Corey Parker's injury puts a dent in our forward pack that will not be easy to replace. Parker along with Thaiday lead the pack and will be sorely missed. It does present an interesting situation though - who do you replace him with?
Henjak has persisted with youth so far this season and in particular the forwards department, it has paid off. I'm sure you'll agree that Dodds and Gillett have been revelations in both attack and defence. Another potential option is to slot Ben Te'o in at lock, it's a position he is familiar with but honestly he was lethal down the left in attack last week so that's probably not the best way to go.
Let's not forget our players that have missed out on the 17 - Setu and Sims. Both have the ability and experience to easily lock the scrum but are they really the men for the job?
An absolute hail mary would be so slot McCulloch at Lock and give Smith a run at Hooker. Definitely left field I know but it would give us much more in attack. McCulloch doesn't really have the build for a backrower as yet.
If it were my call, I'd throw Gillett into the deep end and give him a crack. It may be a sink or swim situation, but why not see if he's got what it takes. Worst case scenario he learns a lesson that will benefit him for the future. Best case scenario - he rips it up.
Question: If you were Ivan Henjak, who do you put in at Lock?
Friday, March 26, 2010
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