the team. Maloney is my No 1 pick.