jonh wrote:
He’s defensively shocking at fullback.
If he is ou back up option we are in bother.
I suspect though Kaye and we will utilise our duel reg relationship before we go down using Walmsley as a 1.
I haven’t seen him play FB, but to me he’s an out and out winger, not a utility back. We saw it with Franco last season, they are not always interchangeable as people think.
Sometimes it works, moderately successful with Kay.
What people seem to be missing is the strategy we are using. Kelly used it 24 years ago, and Leigh did last season. The team you start with is not the team you finish with.
The nearer we get to the end of the season the more players of quality will be added. There is no point filling your team with players who you don’t think will make the leap to SL because you think you need to cover every position three fold. Ellis is rich but he won’t want to waste his money
So why buy a second rate FB now when come June you might be able to pick up a quality one, either domestic or NRL.
Realistically the squad we have now with a few more additions should keep us in contention for the first two thirds of the season. We don’t need to win every battle, just the last one.
I think some people still view promotion as it was in the 1970s but it’s changed. You can scrape into the play offs so long as you can win them. Look at Fev and London. London hit unexpected form and Fev had nothing left in the tank and no money to fill up
Come the end of June all things going to plan I expect to see an influx of SL standards players.
Be patient, it’s a long game.
