I agree you can't blame a halfback if the forwards are failing to get over the advantage line, but halves who posses a good kicking game alleviate a lot of pressure on the forwards (bit of a catch22).Barry Hyland link said:Hodkinson did suffer by the forward not being dominant (although in every match they showed signs of it). But I think he is a good defensive player, but not nippy enough. I don;t think he will be the answer to Canterbury's problems.
It's all a learning curve but I haven't seen signs of either Ballin, Foran or Hodkinson really dominate in successive games this season. Hopefully with a little more time and experience this problem will be rectified. Although I do have concerns Des will go for the defensive option of Foran and Lyon next year because from memory that was his original plan for this season.