I don't think it's dumb at all...

So long as he continues to work hard in defence then I'm all for Meli staying at centre since we have him for the next couple of seasons. My concern is that Wheeler won't get any game time.

I've been one of them saying meli should be centre and he had good game tonight. Having meli centre also frees up the wing spot for foster.

My only concern will meli in the centre is his defence. I think good teams ( clever teams) will pick him out and he'll get found out like he did in the grand final and few times he's been there.

Maybe his attack out weighs his poor postional play in defence.

In Centre he has a man either side to cover his mistakes. On the wing he just gets plain caught out. Also with regards to WHeeler, there will be times when Meli and Shenton get injured, there will be loose forward positons that get injured and maybe long term, full back could be an option once Wellens calls it a day.

it gets my vote.

If you make a compilation of Meli's top five performances in a Saints shirt, I would bet that all five are games in which he has played centre.

Meli and centre and Foster outside him works fine for me.

gets my vote - he is far better at centre

I played centre, stand off and loose forward and take it from me, centre is the hardest position on the pitch to defend.

Its ok saying you've got players inside and out side you but if you can't read the game you will always have problems.

One missed tackle out wide against speedy centres and wingers often results in a try.

Agreed. Meli is just as (if not more) prone of doing something ridiculous in the centre than he is on the wing.
He covered well last night, but I think its a matter of time before his positional defence gets found out. Wheeler's your man for the centre, but let Meli cover there and when he's back.....

Meli for 2nd row! His angles of run combined with his power would give us some excellent penetration. Plenty of chances for big hits without worrying about compromising the line.

2nd row is a terrible idea.

I think you could convice meli he's not been sidelined in the centre's . 2nd row and we may have another viral player in the team. The board have signed him for 2 years on a fair wage, so we don't need any more player disruption at the moment. Time will tell but I think he has not looked that weak in the centre's. I'll bow to a players point of view that it's tricky, but he does seam to perform well there. Maybe it's less focus by the fans on him there and no high bombs or chase backs to deal with.

Think Wheeler will get covering role for all injuries this year. (FB,Winger,CEnter, half back, loose, even 2nd row at a push) He can provide a multitude of cover. He'll get his day just like Roby did.

I think the romance of him in the centre will soon dissapear.