Quote: Roy Haggerty "I think Smith may be thinking that in the era of slower PTBs as officiated by Ganson, interchange hookers are no longer essential. So play a young, fit tough-as-nails hooker who rarely misses a tackle, and yet has speed and an eye for an opportunity. Roby's our closest hooker to the sort of role that Cameron Smith played last week.'"
Smith controls the game a hell of a lot more than Roby can and that will be a massive difference with Tomkins and Maguire at HB
I agree Roby is probably our best option but he defiantly needs to re evaluate his game. Looking at the game of one of the finest hookers of the past 20 years imo in Smith isn’t a bad start. Smith can not only scoot but also offers excellent distribution, has a killer off load, a phenomenal engine, leadership as well as top place and hand kicking games.
Roby has the engine, the ability to scoot well, the good defence and excellent strength but he defiantly needs to step up to the plate more with his game control and leadership as well.
A stint in the NRL would most defiantly help him advance his career.