We will agree to disagree feathered friend as my benchmark perspective of a safe reliable player is not one that has handling issues and his deficiencies of being a slow striding , one dimensional and predictable player is a liability in both defence and attackBozo my good man...first thing -
If Tom gets injured, we have far more to worry about than who plays left centre...season is dead.
I get your views on "speed kills" and the importance of fleet footed players....and agree 100%
I just feel the importance of minimising points is of utmost importance, especially the finals and Parker brings this and is generally a safe, reliable player.
Walks has flashes of greatness, mixed with a few errors and defensively a weak link....and this is no disrespect, but will be a target in every opposition coaches gameplan.
I don't expect to change your opinion Bozo and you know what, it's all just opinion in the end...but just wanted share why I prefer the current lineup 1 - 13
Des has said we need to improve across the board as a team to challenge for the finals
and Parker has had plenty of game time in the centre position to show his dominance and from what I have seen he has plateaued ! What we see is what we get from Parker and it is as obvious as Sea eagles wings that we need to get more out of our left centre to have the balance of power across our team and become a more formidable team leading into the finals.
The fact is that there is Absolutely NO Advantage of being slow in any position especially in the back line . Slow is not the Go in todays fast game and the games in the finals speed up another notch and slow players get exposed .
We will agree to disagree. Take Care and keep Safe , fit and Happy @maxta