Quote: Phuzzy "Like French/Field with Smith and Farrimond for example?
With regards to Dodd/Lomax you're about 2 years too late. Neither takes the line on successfully any more. They are both ineffectual runners and are both more organizing halves now. Drinkwater is often criticized for having a terrible kicking game and not being a good enough organizing half (although I'd concede that's probably his intended role) so in both instances your appraisal falls short. I think you also forget that Edwards spent as much time as a 7 during his career as he did a 6.'"
I agree re Dodd and Lomax which also coincided with Saints decline as both have become halves as Lomax has aged and he has adapted his game and they have lost strike in the front line.
Drinkwater wouldn’t be getting a game were it not for Leon Hayes injury again a player who is an out and out half.
Edwards again adapted as he aged and took on the organiser role after Gregory and was paired with running halves like Botica and Paul much like many have done over the years as they lose that yard of pace like Danny McGuire did at Leeds and Shaun Johnson has more recently with New Zealand Warriors to great effect.