I’m not sold on the idea of Shoe as an edge or a 13, I have no doubt he can play either role, thing is you need high energy and involvement especially from your 13, reading this thread and watching last nights game, I know Carrigan and Cotter are outstanding examples, there involvement like Yeo, who on Thursday night was unbelievable, I just can’t see Shoe bringing that element to our side, we all know he can ball play and we all know that’s not enough.
Watching the Cows and the Donkeys it’s clear, there about trying to play up tempo footy, trying to emulate the Riffs game and rightly so, can Shoe bring that to our side? I’ll answer, no.
Murray, Hopgood, even McInnes, Elliot they bring high levels of energy and involvement, we can’t carry shoe in our pack just because he has X factor, he has to work and thats what I fear the most, its no secret the game is getting faster and players with big body shapes, low energy and or poor motors are yesterdays news, hook your wagon to speed and high energy or you’ll be left chasing the pack, its up to Shoe I guess.