Quote: morrisseyisawire "Usually I'd agree, but the fact is we can't keep watering down the experience of the 17 by blooding youngsters, particularly in an environment like the KC. The time to do it is when the backbone of experience (in the forwards in this case) is still present or back from injury.
As for Ratch at loose-forward, I'd suggest he has the classic tall and rangy loose-forward physique and that is ultimately where his future lies.'"
My favourite loose was Pendlebury if Ratchford is half as good as him at 13 I'd be very happy with him.
I think ideally Ratchford is a stone of muscle short of playing that role although he has the height. He needs more upper body strength to resist forwards defensively that he would ultimately have to trait.