Season 2012 Outlook #2: Centres?

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I agree the Pom and Best will probably get first crack, but you never know. Defence-wise they are definately the safest option.

I thought last season that Tim Smith would be given first crack in the halves. But Flanno showed some balls and picked Albert Kelly, who you gotta remember, hadn't really done anything in first grade at that point. After 3 or so rounds Kelly proved to me that he would be in first grade all year (unfortunately he got injured).

So I really hope that Flanno takes the plunge and picks Wright and Mills in the centres for Round 1.

There is a popular belief on this forum that Carney will provide our outside backs with plenty of good, early ball. Well I say lets throw it the way of Mills and Wright and see what they've got.
 
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Kelly got picked because he trained and trialled better than Tim Smith. Tim Smith was also hooked at various stages in 2010 and was a genuinely poor player. I wouldn't say that the same scenario can be applied to Best and Pomeroy, however if Wright and Mills have a better off season and trial better in those positions I think they'll definitely get them.

I hope that Best and Pomeroy and Wright and Mills all give it their best and the best players are chosen. I'd hate for Best and Pomeroy to train / trial bad and for Wright and Mills to get the spots by default, and same the other way around. Wing and centre positions in our squads have NO players that should be considered a guaranteed selection or even better than average NRL standard, so it's going to have to go to whoever deserves it.

It would be absurd to suggest that some rookies deserve it just because they're rookies, or Poms/Best deserve it just because they're not rookies.
 
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Mark^Bastard said:
Kelly got picked because he trained and trialled better than Tim Smith. Tim Smith was also hooked at various stages in 2010 and was a genuinely poor player. I wouldn't say that the same scenario can be applied to Best and Pomeroy, however if Wright and Mills have a better off season and trial better in those positions I think they'll definitely get them.

I hope that Best and Pomeroy and Wright and Mills all give it their best and the best players are chosen. I'd hate for Best and Pomeroy to train / trial bad and for Wright and Mills to get the spots by default, and same the other way around. Wing and centre positions in our squads have NO players that should be considered a guaranteed selection or even better than average NRL standard, so it's going to have to go to whoever deserves it.

It would be absurd to suggest that some rookies deserve it just because they're rookies, or Poms/Best deserve it just because they're not rookies.
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I can't disagree with any of that

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I dunno I think hotdogs is a walk up start
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I hate to break it to ya Hot Dogs fans. He's got no more chance than any of the other contenders. Definately no certainity.
 
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It's fair to be confident that he'll get a spot but it's absurd to suggest a budget winger will just walk into a spot.
 
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didn't notice him do anything worth watching. Hall would be the best back out of all of them. I didn't realise he was so big.
 
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Yeah I thought Hall was good, the only English player that I could see being an improvement for the Sharks.
 
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Jack Reed would probably squeeze in to our backline somewhere.
 
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Mr Ryan said:
I agree the Pom and Best will probably get first crack, but you never know. Defence-wise they are definately the safest option.

I thought last season that Tim Smith would be given first crack in the halves. But Flanno showed some balls and picked Albert Kelly, who you gotta remember, hadn't really done anything in first grade at that point. After 3 or so rounds Kelly proved to me that he would be in first grade all year (unfortunately he got injured).

So I really hope that Flanno takes the plunge and picks Wright and Mills in the centres for Round 1.

There is a popular belief on this forum that Carney will provide our outside backs with plenty of good, early ball. Well I say lets throw it the way of Mills and Wright and see what they've got.
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i think wright & mills may make a good centre pairing,
but if we go with that combo i think best should be
one of the wingers to provide a bit of experience.

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Jack Reed would probably squeeze in to our backline somewhere.
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agreed, i think we could probually find a spot for
tomkins too.
 
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I want to see Frizell in the centres at some stage this year, with the depth of forwards this year this appears his spot to break through. He came to the sharks as a star union centre in schoolboys and i think only his size difference over his age group determined he was in the backrow in NYC.
 
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3 BEST

4 BAKUYA

Seen enough of Pomeroys hands. Wrights defence has been horrible in the couple of efforts he has had at centre.I do concede he is young and could improve.

Centre is so much like 2nd row these days that given an off season there Bakuya is the answer.(until he gets injured ! )
 
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