Top End Eagle
Bencher
Watching the game on fox on the weekend Warren Smith made the comment that Choc had not made a line break all year and as any Manly fan would know (and fortunately Laurie Daley pointed out) this is because he hasn't been playing on the left edge.
Well he did on Sunday and five line breaks later where do we put him against the Panthers?
I would give Harrison the job of cleaning up the middle third with the thirteen on his back (which Choc has been doing so beautifully) and have TRex on the bench.
When TRex comes on Watmough can move back to that middle third role and Harrison who is only new to first grade gets a break from the intensity of plugging all those holes and making those tough metres that our thirteen has traditionally handled (L Williamson, Rodney).
Problem with this - if TRex is thinking about signing somewhere else, coming off the bench for us might upset him.
Benefits with this - TRex will be a bit underdone for match fitness for a couple of games, if he has or does sign elsewhere we have Choc playing where he destroyed 09 getting back into that blitzing leg speed and drive style of play off Foran (who has improved immeasurably as a ball player compared to 09 and 10) taking it to the line.
Any thoughts?
Well he did on Sunday and five line breaks later where do we put him against the Panthers?
I would give Harrison the job of cleaning up the middle third with the thirteen on his back (which Choc has been doing so beautifully) and have TRex on the bench.
When TRex comes on Watmough can move back to that middle third role and Harrison who is only new to first grade gets a break from the intensity of plugging all those holes and making those tough metres that our thirteen has traditionally handled (L Williamson, Rodney).
Problem with this - if TRex is thinking about signing somewhere else, coming off the bench for us might upset him.
Benefits with this - TRex will be a bit underdone for match fitness for a couple of games, if he has or does sign elsewhere we have Choc playing where he destroyed 09 getting back into that blitzing leg speed and drive style of play off Foran (who has improved immeasurably as a ball player compared to 09 and 10) taking it to the line.
Any thoughts?