Quote: Giantscorpio "Best of luck in your search for a quality half back, we have been looking since Kev Brown left , but there are simply none around. Luckily we had Robbo who used to play there so he was drafted in.'"
That's exactly what Simmons said to McManus when McManus asked him to look for a halfback and he (Simmons) could only come up with Hohaia who he thought 'could do a job' for us (with his utility role being of added value).
We can't get halfbacks who aren't there. We need to raise our own. That takes coaching and it takes patience from fans.
The last players on the pitch today I would criticise were Gaskell and Lomax. Both were royally screwed by Rush last season: Gaskell by being dropped completely and Lomax by being forced to play with Hohaia who didn't complement him in any way. Had Rush not been so dense and played them throughout the season, building on the potential they showed in 2011, we could now have been looking at two players who were developing well as a partnership and growing in experience and confidence. Instead, stupid Rush put the players and the team (in this respect) back a season by doing what he did.