Quote: Beck2 "Evalds is a brilliant support player which is how he got most of his tries last year. O'Brien his a link player who is proving to be a good third pivot. The coaching team feel that,at the moment, he is the better bet which has been demonstrated in our matches this season. Both are not 100% reliable under the high ball but competent tacklers. The coaching staff want a big set of three-quarters so Evalds is unlikely to get a role there especially when Vidot is fit. Last season, when push came to shove, Evalds swapped positions with BJB. Against current thinking in RL, I like to see a back included in the replacements and feel Evalds is good in this role. He has come on a couple of times in the centre against tired opponents and been effective. I hope the coaching team are working with Evalds on his pivot game so that we have more competition at full back or when O'Brien moves into the halves when injury strikes.'"
Excellent post
- I just wish others will see the benefit of that 3rd pivot to our system. Evalds is a finisher and a good one at that and we will see the benefit of that this season hopefully. To suggest he is going anywhere is madness anyway - why would he want to give a Maserati back?
