I think I had assumed that with his body type he is probably a centre being asked to play wing.. some of them can adjust no probs.. I dont think Laidlaw is one such player... not if we have other options.. perhaps if Tausala wasnt in the squad he would have that left ctr jersey?
I think Chapman will be a 9, but your swiss army knife comment makes me think he would have been a perfect 14 on the old 4 man bench. What is funny about this HM team is that Chapman has played hooker, halves, and lock already and that he is probably their best player at all of these positions.
So far in the halves they have played Couchman and Fitzgerald then Couchman and Chapman (both combos r1), Lewis and Couchman (r2,3), Lewis and Fitzgerald (r4,5). Lewis and Chapman would be the 5th combo in 6 games! And that's for a team that has won 4 out of 5. They have also rotated other positions. It will be interesting to see how they actually line up on Saturday. They have often not lined up 1-13 in the first 5 games.
Those are good signs. Hopefully in a few years time we will have a spine of
That would really be something! But I'm thinking Burton might become a centre, Walker fullback and Ah Kee or LKT 5/8.
You need to fit Ah Kee in there somewhere as well.
Liddle turns 30 this year. Those other boys are a long way off first grade. Probably not on the same timeline.
If he is "that good" that will be excellent. The same applies to the rest of them
I agree with you in regards to many talented prospects with big wraps on them don't make it. I do like the vibes I am getting about Rocko. Ollie was rated the top of the Harold Mathews players, that is a great sign and the talk of Ah Kee is very promising. You never know? Remember Brissy had Haas, Fifita and Sua all come through together. They have all gone on with it and become rep players. Hopefully, we are as fortunate with our young crop who have been mentioned in this thread.