Agreed also.
I've been thinking about this a lot lately and I reckon it comes down to a few different things.
1 - Right side / Left side
2 - First / Second receiver
3 - Number of receives per game
4 - Kicking amount
5 - Kicking variation
6 - Close to the ruck or further from the ruck
7 - Freedom to move close to the ruck and further away
These are the things that halves (half backs and 5/8's) do. Some do all, some do some.
If Kelly and Graham are our best halves (I reckon they may well be) then we have to look at how all of the above applies to them and then work out a plan.
Personally I think Kelly is a more dynamic runner and Graham a more powerful runner, so I'd have Graham closer to the ruck as a half back and Kelly further out but with freedom to move around.
Graham also seems more vocal and a team organiser, and genuinely looks like he is always really IN the game, this again makes me prefer him in the ruck.
Finally Graham is bigger and probably a better front on defender than Kelly, so he should probably defend more in the ruck as well.
For these reasons I would prefer Graham to wear 7 on his back, though it doesn't actually matter which number either one wear.
I agree with the definitions of 5/8 to half here, but not with graham wearing number 7
Also, I thought he was more suited to lock as he was running at the line mostly not setting plays up or organising, and he was defensively taking the big guys down.
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