Walker, Sironen, Suli

[Ned]

If fit Des will bring Walker and Siro straight back in.
I think he will keep the rest of the back line and let Suli prove himself at Blacktown.

 

[Pete W]

If fit Des will bring Walker and Siro straight back in.
I think he will keep the rest of the back line and let Suli prove himself at Blacktown.

Who would you drop for Siro? It's a tough one...

 

[Rafferty]

Who would you drop for Siro? It's a tough one...

No one.

 

[Will on the hill]

If anyone wants to see how Walker goes at centre these days he played there in this years indigenous all star game. Definitely a shadow of his former self, lots of sideways running and ordinary passing to his winger.

 

[rmd]

Walker’s main fault in defence is that he rushes out of the line and therefore leaves space outside him.

That’s something easily corrected.

Walker adds so much more in attack.

 

[Ned]

Who would you drop for Siro? It's a tough one...

Haha yeah, but first off, it's not me just what I think Des will do. I'd leave it as is while we're on a streak personally.
I think Des will drop Guac, based on last in first out basis, nothing more.
Des has this loyalty thing that keeps him picking guys whether they deserve it or not, he kept picking Jetski whenever he was available remember.

 

[40 years an eagle]

If fit Des will bring Walker and Siro straight back in.
I think he will keep the rest of the back line and let Suli prove himself at Blacktown.

I agree Des will do this...I don't like it though.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Walker adds so much more in attack.

Used to...but not for a looong time... and even when he did it was not that often.

 

[frank stokes]

If fit Des will bring Walker and Siro straight back in.

I agree... and I reckon ST will collectively blow a poofal valve when he drops Harper and Keppie to accommodate them...

incumbency is obviously a very big thing for Des... and scorpio has it...

surely, SURELY, Des will not drop Mole again...

 

[Shoe1]

Walker has been stood down, suspended, injured or playing out of position for much of the past 5 seasons.

In theory I regard him as a top centre, but realistically he hasn’t been there for a very long time. So who knows how he’d go?

 

[rmd]

Used to...but not for a looong time... and even when he did it was not that often.

Yep, I agree however, that’s because he’s been playing left centre, right centre, 5/8 and fullback.

Walker was the game’s best centre when he played right centre every week.

 

[40 years an eagle]

Walker was the game’s best centre when he played right centre every week.

Years ago.

 

[Pete W]

If anyone wants to see how Walker goes at centre these days he played there in this years indigenous all star game. Definitely a shadow of his former self, lots of sideways running and ordinary passing to his winger.

In all fairness, this was his first game in months - since 1st August 2020 (a season he only played 7 games total). A trial game mostly playing with guys he's never played with before, and if I recall correctly, he was actually moved around a bit in that game as well. Not a fair indication of his abilities at centre. He has been moved around far too much, in and out of injury, since 2017 when he was Dally M Centre of the Yr in a team that was never really contending for the premiership.

In a stable team list, put in at centre, within a couple of games...we will all see him at his best (albeit maybe a little slower than his younger self)

 

[Mataiforever]

Walker was our best attacking centre 2 years and 3 pretty heavy injuries ago. Is a a flip of a coin whether he or Suli is our worst defensive centre. Funa, Parker and Harper are all way ahead of those 2 defensively.
Suli should not see FG again this year unless there are several injuries. He lacks everything Harper has and is behind Parker , if not Funa as well, in my books.
Walker is not back for 2-4 weeks, maybe longer, has probably lost 2 yards of the pace he had 2+ years ago and honestly needs to play outstanding football for Blacktown to deserve a crack at either Parker or Harper's spot.
Sirro plays for Blacktown.

would definitely have suli over funa
suli is a damaging ball runner and with tom organising the defense im sure he'll be a lot better for it
if suli is back i'd drop parker to the bench as 2row/centre cover and keep harper with saab on the edge.

harper and saab should stay as a combo that side for mine for the rest of the year. harper too good in defence and saab is skeptical in defence to say the least.

when walker is back its a walker/harper combo for me, suli misses out and parker nabs a bench spot.

 

[nightster]

So you are saying that Parker is up to standard in attack with all the other quality backs in the top 8
and that Walker should be wasted at NSW cup ?

yep

 

[nightster]

I can see your point of view

But Walker has earned his centre stripes playing at the highest level and playing for his country .

his best was a long way back

 

[Disco]

Chill everyone, isn't Walker still out a month or so?

Who know how we will be looking on the injury or form side of things then.

A month is a long time in footy, a month ago here, most wanted 17 players droped haha

 

[pjayz]

If Harper and Olakau 'atu can play well, stay injury and suspension free, and we beat the Panthers, then I can't see Des dropping them for Siro and Suli. It would be sirrously suli to do that.

 

[BOZO]

his best was a long way back

His best is also at his best position that he excels in at centre
The position that he has not been playing in

 

[BOZO]

yep

Ok Now I agree that Parker tries hard but you would have to also agree with me that complete centres not only try hard but they also break the line and set up tries and score tries

We need more from the centre positions that Parker fills to be a more dominant team