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Tony is good at kick returns but not as good as made out on here sometimes.
Possibly. Wouldn't be the first player whose reputation grew while out through injury or otherwise unavailable. Not even the first fullback, in fact...
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Byrne did well in his place and Hall's footballing calibre is of the highest order. Different players bringing different skills to the same position each with their own strengths.
I'm pretty excited about Hall at FB. In fact I think he has the potential to be our best FB since Prescott. He seems to have all the necessary skills in abundance.
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Why worry who the better player is when M Tony come back we will have players playing for they place in the team ..What a good headache for the Coaching Staff the more good player the better ..Just think who do you leave out if and when the 2other lads get visa's
Not sure that's true. I think instead that we are making better yards and being more creative, so the importance of top notch kick returns has diminished.
I agree. I think it's not so much the quality of his kick returns that's being exaggarated but their importance to the team. The extra yards were so important when our pack were struggling to make ground, along with him taking an extra drive every set. I still maintain that whilst it obviously deserves credit it's not entirely his job and we shouldn't have been so reliant upon it. That's why his absence is not as notable this year IMO.
:roll: Why worry who the better player is when M Tony come back we will have players playing for they place in the team ..What a good headache for the Coaching Staff the more good player the better ..Just think who do you leave out if and when the 2other lads get visa's
I'm pretty excited about Hall at FB. In fact I think he has the potential to be our best FB since Prescott. He seems to have all the necessary skills in abundance.
I'm sure that Craig will make a few errors at fullback this season but I'm also sure he'll score some blinding long range tries. He's young and only going to improve and I'd be gutted if anyone took his shirt at fullback.
Why worry who the better player is when M Tony come back we will have players playing for they place in the team ..What a good headache for the Coaching Staff the more good player the better ..Just think who do you leave out if and when the 2other lads get visa's 
