With hurn back this week and butler back in the next couple it got me thinking about our backline and its current setup. 3 fulltime talls is how we play our defence and then we have bones who is basically just an undersized tall. Tis bloody ridiculous imo. We need more speed and mobility back there imo whilst playing guys who have decent footskills or will look to take the game on.
So i'll put down how i think our backline should be structured.
B Waters Glass Jones
HB Butler Schofield Hurn
Theres a couple of what some people might think are questionable decisions there imo so i'll put down what i think peoples discussions may be.
So why bones? Because he's a great stopper. He not the fastest,the flashest or the most skillful. But he can be relied upon to close a medium-tall forward down and he does it very well. I have also been impressed with his disposal so far this year. Has really improved imo.
Schofield. I just love the way he plays, he takes the game on and i think he's at the stage now where he has the body and strength to go with KPF's instead of playing that 3rd tall/utility. He takes the game on and looks to get the ball forwards and down the corridor fast and to advantage. He is relatively inexperienced and will improve with more games and by playing on the best CHB's in the game. I also think he's probably the only guy on our list who has the overall package to go with blokes like riewoldt. I also like him here more than mackenzie only because i believe emac will make a great fullback over time but i just think he's missing a couple of major pieces to the puzzle as far as a CHB go's.
Lastly Waters and Butler. I honestly couldnt decide who to play as back pocket and who to play as flanker. Waters provides muscle from the pocket and a lot of pressure on the forwards but would also probably provide more run from the halfback line than butler. On the flipside of the scale butler has better foot and decision making skills imo so it becomes a hard choice. I'll leave waters in the pocket for now but with hurn already providing that great boot from the halfback line to break zones i'll leave it open for the two to switch positions. Especially if we arent getting enough run from the backline through schofield.
Lastly i'll put it out there again, i see 0 point in playing 3 tall backs against all but 1-2 teams. To be blunt it just seems plain idiotic to me, especially with the running required with the use of a full court press structured zone.
But hey maybe its just me and everyone else thinks our backline structure and who is playing there is great. Also kudo's for anyone who can either a)shoot spangher and hansen or b) slap the shit out of worsfold till he get it into his head he needs to drop them
So i'll put down how i think our backline should be structured.
B Waters Glass Jones
HB Butler Schofield Hurn
Theres a couple of what some people might think are questionable decisions there imo so i'll put down what i think peoples discussions may be.
So why bones? Because he's a great stopper. He not the fastest,the flashest or the most skillful. But he can be relied upon to close a medium-tall forward down and he does it very well. I have also been impressed with his disposal so far this year. Has really improved imo.
Schofield. I just love the way he plays, he takes the game on and i think he's at the stage now where he has the body and strength to go with KPF's instead of playing that 3rd tall/utility. He takes the game on and looks to get the ball forwards and down the corridor fast and to advantage. He is relatively inexperienced and will improve with more games and by playing on the best CHB's in the game. I also think he's probably the only guy on our list who has the overall package to go with blokes like riewoldt. I also like him here more than mackenzie only because i believe emac will make a great fullback over time but i just think he's missing a couple of major pieces to the puzzle as far as a CHB go's.
Lastly Waters and Butler. I honestly couldnt decide who to play as back pocket and who to play as flanker. Waters provides muscle from the pocket and a lot of pressure on the forwards but would also probably provide more run from the halfback line than butler. On the flipside of the scale butler has better foot and decision making skills imo so it becomes a hard choice. I'll leave waters in the pocket for now but with hurn already providing that great boot from the halfback line to break zones i'll leave it open for the two to switch positions. Especially if we arent getting enough run from the backline through schofield.
Lastly i'll put it out there again, i see 0 point in playing 3 tall backs against all but 1-2 teams. To be blunt it just seems plain idiotic to me, especially with the running required with the use of a full court press structured zone.
But hey maybe its just me and everyone else thinks our backline structure and who is playing there is great. Also kudo's for anyone who can either a)shoot spangher and hansen or b) slap the shit out of worsfold till he get it into his head he needs to drop them
