HugeBluesFan said:
Players do need to be flexible, that is correct. I'm just not sure he has the confidence or the ability (yet) to play in so many positions.
The ability is there, no question. He is older now, fitter and bigger - I think he will gain much confidence from that and also from his form thus far in the pre-season.
His confidence was shot playing all over the ground last year, tagging most of the time and being played in too many positions.
This year, he should be more settled but will still play in a few positions - maybe across half-back and wing rather than being thrown all over the place like last year where he played deep in the forward 50, deep in the back 50, ruck-rover, wing, bench, HB, HF, rover, and everywhere else, also in a terrible side!
He just couldn't settle. Playing as say a half-back and winger isn't unsettling to a player, being thrown into half a dozen different positions in one game can be.