Quote: BrisbaneRhino "Completely different beasts. Thompson was generally a winger before he left for SL - its taken Cleary at the Tigers to decide the risk attached to his lack of size is outweighed by his running ability at full back. Moon was an average centre in the NRL, and would be again if he returned. If anything the centres across the NRL have got bigger since he left - there are very few with much of a football brain, but 90% of them are very big guys.'"
For all Moons inability to cement Stand off, he isn't an average centre in a derogatory way, he is above that. Average, yes, in the same terms as other centres, and the majority of NRL centres, but not average as in not good enough to cement a centre place. He is much better than a lof of the centres in the NRL, but accepted not close to the best ones.