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Would definitely think tracies would be better surely???
Official Siosifa Talakai
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Soon I Hope
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Let’s face it, not going anywhere with what we have so may as well try something
jocktheshark
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Can't have Wade filling in Wiltons spot for a whole game , if Fitz does that then I'm done , can't support stupidity .
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Tbh no one is safe defensively when you have Moylan and Graham inside.
sharks2010
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That whole side is and can you blame them
Sparkles
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Just watched the highlights again to check out that edges defence. Talakai was badly pulled apart pretty frequently through misreads and being burnt for speed.
He's so important to our set starts... I don't know what we do with him
He's so important to our set starts... I don't know what we do with him
The Punisher
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Play him in the backrow
Sparkles
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I've always thought he'd end up there again, but who takes his carries? Tracey's been pretty good at making metres out of our end, maybe it won't be such a big difference. It does feel like we could lose something really important, Talakai's been huge for us in that respect.
MrDravid
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He can't tackle at centre so you want to move him to a position where he has to make more tackles?
Defensively it is a very different position.
Less lateral agility required (the more the better still), less pace required to close space (again, the more the better but usually opposition are slower and taking on smaller gaps)
But workload increases significantly both in volume and tackling more larger players.
Backrower also controls the whole edge a lot, often it is them who dictates if the half commits in or out (or gets stranded with two people running at them), which has a flow on effect to centre and winger positioning.
A player could absolutely be a good defender at second row but not centre. A very good defender at one would usually be able to be decent at the other.
Hard to judge for Talakai right now - edge would suit his lateral movement and pace more. I'm sure he can handle the contact though volume over 80 is a concern for me. Decision making? Has looked bad at centre but Wilton and Moylan both being weaker tryline defenders have contributed to that also.
You may well know that and are just making a joke, but for the purpose of discussion and why it might work I've typed it up anyway
snowman
Total gronk
back to the bench
Damn. Would of started him
snowman
Total gronk
i quite like the 12 i saw on a team list
Care to inbox it to me?
BlackWhiteBlue
Jaws
JC or JW?
sharks2010
Dribbler
It's Royce hunt
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
@snowman told me it was Tricky Johns.