Sorry but did you watch any of the games before making this comment? He was scoring or setting up tries every match in the centres. His size means he is a better winger but he was far better in the centres for Brumbies than playing for us.
Agreed with above comments. Barrett was probably the worst defensive coach ive seen or up there so there wasnt really any potential in fixing his D. If he was here when Des is, completely different story as we know Des is one of the better defensive coaches. Would love to have him at the back right about now.
Anyways, after poor coaching and team performances with Barrett + facilities that don’t compare to Brumbies I can’t imagine he looks back on his Manly days too fondly. He probably is out of our pay grade now too - the code switch would cost an extra 100k+.
Like I made a thread for, Edene Gebbie could be our fullback solution for Tom injuries. Unless Des gives Metcalf some faith, but doesn’t look likely given he hasn’t even made the 21. Albert is likely still recovering from injury