Quote: JonnyBates "he has been outstanding all season, but if he were to play fullback? then who would play at 7/6? Finch is going to play in one of those roles, but if TL is going to hooker then we are left in such a situation that sam has to play in the halves.'"
Having a player like Sam, who can switch effortlessly between the halves and full-back is not a bad thing.
Shaun Edwards did it for his first couple of seasons at Wigan. It helped us enormously, and didn't hamper his learning curve in any way.
Also, I don't think we can disregard the potential arrival on the scene of Joe Mellor. This kid is very exciting, and would undoubtedly have made his first team debut last season had he not been so seriously injured.
It wouldn't surprise me to see Mellor in regular contention for a halfback shirt, along with Finch, Tommy and Sam.
I'd agree that since Riddell has announced his departure, we do seem a bit light at hooker, but otherwise we have quality back-up for most of our other positions.