Nordburg
First Grader
I agree with your point on where to fit Gutherson and TomT and it worries me that if blokes like BStewart,Lyon and Matai keep playing on,they'll lose someone that's 10 yrs younger than them.Whilst they're signed til end of'17,other clubs will come for them with bigger offers and Manly won't be able to match themHmmm... Noel Cleal and Ronnie Gibbs come to mind quite quickly and then there's Brenton Lawrence, Tom Symonds and Feliti Mateo in our current squad who have all played in the outside backs.
Tafua actually takes the first hit up in the middle after kicks to Snake on his side and he does quite well, but not as good as Mattai. I have no problem with his defence, he just misreads the play on occasion by letting guys beat him on the outside.
I take your point and I don't think he'll want to play in the forwards anyway. My point was just how to fit Gutherson and Tom T into the team as there is only one spot available when Foran leaves and I think both have to be in the team.