Froggy usually has been quite effective with that close in , mid field defence , including locking the ball up and general tidying up but as was the case when he was playing in the halves , really struggles with lateral defence in more broken play .
Sides have woken up now the best way to unsettle the Manly defence is just to move the ball around and eventually get the mid field defence in particular to then struggle with their lack of general mobility .
And Froggy being a bit limited here also is no exception .
Even any kicking benefit is also a bit limited now with D C E and Brooks essentially doing that
Think that he is still signed for next season so does not look that encouraging for any improvement in the 9 role and he is still one of the main options there .
Think the time has just about come to give Brooks some time there soon , His attack or attacking effectiveness has just seemed to go right off the boil this season .
Could provide a bit of spark there and defence has largely held up or front on defence .
Not unlike of course the likes of Tooves , Hasler , Dunley making a good transition there and Brooks interchanging with Simpkin until some of the younger prospects in the system may come on in the next few seasons.
Based on Walsh coming on quite well which seems to be the case at present and partnering Forgarty next season or even this season with D C E if present trends continue
Or even replacing D C E this season if things get even more pair shaped with his all round game
