Quote: rockman "As a clumsy ex forward who doesnt know the intricacies of half back play I find it amazing to see the difference in the performance of Monaghan when playing at hooker rather than scrum half.
Of late he has taken the ball at dummy half run straight at the defence and has been able to spot the gaps as evidenced by his setting up VAnderson at Wembley.
I would have thought that as first receiver, a scrum half would have had a bit more time to spot an opening and feed a runner coming in on the angle as players such as Andy Gregory was a master at.
Is it because at dummy half he has the ball in his hands for longer as the players other than markers are 10 yards away or is it something else I am missing.I am certainly not complaining about Monas play certainly in the later rounds of the Cup as hooker he has been sensational, but what makes this difference?'"
Nail on head there ( apart from it is metres not yards). It also plays to the strengths of Monaghans short passing game as his range is rather lacking, particularly to his right.
