Will DCE win another premiership? I cant see it.
Not at Manly unless he is overhauled and tuned to TC specifications.
One of the main issues is he doesn't play like a half and even if he did play more central, taking the line on and pushing forwards along as short penetrating straight square options if he gets tackled with the ball there really is no other sharp light footed, ball-playing, or kicking options for the next play.
In the short term he has to start pushing himself to play more like a central half, playing square and short to powerful forwards and feeding off them in a variety of ways around the half way mark. Hodkinson to control the left and Walker needs to add variety and options to the right in a more running ball-playing back rower capacity---probably will struggle with the extra workload though but nothing to lose trying out some variations in this manner for the rest of the season.
Actually i would have Walker on the left due to being much easier for most to ball play right to left than left to right especially since it is a new role.
Clearly defined attacking zones for all three options, DCE can still play off the cuff from second phase and take the line on through middle, taking advantage of our power forwards(Hodkinson is not sharp enough to take advantage of our forward strengths)
Tom has to step up and read numbers better to take the organizing counting numbers pressures off DCE also---becomes another ball playing option when he matures.
Walker can mix up ball-playing, running and getting one on one space off the back of a second man play----fine line though you don't want to lose his explosive straight running lines.