I can understand the angst about the recruitment of Mayne but Dunn is little more than a depth selection, probably brought about by the unexpected loss of Marsh. The main issue I have with our backline is the lack of leadership and organisation.
I'm actually less angsty about Mayne (although fairly underwhelmed by it) as I can see the theory behind getting him but Dunn I just don't get.
Even as depth it's confusing. He's 30, he's no longer best 22 at Melbourne, he's not quick, he's not outstanding 1v1 he basically doesn't improve us anywhere excpting he's a nice kick.
I was reading the Melbourne guys who said he's alright if he's directly standing a man but gets lost and hurt when implementing a zone defence. Wasn't that one of the primary knocks on Brown and Frost as well? So we've let two guys go and replaced him with a bloke with the same flaws but older.
It's beyond strange in my view and I really do hate shitting on a new recruit (which is why I kept away from the Mayne thread) but it's warranted in this case though I'm not blaming Lynden either.