SaintsFan wrote:
Meli doesn't warrant a place over anyone.
He's in a funny place at the moment, Meli.
Before the Leeds game he had been playing centre, but following Foster's nightmare showing at Bradford a couple of us discussed the idea of moving him back out to the wing. The advantage which we raised was that, up until that point, we'd mostly been playing with the rather diminutive pairing of Makinson and Foster, neither of whom were great at getting a roll on on the first couple of tackles after receiveing the kick. Meli's physical presence would perhaps allow us to get that early momentum which is so important to our playing style.
The disadvantages are well documented and we all decided that we didn't think it was worth the risk.
However, Rush and KC tried it, it worked and they have stuck with it since.
Now, if we had two wingers who could hold down a spot and play effectively, would Meli still be playing in the centre? He played very well for us last year there, putting a lot of tries on a plate for Foster.
If you had a chance to swap our current 3/4s for 4 x Francis Meli, who you take it?
Not you, Saintsfan, I know your answer 
