TOMCAT wrote:
I like your plan, but I suggest that Delaney to full back with Zac and Burrow to prop, could be the magic formula that sees us hit the top.
All joking and 'weird suggestions' aside it does show the remarkable ability of the modern RL player to be able to play in so many different positions.
Not for a moment am I suggesting move Watkins to FB, but it is noticeable from this position he was instrumental in Handley's second try...the extra space and room at FB allowed him to 'pick his spot' to attack at pace. In attack he would be more lethal from this position than he is at centre.....but in defence he would never be as good as Hardaker of course. FB without a doubt is Zak's position, but he too has that versatility.
Delaney plays like a prop....and let's not forget it's the path that Chev Walker has taken (centre/2nd row/prop) and who would have thought that in his earlier days at Leeds?
Ablett is another..which IS his best position? I still stay he is best at LF, but his excellent try last night was from the RIGHT centre position. He is just as adept at LEFT centre as well as his more regular selection in the second row.
Away from Leeds just take a look at Wilkin....wears no.12 and plays well there, but many on the saints board seem to think he should be first choice
scrum half !!!!!
I suppose Kevin Dick might have had the necessary bulk to play second row too...but still !!