Moving from full back to stand off never did Lockyer or the Broncos any harm - great players adapt and it's much easier to find a replacement FB than a replacement SO. It's common sense to consider Sam a realistic option to take the 6 shirt, when we have another great prospect waiting at FB. I'd rather have the certainty of both in the team for a couple of years in key influential roles, than potentially losing both if Sam decides to move on and Russell gets frustrated due to lack of opportunities.

Wane won't be stubborn enough to not consider the options, regardless of what he's saying at the moment. He's hardly going to be publicly declaring Sam as the new 6, while the recruitment drive is still on for next season's squad, otherwise he'd be basically giving up on keeping Finch or signing a replacement 6. Sam moving to the halves will be on the agenda though if Finch leaves and assuming the likes of Soward / Chase prove unattainable - which is extremely likely.

As I said when Tommy went down, I'd rather give Mellors a run of games to see if he's got what it takes. He looked good against us tonight.

lockers and finch both struggled with timing passes, as lockers got caught at the line a couple of times and finches passes were knocked down or intercepted a couple of times. may have just been mellor knowing finches game though. give them time.

Cant see Lockers or Tomkins being at half back for next season..

I'd take Rob Burrow if he suddenly became available