Re: Left channel of the defence : Sun Mar 11, 2012 2:36 pm
Albion wrote:
Is he being played out of position though? I don't think so really and so far I think he's been our best player in the forwards.
Looking at the top meter makers so far this season and Eorl Crabtree was there, so thought that it would be a good comparison (both played 5 games).
Laffranchi makes more meters per carry at 7.3 compared with Crabtree who makes 6.9, but Crabtree has made six times as many tackle busts (Laffranchi's 2 to Crabtree's 12) - but surely that is down to the sheer size of Crabtree.
Looking at the top meter makers so far this season and Eorl Crabtree was there, so thought that it would be a good comparison (both played 5 games).
Laffranchi makes more meters per carry at 7.3 compared with Crabtree who makes 6.9, but Crabtree has made six times as many tackle busts (Laffranchi's 2 to Crabtree's 12) - but surely that is down to the sheer size of Crabtree.
The fact he's played the last ten years as a backrow in the NRL obviously suggests he's playing out of postion while at prop. He's always been a player that played on the edges and now he's being asked to play down the middle.
He's doing ok but he's never been a prop and never will be a quality prop.