Yeh got the Egg think, was trying to be funny back!I was joking about the Egg thing - I hope that came through, I know it's easily missed in text.
It won't be easy for Houli to slot back in and play near his best early on, but we do seem inclined to pick him as soon as he's available, part of that may be down to his ability to help organise our setup down back, which has suffered through Vlas being out. Fitness aside, my major concern would be that his disposal by foot can be scratchy until he's got a few games under his belt.
I'm not sure I'd read *too* much into his decreasing possession count last year, part of it had to be down to us directing the ball through Short more often.
But yes, ages catches up with everyone sooner or later, even champions like Bach.
No doubt , swans style not dissimilar to wc they like to finesse with the ball . It’s a means of keeping it off the tigers but you gotta be good. These rules support that style , still it runs the gauntlet when the pressure rises, we re so early in the campaign and need to better learn to cover the Vlas gap which under new rules has further exposed our defences . A fit houli will help and if that mansell kid showed a bit with his marking, chasing and dash with ball in hand he too could find a spot
I reckon later in Saturday game we experimented with the flood, remember lynch taking a mark right up the ground late , was a bloody long way from the goal sq
Naish 39p May bring him into calcsLOL, that was very dry!
Could definitely use Houli in that role and perhaps ongoing, perhaps we use Ralphsmith off the HBF, from what I understand that's been where he's been training to play and maybe he has a more defensive element to his game than Naish. Perhaps Naish will come in to provide a bit more pace and run on a wing.
Be a very interesting selection committee meeting this week, I reckon we'll see a new face or two which always brings a lot of interest to the match.
c'mon man get serious. ffs.
