Very little chance that Burgess would have made it as a 6 - far too technical a position for someone who had no real idea what to do at the break down. Maybe he would have learned given enough time, but that would have needed years not months.

For all that Burgess is a great RL player, that didn't translate into being a great RU player and he never gave himself the time. The best parallel between Sam's style of league player turning to union was (and is) Sonny Bill Williams, but I'm not sure that Sam could ever have developed the pace that SBW had when he first went to union.

I'd give matt Davis a go at 13 but with currie as first choice. BMM and Hughes in second row.

Where is Matt Davis?

Don’t think we’ll see Currie @ 13 in the modern game. I think BMM & Currie in the back row with Hughes at 13 is our best bet. Davis can play off the bench to spell Hughes and Clark.

Which basically means Jason Clark is a waste of a quota spot. Is he homesick yet?

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I would go with as big a pack as we can to start the game. Hill Clark Cooper, Bmm currie philbin. Try to really gain some forward momentum from the pack. You could bring philbin off put Hughes on and then have philbin as interchange prop. Allowing Hughes n Mamo/burrell a bench spot.

We then have Davies j Clark to fit in or force their way in to the team. Maybe we could see matt Davies jn the reserves?