Quote: Mugwump "I think we have to differentiate the Lomax who played in the halves (still very much a rookie) and the Lomax who seemed to have matured during his early successes at full back. I do agree that he was vulnerable early in his career - particularly to players who managed to get on his outside. I'm less certain that he was ever weak as a frontal defender (which is where he's likely be tested at nine).
The one thing he has in his favour is boundless enthusiasm (and, if fit, energy) - which is precisely the kind of attribute all good hookers need from the beginning. Whether his body is up to the job - I guess we'll just have to wait and see the size of the bite those two operations have taken out of his abilities.
Tragic really because he's a nice kid. Weird how these kinds of plagues rarely appear to afflict Rugby League's villains.'"
Like you said, he was a rookie then, and I wonder with increased experience and ability to read a game whether he could move back into the halves in the future?